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.
If this was planned that way and someone without experience doesn’t notice it, that’s understandable!
But if I’m a bricklayer arriving at the construction site every morning (seeing the entire shell structure) and have at least 1-2 days to spot something like this, I wouldn’t keep building on!!! I really can’t understand that.
What happens now? Have you reported it already?
Also, what kind of room is this? Because if you place cabinets against that wall, it would be unusable. You won’t get more than 25cm (10 inches) of depth, if even that, once you correct it.
But if I’m a bricklayer arriving at the construction site every morning (seeing the entire shell structure) and have at least 1-2 days to spot something like this, I wouldn’t keep building on!!! I really can’t understand that.
What happens now? Have you reported it already?
Also, what kind of room is this? Because if you place cabinets against that wall, it would be unusable. You won’t get more than 25cm (10 inches) of depth, if even that, once you correct it.
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goalkeeper13 Nov 2019 08:04Zaba12 schrieb:
What happens now? It will be fixed this week and properly done.
Zaba12 schrieb:
But if I come to the site every morning as a mason (basically seeing the entire shell) and have at least 1-2 days where something like this would be noticeable, I wouldn’t continue building! I really don’t understand that. In this region, there are plenty of semi-detached and terraced houses where the exterior appearance is not a major concern. The important thing is that the interior is right. For that reason, I wouldn’t want to blame the masons—it happened and now it will be corrected—end of story.
Zaba12 schrieb:
BER if I, as a bricklayer, arrive at the construction site every morning (essentially seeing the entire shell of the building) and have at least 1-2 days during which something like this stands out to me, I definitely wouldn’t continue laying bricks!!! I believe a bricklayer sees so much “planner creativity” every day that they would have to become a professional questioner.
Moreover, it has to be acknowledged that symmetry on the facade is subordinated to the interior layout, especially in tighter or smaller spaces. Above all, the room must function. With 200sqm (2,150 sq ft) of living space, it’s simply easier to shift things around without disrupting the interior.
goalkeeper schrieb:
This will be fixed and sorted out this week.
Oh, I didn’t think that was still possible because of the lintel. But if it is, then it’s no problem at all.