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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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.
Zauberwesen17 Oct 2019 20:38Ah, okay, thanks – since I would estimate the number of mobile users to be at least 80%, the absence of the signature for these users makes little technical sense to me.
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goalkeeper18 Oct 2019 20:23Today, a homeowner of a mid-sized house had an on-site meeting with our building authority because he also wants to set up a crane – how is that even possible?
Apparently, a quickly put-together guideline now limits mid-sized houses to a maximum of 1.25 meters (4 feet) with their crane extending onto the street, while larger properties (which are quite common here) must place the crane entirely on their own land.
In addition, a preliminary appointment on the construction site with the building authority is now mandatory to present the “barrier concept.” Only after this can a partial road closure be potentially approved by the public order office.
After that, the process continues: another meeting with the building authority is held to discuss the construction site setup – and only then do you receive your green/red approval and can begin work.
Apparently, a quickly put-together guideline now limits mid-sized houses to a maximum of 1.25 meters (4 feet) with their crane extending onto the street, while larger properties (which are quite common here) must place the crane entirely on their own land.
In addition, a preliminary appointment on the construction site with the building authority is now mandatory to present the “barrier concept.” Only after this can a partial road closure be potentially approved by the public order office.
After that, the process continues: another meeting with the building authority is held to discuss the construction site setup – and only then do you receive your green/red approval and can begin work.
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goalkeeper18 Oct 2019 20:50apokolok schrieb:
balding monkYou definitely got me spot on when it comes to hairstyle – but that’s not caused by the construction work.
I work in sales in commercial construction and have been through quite a lot – so staying calm and focusing on solutions is the best way not to lose it.
Our general contractor is really excellent and lets you sleep peacefully. Since our foundation work is almost finished, the rest without a crane isn’t so bad anymore. Unfortunately, other homeowners are now facing the problems.
Besides, we’re expecting a new addition to the family in three weeks. At a time like this, there’s really no room to get upset over so many things.
goalkeeper schrieb:
I work professionally in sales within commercial construction.And what position do you play as a goalkeeper?goalkeeper schrieb:
Also, we are expecting another child in three weeks. That leaves no time to get upset about many things.... and during childbirth preparation, you learn how to breathe through such situations.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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