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!
goalkeeper schrieb:
And exactly what I wanted to avoid is happening: unnecessary disagreements are arising.
The neighboring corner house is insisting on a 35-degree roof pitch, as changing it would cost nearly 4000 € (about 4000 euros). However, from our side, a 35-degree pitch is not possible because then we wouldn’t be able to fit our air-to-water heat pump in the utility room under the roof.
A proposed compromise of 37.5 degrees (is half a degree even feasible?) is actually not desired, as they see “no benefit” in it. Frustratingly, the corner house here assumes they can set the standard that everyone else has to follow. That’s exactly what I thought when I read it the other day. @11ant predicted it.
goalkeeper schrieb:
However, the appointment at the building authority was very helpful – they approved a deviation of 5 degrees, so we can have 40 degrees and the other corner house can keep 35 degrees. How is that supposed to be implemented?
goalkeeper schrieb:
What would you consider absolutely state-of-the-art or essential in a new build? Take a look at the construction cost list in the subforum Construction Costs. Personally, I had listed many of the extras there, such as the bathroom platforms and the outdoor water tap...
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goalkeeper11 May 2019 11:21ypg schrieb:
How is this supposed to be carried out?The middle house is already set back 2.5m (8 feet) from the rear, and probably each one at a different height as well. It’s going to look quite mixed up in the new development.
goalkeeper schrieb:
The middle house is being built set back 2.5 meters (8 feet) toward the rear anyway, and probably each one at a different height as well. It's going to be all mixed up in the new development I think that’s good, as long as it’s technically feasible. In my opinion, row house neighborhoods where everything looks the same are terrible.G
goalkeeper11 May 2019 15:04Yosan schrieb:
I think it’s good, as long as it’s technically feasible. Terraced housing estates where everything looks the same are terrible in my opinion.Technically, according to our general contractor, it’s not a problem. We will insulate the exterior walls with 12mm (0.5 inch) stone wool and apply a top coat – the interior walls will be built further outward, so the 12cm (5 inch) insulation on those parts that face the neighbor’s wall effectively increases the living space.
Cost-wise, it’s a bit inconvenient, but overall equally expensive as if we didn’t have an immediate neighbor and had to insulate the entire wall ourselves.
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