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That’s my wife’s plan

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May be one for Peter W But feel free to chip in We have an electric supply running across the front garden of our prospective plot Quite away from the intended house But if we wanted to put a garage there What are our options The plot is outlined in blue next to Bridge House I will add the original

Plus one Exactly what we did

If you need a bit of practical advice Any of the colleges with a plastering course still use both line sand and putty lime As it can be easily chipped off Then ground up and continually reused

You can use a sand lime mix without adding cement and skim it with putty lime

Definitely something in writing Your builder should give you a very detailed quote saying what is included within the price You will need to add payment terms and timescale and also rates of pay for any extras

Following recommendations on here (mr P) I’ve received electricity plans from line dig Great site Does anyone know of a similar site where I can locate a gas main Ive tried calling BG But I can only get through to call centers

I’m in the process of purchasing our next plots We intend to do the design and submissions ourself Lots of online designs to work around You could pay £500 and get your planing in principle This involves a sketch of where the houses will be and access

Gallow brackets ?

Pasted with flying colours Two different local Authority BC When they signed the house off A foot note was included Landscaping incomplete Temporary disabled access Building control did mention that many new builds don’t have correct DA access With sloping block paving There must be a LEVEL 1200 x 1200 base in front of the door to stop the wheel chair drifting back

We intended staying But you never can be sure The plot that we are purchasing If the seller hasn’t already pulled out was 250k We struck a deal for 220k Now the seller has an offer for 250k But we won’t go any higher The offer is from a turn key self builder so may back out when they get a quote We have given the seller till Saturday to take it or leave it

You do make a good point 15 % is a good target Especially when you think most large commercial projects aim for 5% I think you have to choose your plot carefully Even if you think it is your “Forever Home” You never know what’s around the corner Further North this can be difficult Further south would be much easier If we were to move three miles up the road (Quite rural) You expect to knock at least 100k off the sale price Plot price about the same Groundwork’s should be the only unknown If you run over on this something has to go off your wish list Bifolds fancy kitchen and bathrooms expensive flooring All can be reined in TF is convenient but expect to pay We have looked again at TF for the next one It would be nice to just have a shell to fit out But the numbers are much higher than traditional Yes I have some experience I run a plastering/ Tiling/Framing company But there was lots of things that I had no experience of Roofing wiring and plumbing Most was just a case of taking your time Yes we do have employees But apart from getting my son to help for a week with the rendering and and skimming My wife and myself tackled most things We wanted it to be as much of a self build as possible Cost of Labour and shopping around for materials is the key You can make lots of savings on both and don’t get carried away with professional fees At the end of the day your getting a house exactly how you want it at an affordable price

Thanks Christine We had originally aimed for 650 Still a good return It’s a tidy profit Tax free Like you we where always going to do another one

Just had a valuation of 750k A surgeon that works with my wife has already offered 725 He wants to downsize ? We are hoping to not have to sell to we have built the new one

After being asked on several occasions for a breakdown of what we spent We are doing our budget for our next build and using the spreadsheet from the one that we are in The gist of it is 409000 spent - 19000 vat claim Leaving 390000 -185000 plot purchase (Fees& services included in build cost 268m2 = £764 m2 Big spends apart from the usual Slates steel much away Windows 33 sash and bifolds doors French doors 33k Kitchen 18 k Tiles 10k 15 k for paving Wood-burner 3k Electric gates and oak porch 8k All above fitted by myself and my wife So just materials The spreadsheets we did should help us with the next one All be it prices will have gone up a little I could have easily fitted a much cheaper kitchen But went with A German kitchen with one eye on selling We had no choice but to use sash windows due to Heritage being involved

My wife has installed quite a few Gabion baskets

It was hilarious First they said I couldn’t use Spanish slate (local ) Slate guy came down Took one look and said Your neighbors roof isn’t local slate It’s Welsh slate Then they told me to match my heads and Cils to the stone under there render and the old listed Farmhouse has Aluminum Everest in the front Brown UPVC at the back The chap who owns it now is the son of the previous owner Who lived there for 60 Years Of he replaces anything it will have to go back to original I think that was the thinking behind getting me to build a house that looks nothing like the listed building As is

Planners can be so anal when it comes to listed buildings We have had to install sash throughout our self build to match next doors listed farmhouse Tricky job as the sash where replaced in the 70s Without permission But we needed to match what should be there Same case for stonework Again rendered over in the 70s Frustrating

Perhaps it would be worth having the cupboards boarded with insulated plasterboard and taped We are doing four houses at the moment with a similar setup One of the cupboards houses the solar power gear and will not be accessed by the owner But is still required to be insulated and skimmed

25+12. We use lots of celotex insulated pb Mostly 40 + 12 and 50 +12 The 25 + 12 is normally used for dabbing All good stuff

I agree Definitely can be done We built 258m2 for 200 We could have easily shaved 30 off that

Don’t forget to make copies of all invoices My wife and myself spent a full weekend getting the vat refund ready Most of that spent copying Like you we had all the info on a spreadsheet

Welcome A really great time to negotiate the price on a plot The uncertainty with the economy is a plus for us self builders Good luck with the search