Choosing the right construction method in a new development area

  • Erstellt am 2025-08-06 20:24:01

11ant

2025-08-08 18:23:15
  • #1

That doesn't help, see posts #21 and #22.

Whoever wants to be relied on, should rely (on supposedly secure guarantors).

It is almost an art not to have read out of my previous words that the truth, in my opinion, lies in envelope No. 1!

Waiting for the building permit is not a waste of time, but brings legal certainty. You also wait to drive a car until you have a driving license.

Respond to this suggestion and show your planning here. Then you will definitely save time in the form of extra laps for corrections due to planning errors.
 

bewobau

2025-08-08 19:53:16
  • #2
, thank you for the feedback. What exactly would you need in terms of views of the planning to be able to provide an assessment here?
 

wiltshire

2025-08-08 21:08:26
  • #3

From my point of view, active thinking, good communication skills, and the ability to make and take responsibility for decisions even in relative uncertainty are at least equally important.

For us, one criterion for choosing our construction partners was the genuine enthusiasm they had for us and our project. They also absolutely wanted it to succeed. Of course, it helped that our construction project was not standard, but as a client, you can also create an atmosphere of shared determination.

Here are 3 tips from the trick box:
1. Don’t be stingy. Pay attention to who offers you something you cannot buy: passion for their job.
2. Don’t be an egoist. Construction succeeds best when everyone enjoys it. Egoists don’t have partners but opponents. That costs nerves and quality.
3. Win over the people working on the site for you and your cause. If you aim for your project to be the favorite construction site for the craftsmen, you will very unlikely have quality problems, will have a lot to laugh about, and occasionally experience a nice surprise.
 

hanse987

2025-08-09 00:32:06
  • #4
As far as I know, the architect is liable for the first 5 years. There is a case in Verden where the house is 3m longer than the development plan allows, and this has only come to light now after 8 years. The city wants the demolition. The architect is out after 5 years and can no longer be held liable by the client.
 

11ant

2025-08-09 00:50:05
  • #5

The architect owes an approvable design (to the client who commissioned him directly) and guarantees, in the case of a "Freisteller," that a reviewed building application would have been approvable. In my assessment (but admittedly a businessman, not a lawyer), a general contractor (GU) as sandwich client of the architect and contractor of the client lacks the "standing to sue" to claim the architect’s professional liability insurance.

The city can probably only demand demolition if it is a "Freisteller"; it is likely bound by a careless approval of a building application for a house that is too large, as this cannot be revoked anymore (in my opinion, that would be time-barred after the building start notification). However, I believe I chose my career path well, opting for a career as a technical business administrator instead of a lawyer.
 

11ant

2025-08-09 01:03:52
  • #6

Exactly, "teach them the longing for the great, wide sea."

The usual set: floor plans, section(s), elevations. Precisely those with which you take the confident certainty that the framework of the development plan is consistently adhered to. After all, this could hardly be derived from a SH3D floor plan for copying by the draftsman, but only from at least a preliminary building application plan.
 

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