ᐅ House Extension / Addition to a Semi-Detached Home in MOL / Brandenburg
Created on: 3 May 2018 11:29
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bucker.robert
Hello everyone,
My partner has owned a semi-detached house for nine years, which is half owner-occupied, located in Märkisch-Oderland / Brandenburg. Now we want to convert the unpaved terrace into an additional room and extend the upper floor accordingly to create another child’s bedroom there.
Unfortunately, there is no detailed information available about the house itself, and apparently no plans exist in the district office’s archives.
I plan to carry out all the construction work myself; however, the preliminary process is not entirely clear to me.
It is certain that a building permit / planning permission must be applied for, as it will be usable living space.
Do I need an architect or structural engineer to carry out the survey of the existing building?
Is a soil investigation necessary?
My partner has owned a semi-detached house for nine years, which is half owner-occupied, located in Märkisch-Oderland / Brandenburg. Now we want to convert the unpaved terrace into an additional room and extend the upper floor accordingly to create another child’s bedroom there.
Unfortunately, there is no detailed information available about the house itself, and apparently no plans exist in the district office’s archives.
I plan to carry out all the construction work myself; however, the preliminary process is not entirely clear to me.
It is certain that a building permit / planning permission must be applied for, as it will be usable living space.
Do I need an architect or structural engineer to carry out the survey of the existing building?
Is a soil investigation necessary?
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bucker.robert4 May 2018 09:35I can work with .dxf drawings and currently work as a quantity surveyor for a civil engineering company.
My first step will be to visit the building consultation office; I will print out the cadastral map.
The semi-detached houses are located on one plot, and according to the cadastral map, they even share a single house number.
Similar buildings are common in the area, but the overall townscape is quite mixed—typical for Oderbruch.
Thank you for the information so far. I will now proceed with the next steps and will update you with news.
My first step will be to visit the building consultation office; I will print out the cadastral map.
The semi-detached houses are located on one plot, and according to the cadastral map, they even share a single house number.
Similar buildings are common in the area, but the overall townscape is quite mixed—typical for Oderbruch.
Thank you for the information so far. I will now proceed with the next steps and will update you with news.