ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House as a Self-Managed Project with a General Contractor
Created on: 27 May 2019 10:48
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goalkeeper
Hello everyone,
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
some of you might have already followed one of my threads about us having to or being allowed to build our end-terrace house on our own responsibility – depending on how you look at it. This means that we are buying an end-terrace plot (215 sqm (2315 sq ft)) in a new development area in the Rhein-Neckar district and will be building on it ourselves – but in coordination with our two terrace neighbors.
The municipality, which sold the plots through a local resident model, ideally wanted applicants to apply as a complete housing group with several families and then build accordingly with a general contractor, construction manager, or architect. Of course, that didn’t really work out, so now there are only individual applicants and also homeowners.
After we were awarded the plot, the addresses of the other terrace neighbors were shared to discuss certain matters, such as roof style, whether or not to have a basement, etc. It was immediately clear that everyone preferred to do their own thing. However, we were still able to agree that the housing group will have a gable roof with a pitch of 35 to 40 degrees (within this 5-degree range).
As the end house, we will build without a basement, while the middle house and the other end house will have basements. This obviously presents a challenge as we would have to make a deep foundation or simply skip it, and the middle house would have to support us, as we will start construction first. The current agreement with the middle house is that we will build a deeper foundation at his expense, as supporting our house later on would be considerably more expensive for him.
We are currently close to signing with the construction manager, the notarization appointment for the plot is at the end of June, and we hope to start construction in the fall of this year. Meanwhile, several other freely planned housing groups are being built around us, which might get in the way with their cranes.
I will document the progress here from time to time – such a self-planned terraced house doesn’t come along very often.
Tina mit K10 Oct 2019 18:47At the beginning of the text, I once again feared the worst and thought you might now also have problems with the building authority / planning office....
It's good that you were able to resolve it this way.
For the future, keep some cake or cookies on hand. Who could argue with someone who has given you cake?
It's good that you were able to resolve it this way.
For the future, keep some cake or cookies on hand. Who could argue with someone who has given you cake?
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goalkeeper10 Oct 2019 21:04Tina mit K schrieb:
I keep some cake or cookies ready for the future. Who can argue with someone who has given you cake?I handle problems like a man: with rock-paper-scissors!
G
goalkeeper11 Oct 2019 15:46Well... too soon to celebrate: after the public order office approved the crane setup area yesterday, it seems the building authority got involved today and revoked the approval. Several phone calls didn’t help. The crane has to be removed.
Since the road is only 6m (20 feet) wide overall, and the plots are not elevated to allow the crane to be positioned further inside the property, it extends too far onto the road. Therefore, it apparently has to be dismantled after all. My general contractor says he hasn’t experienced anything like this in 25 years. There is no smaller crane available, and lifting it into the backyard is not an option either. Now the workers will just have to struggle and move the formwork panels with an excavator. This will probably add about a week to the schedule.
Unbelievable: they actually provide such a plot and then place even more obstacles in the way of us builders.
I will personally go to the building authority on Monday and try to resolve the issue.
I’m just wondering how prefabricated houses, which all require a mobile crane, are supposed to handle this? Maybe the building authority can help me with this question.
Since the road is only 6m (20 feet) wide overall, and the plots are not elevated to allow the crane to be positioned further inside the property, it extends too far onto the road. Therefore, it apparently has to be dismantled after all. My general contractor says he hasn’t experienced anything like this in 25 years. There is no smaller crane available, and lifting it into the backyard is not an option either. Now the workers will just have to struggle and move the formwork panels with an excavator. This will probably add about a week to the schedule.
Unbelievable: they actually provide such a plot and then place even more obstacles in the way of us builders.
I will personally go to the building authority on Monday and try to resolve the issue.
I’m just wondering how prefabricated houses, which all require a mobile crane, are supposed to handle this? Maybe the building authority can help me with this question.
old. They can't be serious.
So they are seriously planning a housing development where, according to them, it is impossible to set up a crane?
Is this some kind of bureaucratic nonsense?
I would go straight to the mayor and tell him to get his mess under control. Unbelievable.
So they are seriously planning a housing development where, according to them, it is impossible to set up a crane?
Is this some kind of bureaucratic nonsense?
I would go straight to the mayor and tell him to get his mess under control. Unbelievable.
goalkeeper schrieb:
I am just wondering how prefabricated houses, which all require a mobile crane, are supposed to be handled? Maybe the building authority can help me with this question. Well, you apply for a paid road closure for 3 days, for example, like we do here.
A colleague of mine needed a one-sided road closure for an access road to a hospital. This approval took 6 months and cost several thousand euros.
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