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.
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Matthew038 Nov 2019 11:39Our additional cost for the automatic locking system was 500, and the fingerprint scanner was exactly the same amount again.
I love it and would choose it again anytime. My wife was initially skeptical but is now thrilled. It’s an incredible advantage to always come and go without having to think about keys, not needing to put anything down with full hands to fumble around, just lift your finger and that’s it, and so on.
Not having to lock the door separately is simply brilliant.
Power outage? Simply give the key to the neighbor or keep it in a hidden spot, done.
I love it and would choose it again anytime. My wife was initially skeptical but is now thrilled. It’s an incredible advantage to always come and go without having to think about keys, not needing to put anything down with full hands to fumble around, just lift your finger and that’s it, and so on.
Not having to lock the door separately is simply brilliant.
Power outage? Simply give the key to the neighbor or keep it in a hidden spot, done.
guckuck2 schrieb:
This is incorrect if
- a battery storage is present and/or
- an inverter with off-grid/backup power function is usedWhich is usually not the case.B
boxandroof8 Nov 2019 12:38Anyone who wants to come in is allowed. The only relevant question for me is how the insurance would assess such a lock.
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Matthew038 Nov 2019 12:59boxandroof schrieb:
Anyone who wants to can get in. The only relevant question for me is how the insurance company evaluates such a lock.Here: Württembergische + insured.
Hello,
We also have an automatic lock, and it works great. There is a panel next to the door where you hold a chip to unlock it. I didn’t want a fingerprint scanner because I wear gloves a lot at work, and it probably wouldn’t work reliably. We still keep keys on our keyring. My parents often take the dog for walks and think it’s a good idea to lock the door with the key as well. Then we can only open the door again with the key...
We also have an automatic lock, and it works great. There is a panel next to the door where you hold a chip to unlock it. I didn’t want a fingerprint scanner because I wear gloves a lot at work, and it probably wouldn’t work reliably. We still keep keys on our keyring. My parents often take the dog for walks and think it’s a good idea to lock the door with the key as well. Then we can only open the door again with the key...
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