ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House – What Technical Requirements Should Be Considered?
Created on: 4 Dec 2018 09:30
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goalkeeper
Hello everyone,
First of all, I would like to say a friendly hello to the group. I just registered because I couldn’t find any help on Google for my question.
We are planning to apply for a corner townhouse plot in our community. However, the municipality has not hired a developer to build the houses; instead, the houses have to be constructed independently by the owners.
There is a points system for the application, where factors like the number of children, how long you have lived in the community, and so on are weighted differently.
If you join forces with other interested parties and apply together, these points are added up, increasing your chances of being allocated a building plot. At the same time, you commit to building together, meaning you also have to coordinate with a developer.
We have tried to find people from our community, where we also live, who share the same ideas for building. This turned out to be impossible, as everyone has different opinions on how to build.
Therefore, we will probably apply alone for an end townhouse. However, I am now wondering if there are any laws or regulations regarding self-managed construction of townhouses? For example, if we build two full floors with an attic and a mono-pitched roof, is it allowed for the middle house to have a gable roof and only two full floors? Or does the first person to build set the standard that the others must follow?
Please forgive me if these are beginner questions — but I am one.
Thank you for your help!
First of all, I would like to say a friendly hello to the group. I just registered because I couldn’t find any help on Google for my question.
We are planning to apply for a corner townhouse plot in our community. However, the municipality has not hired a developer to build the houses; instead, the houses have to be constructed independently by the owners.
There is a points system for the application, where factors like the number of children, how long you have lived in the community, and so on are weighted differently.
If you join forces with other interested parties and apply together, these points are added up, increasing your chances of being allocated a building plot. At the same time, you commit to building together, meaning you also have to coordinate with a developer.
We have tried to find people from our community, where we also live, who share the same ideas for building. This turned out to be impossible, as everyone has different opinions on how to build.
Therefore, we will probably apply alone for an end townhouse. However, I am now wondering if there are any laws or regulations regarding self-managed construction of townhouses? For example, if we build two full floors with an attic and a mono-pitched roof, is it allowed for the middle house to have a gable roof and only two full floors? Or does the first person to build set the standard that the others must follow?
Please forgive me if these are beginner questions — but I am one.
Thank you for your help!
G
goalkeeper25 Apr 2019 11:41Mottenhausen schrieb:
I think it’s a good idea to include the painting work with the general contractor. That provides planning security since it’s included in the construction period guarantee and the fixed price. Q2 & woodchip wallpaper aren’t really popular anymore. I would have everything plastered/floated to Q3 standard as on the ground floor and painted right away. If a special texture is desired, perhaps with fiber fleece. The price seems reasonable. Painting work for a single-family house under 10,000€ (around $11,000) seems fair. As for the flooring, the material price doesn’t help much since you only choose that later and then come the additional charges. We have now found out that our general contractor offers the same prices for floor coverings/tiles as independent craftsmen on the open market. So we could have included everything from the start instead of running around now trying to find tradespeople who aren’t really any cheaper.We find Q3 plastering and painting fleece completely unnecessary for the children’s rooms, as they probably won’t get much use out of it. We might still ask for a price for the entire house. However, the extra cost is not proportional to the benefit. It’s purely an aesthetic matter.
We also believe that at this price level, you don’t even have to worry about it yourself if painting and flooring costs are in that range. Another general contractor quoted over €25,000 (about $27,000) for both, so then it might make more sense to look around.
On the other hand, ideally, we want everything from one source so we can move in promptly next year and not have to wait weeks just because one trade is missing.
There is one thing I still don’t quite understand:
If the middle house is built with a basement, do you have to dig deeper for 9,800 euros? Or is that supposed to be the half-basement you mentioned before?
If the middle house isn’t built right now, do you save almost 10,000 euros? Then you’d be pretty foolish not to be the first to build quickly, wouldn’t you?
If the middle house is built with a basement, do you have to dig deeper for 9,800 euros? Or is that supposed to be the half-basement you mentioned before?
If the middle house isn’t built right now, do you save almost 10,000 euros? Then you’d be pretty foolish not to be the first to build quickly, wouldn’t you?
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goalkeeper25 Apr 2019 11:58kaho674 schrieb:
There is one thing I still don’t quite understand:
If the middle house is built with a basement, do you have to lay the foundation deeper for 9,800 euros? Or is that supposed to be the half-basement you mentioned before?
If the middle house is not built for now, do you save almost 10,000 euros? Then you’d be foolish not to start building first, right? Exactly... the foundation alone costs 9,800 € – the partial basement around 30,000 €.
If there is no middle house neighbor at the moment, of course we won’t lay the foundation either. However, if a future basement is desired by a possible middle house neighbor, we might block this because they would have to underpin our house on our property.
If we do get a middle house neighbor, the 9,800 € issue will have to be addressed – we won’t bear that cost alone. We gain nothing from the middle house’s basement. And underpinning later is significantly more expensive than installing the foundation in advance.
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UpperEast25 Apr 2019 12:16Hello,
My question is whether the insulation is installed on your property. Apparently, it is.
However, this reduces your living space significantly.
You might consider placing the insulation on the undeveloped neighboring side and removing it if construction takes place there.
My question is whether the insulation is installed on your property. Apparently, it is.
However, this reduces your living space significantly.
You might consider placing the insulation on the undeveloped neighboring side and removing it if construction takes place there.
G
goalkeeper25 Apr 2019 12:43UpperEast schrieb:
Hello,
My question is whether the insulation will be installed on your property. Apparently, yes.
However, this will reduce your living space significantly.
You might want to consider installing the insulation on the undeveloped neighboring side and removing it if construction takes place there. But parts of the house have to remain permanently insulated, since the neighboring house will be built set back to the rear.
As mentioned, we will discuss this at the upcoming general contractor meeting.
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UpperEast25 Apr 2019 12:49In areas where the houses are staggered and not built wall-to-wall, permanent insulation is of course required. Typically, the insulation is located on the neighboring property. This is a construction obligation as I understand it.
But that wasn't the point. The question is about the spot where the neighboring house will be built later. Insulation is not needed there.
So the question is: should you set back your own house and lose living space, or only insulate temporarily (on the neighboring property)?
But that wasn't the point. The question is about the spot where the neighboring house will be built later. Insulation is not needed there.
So the question is: should you set back your own house and lose living space, or only insulate temporarily (on the neighboring property)?
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