ᐅ Floor Plan: Building on a Slight Slope – Is Excavation Insufficient for a Basement?
Created on: 8 Feb 2022 13:12
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Welcome2Chaos
Hello everyone,
My partner and I visited our dream plot yesterday. The price is unbeatable, the location is excellent, and there are a few minor issues here and there, but nothing we couldn’t live with—except for one thing. And that’s the “slope,” if you can call it that.
We’re talking about a plot with a 20m (65.6 ft) street frontage on the south side (valley) and a length of about 70m (230 ft). The upper area is flat but not designated as building land, and it borders another road. The elevation difference is, in my estimation, a maximum of 2m (6.6 ft), spread over roughly 50m (164 ft). I’ve tried to attach some photos.
We are building with a prefabricated house provider to KfW 40 standard, with a wastewater pit; otherwise, access is from the street side (south side). My concern is that planning for a plot “on a slope” might lead to unexpected costs, which is why I want to find out what options for construction we have before signing the contract.
My idea would be to cut away soil in the lower half, as the house would essentially have to be built in the lower half. I’m not sure how this would affect rainwater drainage. Would simple retaining walls be enough? How much would something like that cost? Do you have any other ideas?
It’s just too little of a slope to build a basement (which would also be very expensive), but too much to simply ignore it.
Best regards
My partner and I visited our dream plot yesterday. The price is unbeatable, the location is excellent, and there are a few minor issues here and there, but nothing we couldn’t live with—except for one thing. And that’s the “slope,” if you can call it that.
We’re talking about a plot with a 20m (65.6 ft) street frontage on the south side (valley) and a length of about 70m (230 ft). The upper area is flat but not designated as building land, and it borders another road. The elevation difference is, in my estimation, a maximum of 2m (6.6 ft), spread over roughly 50m (164 ft). I’ve tried to attach some photos.
We are building with a prefabricated house provider to KfW 40 standard, with a wastewater pit; otherwise, access is from the street side (south side). My concern is that planning for a plot “on a slope” might lead to unexpected costs, which is why I want to find out what options for construction we have before signing the contract.
My idea would be to cut away soil in the lower half, as the house would essentially have to be built in the lower half. I’m not sure how this would affect rainwater drainage. Would simple retaining walls be enough? How much would something like that cost? Do you have any other ideas?
It’s just too little of a slope to build a basement (which would also be very expensive), but too much to simply ignore it.
Best regards
If there is a requirement to use a specific construction company, the tax office assumes it is a tied contract. But maybe you are lucky and this is not mentioned anywhere in the contract documents. Then it might go unnoticed. However, if it is not stated in the land purchase agreement, you are not obligated to use a particular builder.
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Welcome2Chaos9 Feb 2022 12:27Okay, that's interesting. No, actually it’s not mentioned anywhere in the contracts, but I’d rather include it in the financing anyway—better safe than sorry. Thanks for the tip! After all, I don’t want it to fail because of something like that...
You prefer a solid construction house? Then just build it! If, as you say, there is no obligation to build with this company, you have complete freedom of choice.
If there is an obligation, is the cost difference really that significant? Probably not. Does it sting? More likely 😉
Example:
Plot of land 50,000 (you say very cheap, so what is the actual price?)
Construction costs 400,000
Property tax (depending on the federal state, where are you building?) Assumed 5%
Without tied selling = 2,500
With tied selling = 22,500
If there is an obligation, is the cost difference really that significant? Probably not. Does it sting? More likely 😉
Example:
Plot of land 50,000 (you say very cheap, so what is the actual price?)
Construction costs 400,000
Property tax (depending on the federal state, where are you building?) Assumed 5%
Without tied selling = 2,500
With tied selling = 22,500
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Welcome2Chaos9 Feb 2022 14:27Nemesis schrieb:
You prefer a solid masonry house, then just build that! If, as you say, there is no obligation to use this company, you have complete freedom of choice.
If there is an obligation, does it really make a noticeable difference in costs if it falls through because of that? Probably not. Does it hurt? More likely 😉
Example:
Plot of land 50,000 (you call it dirt cheap, but how much does it actually cost?)
Construction costs 400,000
Property tax (depends on state/region, where are you building?) Assume 5%
without tied contract = 2,500 euros
with tied contract = 22,500 euros Well, I’m not the sole decision-maker here anyway. The majority prefers a prefabricated house – well, then that’s what we’ll do. It’s not like I think it’s inferior or anything, I just simply prefer solid masonry houses. But the decision for a prefabricated house has already been made, and we’ll sign the contract this Sunday.
The plot is 1,530 m² (16,469 sq ft) and should cost 54,000. 🙂 I really think you can’t get cheaper in the Berlin metropolitan area...
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Welcome2Chaos9 Feb 2022 14:44Tolentino schrieb:
Um, which contract? House construction or land purchase?House construction. The land purchase will probably take another 3-4 months.Similar topics