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clear plot - @ no cost, so
how much would a 'standard' 4 bed cost to build
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how much would a 'standard' 4 bed cost to build
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Or maybe straw bale...
http://buildingwithawareness.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-straw-bale-wall-construction-in-green-building/
http://buildingwithawareness.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-straw-bale-wall-construction-in-green-building/
http://www.whatprice.co.uk/costs/house-building-cost-calculator.php
No, you feel a bit lost when you're done. Doing a lot better on hosses now I'm concentrating tho.
I built this last year, and the main expense was labour, at a ridiculous twelve hours!
We get paid about £8k for building a four bed detached on site (from damp course). That obviously doesn't include any materials.
If you've already got a plot then I'd guess Saddo's price would be easily achievable.
If you've already got a plot then I'd guess Saddo's price would be easily achievable.
Dependant on specifications , I'e kitchen type ,Windows, drainage etc between £115.000 to £145.000 all in
Depends more about what your building on , footings or a pad , trees near by ,access to services etc could cost you 25k just to get it out of the ground
get a quote from a builder then add 50% to it cos that's what he'll bill you at the end
Good general advice here...in particular the cost of ground works and services.
I built my place in '78-80 and it was an unmitigated disaster!
The budget was £48k with a contingency of £5k.
I was paying and organising all trades individually and my architect wasn't on full fees but was available for inspections as and when.
The house was on three levels on a sloping site and we met with the builder and dig man and the architect explained about the step footings.
I came to inspect the following day only to find an enormous hole in the ground because the builder went against the drawings and instructions,
and asked for it to be excavated to one level!
This was only the beginning of an ongoing saga which, even if I abbreviate it, will take several pages,
Briefly.....
Builder is appointed for two major contracts at the same time
Many days and weeks saw no action
Worst winter for ages with three foot snow drifts
A transport strike
A boundary dispute
Hit a seam of coal because of the over digging
First time with loads of guys on site, to lay the over site concrete, and the guys are just standing waiting for it,
only to discover that the builder was on the stop list!
Week after week of lethargic progress, and then he realises that he needs a crane, to lift a big lintel over to the rear.
Finally he is bust, and leaves the site, and takes the scaffolding.
There is more, but I won't go into it now, as I still feel the pain all these years later....
I built my place in '78-80 and it was an unmitigated disaster!
The budget was £48k with a contingency of £5k.
I was paying and organising all trades individually and my architect wasn't on full fees but was available for inspections as and when.
The house was on three levels on a sloping site and we met with the builder and dig man and the architect explained about the step footings.
I came to inspect the following day only to find an enormous hole in the ground because the builder went against the drawings and instructions,
and asked for it to be excavated to one level!
This was only the beginning of an ongoing saga which, even if I abbreviate it, will take several pages,
Briefly.....
Builder is appointed for two major contracts at the same time
Many days and weeks saw no action
Worst winter for ages with three foot snow drifts
A transport strike
A boundary dispute
Hit a seam of coal because of the over digging
First time with loads of guys on site, to lay the over site concrete, and the guys are just standing waiting for it,
only to discover that the builder was on the stop list!
Week after week of lethargic progress, and then he realises that he needs a crane, to lift a big lintel over to the rear.
Finally he is bust, and leaves the site, and takes the scaffolding.
There is more, but I won't go into it now, as I still feel the pain all these years later....
AP…… please go into more detail, are you voice typing, wouldn't want to wear your fingers
If he had mined the coal and sold it off he could have reduced the cost considerably.
Disappointingly TL, it was supposed to be orange, but ended in a wishy washy beige colour!
With regards to the coal, it meant going down another three feet, so even more cost!
Incredible how the locals, who resented the development, were all too pleased to "steal" it.
As to selling it, I couldn't be @rsed as it would have been "pratish" so they did me a favour by barowing it away!
With regards to the coal, it meant going down another three feet, so even more cost!
Incredible how the locals, who resented the development, were all too pleased to "steal" it.
As to selling it, I couldn't be @rsed as it would have been "pratish" so they did me a favour by barowing it away!
Here it is, just about finished, and before landscaping..... 
saddo • January 14, 2017 3:44 PM GMT
Was this in Wisbech?
Was this in Wisbech?
Should have had an overhanging eve on the front left .....maybe 2 feet.... Would have given it more character
Of course this would have to be the same all the way around the house
Is the car an open top Triumph stag or a Triumph Toledo ?
looks like your spirit level was on the blink....
10 bob. Any more and they're robbing you.
It was level until the tunnel the locals had built underneath to mine the available coal
began to sink..
began to sink..
http://www.scotframe.co.uk/MainlandUK/PriceGuides/PriceGuide.aspx
http://www.infomine.com/investment/metal-prices/coal/
saddo 14 Jan 17 15:44
Was this in Wisbech?
Wouldn't be the first one,dominic littlewood's been chasing grimsters round there for years,under different alias's apparently,who would have thought it!!
Think someone told him he'd be on the betfair forum!!
Was this in Wisbech?
Wouldn't be the first one,dominic littlewood's been chasing grimsters round there for years,under different alias's apparently,who would have thought it!!
Think someone told him he'd be on the betfair forum!!
Sorry again Leopard....the word is "barrowing" i.e. the use of a wheel barrow.
As for overhanging eaves, you will have noticed that there are no gable fascias either.
Not only do I not like them, but mainly because they are not used on the period of architecture that was loosely the basis for this design!
As for being "wonky", I told you the builder was cr@p.
As for the car....well, give me some more bids and I will divulge it.
As for anything else, I was only 33 when I built this so I wasn't doing too badly I think!
As for overhanging eaves, you will have noticed that there are no gable fascias either.
Not only do I not like them, but mainly because they are not used on the period of architecture that was loosely the basis for this design!
As for being "wonky", I told you the builder was cr@p.
As for the car....well, give me some more bids and I will divulge it.
As for anything else, I was only 33 when I built this so I wasn't doing too badly I think!
I should have said that, because of the over excavation, we ended up with a circa 625 sq ft games room!
This is it a good few years later.....
Check out the massive subsidence crack.....
Check out the massive subsidence crack.....
I've never seen subsidence go through a window and garage door before!
What dimensions are the bricks AP?
What dimensions are the bricks AP?
It was "Bradstone" with 4", 5" and 6" courses.
It was overdue for a jet wash and anticide here!
Of course, you and I know what the defect was caused by!
For those guessing what the car was, it was just a plain, but new, Ford Cortina mk4 company car....
It was overdue for a jet wash and anticide here!
Of course, you and I know what the defect was caused by!
For those guessing what the car was, it was just a plain, but new, Ford Cortina mk4 company car....
It looks nice. They looked like 'normal' bricks on your first photo's.
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