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.
Off Topic
Are you talking about the person who follows you to the bar, watches you until you leave your right index fingerprint on a drinking glass, sneaks into the kitchen, pressures the dishwasher, takes the glass, then in their station wagon or hideout uses an adhesive to reveal your print, scans it with a 3D printer, and transfers it onto their own finger to gain unauthorized entry to your home? Okay...
Climbee schrieb:
If someone is determined, they can basically lift fingerprints from almost anywhere and use them to easily and efficiently gain access to my house. It’s only secure if anyone using fingerprint access wears gloves at all times except when opening the door.
Are you talking about the person who follows you to the bar, watches you until you leave your right index fingerprint on a drinking glass, sneaks into the kitchen, pressures the dishwasher, takes the glass, then in their station wagon or hideout uses an adhesive to reveal your print, scans it with a 3D printer, and transfers it onto their own finger to gain unauthorized entry to your home? Okay...
Scout schrieb:
No, the one who simply takes a fingerprint from your front door or from the windshield of the car parked outside. And as soon as the car with its occupant drives away... Climbee schrieb:
Yep, there was a post somewhere in the forum warning exactly about that. You don’t even have to wait for the glass at the bar. If I remember correctly, such locks were classified by the police as a security risk. I found my story much more interesting
Locks, like any (digital) device, come with risks. And yes: even on your own scanner, the latent fingerprint patterns of the last user remain... but for a burglar to take advantage of this method, at least a car worth six figures or a jeweler’s family would have to live in the house. The average burglar usually prefers to carry a screwdriver and a crowbar.
Sorry for the off-topic, @goalkeeper
But it’s not really off-topic... use the self-locking door with a key, just make sure it doesn’t get stolen.
Pinky0301 schrieb:
What happens during a power outage?In all the decades I've lived on this planet, I have never experienced a single power outage.
Furthermore, I have a photovoltaic system on the roof. My house has a base load of about 250-300W. The photovoltaic system generates this even under cloudy skies.
The "offline" option would then be a key kept at a neighbor's, with grandma, or in a bank safe deposit box.
Climbee schrieb:
But here in the forum, I was made aware of the security aspect: fingerprints can basically be taken from you by anyone determined enough.Fear-mongering. Keys can also be taken from you. You can lose them, make a mold in 5 seconds, and reproduce it at the nearest hardware store (depending on the key type, of course).
The required criminal intent and technical effort is (still) significantly higher for electronic systems than simply stealing a traditional key.
In fact, I would always operate electronic locking systems independently. For example, with KNX I cannot open your door, even though this would be easily feasible. I certainly would not integrate an electronic lock into my network – as mentioned in another thread, there is a question about why smart homes should not primarily be based on IP networks.
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