ᐅ Procedure for Building a New Single-Family Home on an Existing Plot of Land
Created on: 18 Nov 2022 07:55
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Dachshund90
Hello everyone,
I know no one has a crystal ball here, but I would still like to hear your opinions:
We have just purchased a plot of land in Hesse, currently live cheaply, and have no urgent time pressure to build (although sooner is always better), except for the 5-year building obligation required by the municipality, which, however, can be extended by 1-2 years for justified reasons. We have slowly started planning and would like to possibly have the completed plans along with the building permit for our new single-family home ready to go, so we can react relatively quickly.
My assessment is that construction prices and interest rates will change little in 2023, even if they might stabilize at a high level. How 2024 or 2025 will look, of course, no one knows. But what is your feeling:
1. Rush the planning and possibly take advantage of a small "interest dip" in 2023 for financing and start with the belief that neither interest rates nor prices will significantly fall in the medium term, and waiting is just lost time.
2. Plan completely calmly, continue to build up equity, and assume that conditions for a new build may improve by the end of 2024 or possibly 2025.
If things become more concrete soon, I would be happy to provide more information for planning and share your feedback.
I welcome any questions and opinions 🙂
Best regards
I know no one has a crystal ball here, but I would still like to hear your opinions:
We have just purchased a plot of land in Hesse, currently live cheaply, and have no urgent time pressure to build (although sooner is always better), except for the 5-year building obligation required by the municipality, which, however, can be extended by 1-2 years for justified reasons. We have slowly started planning and would like to possibly have the completed plans along with the building permit for our new single-family home ready to go, so we can react relatively quickly.
My assessment is that construction prices and interest rates will change little in 2023, even if they might stabilize at a high level. How 2024 or 2025 will look, of course, no one knows. But what is your feeling:
1. Rush the planning and possibly take advantage of a small "interest dip" in 2023 for financing and start with the belief that neither interest rates nor prices will significantly fall in the medium term, and waiting is just lost time.
2. Plan completely calmly, continue to build up equity, and assume that conditions for a new build may improve by the end of 2024 or possibly 2025.
If things become more concrete soon, I would be happy to provide more information for planning and share your feedback.
I welcome any questions and opinions 🙂
Best regards
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Dachshund901 Feb 2023 11:36hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Where do you want to place the terrace?The terrace is already well planned, probably more towards the south than the east depending on the house orientation (not much or none around the corner), since the east side is accessible from the basement.
Dachshund90 schrieb:
For these reasons, the green layout was also suggested as an alternative.By whom: an architect or a so-called "architect," ...?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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hanghaus20231 Feb 2023 14:15Dachshund90 schrieb:
The terrace is already well planned, likely oriented more towards the south than the east depending on the position of the house (not much or none going around the corner), since the east side is accessible from the basement.Basement? There is a 90cm (35 inches) slope across the diagonal of the house area. I would think that over very carefully.D
Dachshund901 Feb 2023 14:4711ant schrieb:
By whom: architect or "architect"...? An independent architect; so far, the quality of their work could only be judged through recommendations, acquaintances, and a few previously designed houses.
hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Basement? You have a 90cm (35 inches) slope across the diagonal of the house’s footprint. I would seriously reconsider that. As mentioned earlier in the thread, three independent architects recommended a basement based on an initial rough inquiry with height specifications and our space requirements. This is now reflected in the preliminary design. When reviewing the first draft, I’ll keep in mind possibly creating a design with a basement and an upper floor. However, it would probably be more of my suggestion than something the architect proposes on their own.
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hanghaus20231 Feb 2023 14:49Dachshund90 schrieb:
As an initial draft, the blue option is proposed; it is basically similar to the version suggested by hanghaus2023 but loses more space towards the south. The reason is that the garage is 7m (23 feet) wide and there is a staircase between the garage and the house leading to the garden and the basement/laundry room entrance.As I already said, a basement???? Do you have the 100k? No one really needs a basement exit. It would be better to have an exit from the storage room to the garden instead.
I am imagining this without a basement and instead three storage rooms of 6m (20 feet) each in the garage.
To get more south-facing garden space, I already showed a design that was then criticized by @11ant.
Dachshund90 schrieb:
Then there would only be about 7.5m (25 feet) from the south side of the house to the boundary. With a nice large terrace, there wouldn’t be much space left to the boundary, and if eventually the next plot to the south is developed, it will be right in front of you.That’s why I would place the terrace rather on the east side. There you have the side that can’t be built on and it’s less hot in the summer.
Dachshund90 schrieb:
And while we’re on the topic, since there’s a good relationship with the neighbors to the north, it's still undecided whether we want to place the garage directly on their boundary, as it might shade their terrace.
For these reasons, the green layout was proposed as an alternative.That’s nonsense. Your house is much taller than the garage. The neighbor will have shade anyway. The 9m (30 feet) long garage on the boundary is good as it is. The neighbor should be glad you’re not building the house 3m (10 feet) from the boundary.D
Dachshund901 Feb 2023 14:52hanghaus2023 schrieb:
Basement? You have a slope of 90cm (35 inches) across the diagonal of the house. Could you please show how you calculated the 90cm (35 inches)? Depending on the layout, I also get more than 1m (39 inches).
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