mjc55

Ours is about to cost £5840. Road closure and cross over about 6m into garden. This is in North Dorset. Electric connection was over £8k quoted (and paid for). They are now using same trench as water and is now just under £2k!

it was part of the planning permission.

As long as the electrics are done by a suitably qualified person they don't require BR.

The method of construction isn’t up for debate here, the point of constructing it in this way (as I said in the first post) is to use the same construction materials and methods as the main house. I understand that to be exempt it shouldn’t contain sleeping accommodation - it doesn't, it's overall purpose is office/storage. We may (or may not!) sleep in it for a bit. Schedule 2/ class 6 of the BR states To my eye that means it doesn’t require BR approval.

Yes, I expect that and have no issue with it. We are going to be living there and want all the normal services.

This is my view to be honest. I know there is a chance that we could have some issues with the LA living there but am prepared to deal with that should it come up.

https://ecobrix.co.uk/

Understand that but we have lived for long periods (2 months) in our mobile home, which is significantly smaller. We are not naieve enough to think that it won't be an "interesting" experience though.

I mean ecobrix.

We are building a "Pod" on our site which eventually will become a home office and store. It is around 22 sq. m. internally and more than a metre from the boundary. Now we will be living in this whilst we build the main house and I would estimate that this will be 6 months or more of habitation. For my part I don't think it requires building regs approval but would like to hear others views on this. I have just received structural drawing from the SE and he has questioned the BR lack. Not that he thinks that it definitely needs it but that he is unsure. The reasons for doing this are twofold really I guess. It will save us rental costs while we build the house and we are using all the same techniques and materials (flat/green roof, single storey, Ecobrick construction) on the Pod as we will the house. This will allow us to a) test the ecobrick construction and b) reduce rental costs as we will be living on site. Any thoughts welcome.

Our kids have kids! I will let them worry about it.

Interesting, did they say why EPDM was unsuitable? We are going for a green roof and currently thinking EPDM underneath.

Fortunately do not require a mortgage. There is no plan to sell in the next ten years. i know plans can change but am prepared to cross that bridge in the unlikely event that it comes to pass. As far as a qualified professional overseeing it, I was an Architectural Technologist (or at least obtained an AT degree although never got round to becoming chartered)

This might be a daft question but I will ask anyway. We are about to commence a self-build. We will be doing the majority of the work ourselves apart from (possibly some groundworks (i.e. dig footings), flat roof covering (to get a guarantee), window installation (to get a guarantee & size/weight of some of the doors - 6.5m sliders) & electrics. Each of these would come with there own guarantees/warranty, any other build issues would be down to me as I would be doing it. So what would I gain from a warranty? Any issues a warranty provider would presumably come after me anyway as the "builder" so no point in insuring?

Hmmm. The gaps between the insulation leave a lot to be desired!