Amateur bob

ah right i didnt know the timber frame company would give me a scaffolding plan thats good to know, roughly if i was to order a timber frame kit in say may time once ive building warrant and mortgage sorted out how long can one reasonably expect until the kit could be on site? 4-6 months? im ok for hardcore im planning to dig some out a field when the weather dries up so i can put plenty round the site to keep it clean thanks

ah right the cutting and filling would be done with a digger? we did that once with the subsoil when building a shed, thats actually a reasonable price if it includes sewerage treatment etc did you go for a klargester?

ah i see, its quite a simple rectangle design and designer built one near enough the exact same so hopefully he hasnt ignored buildability

ah right so that would near enough be like turnkey then? could def be an option if budget allows will need to see what lender comes back with

50k is higher than id imagined did you consider hiring a digger and doing the founds yourself or was it a more complicated type of found than a strip foundation?

yes i do plan on using an ashp will the grant need to be applied for well in advance? yes true i could email a few companies my planning drawings and see if they can give rough indications for each stage? one thing im unsure of is at what stage should i contact the self build lenders? i was going to use build store but last time we spoke they said they needed planning passed and details, they would likely need the warranty passed and this info too? as this holds me up a bit for other things i.e deposit on TF or applying for ASHP grants etc until i actually know for sure the build is feasable ok yes ill have a good study of whats in this warranty pack before submitting thanks

yes this could be an option whats the difference between getting as you say a big contractor to look at it or a main contractor option? do you mean one of the big housing companies?

i have a guy working on the warrant currently hes done a few of them so i personally dont know, he did mention the windows were mostly standard sizes and relatively easy to source apart from 2, what is part 0 exactly? i havent chosen a timber frame company yet im currently just thinking of that, why would i need to discuss the plans with the timber frame company before the warrant can i not do this after? i dont think ill bother with solar at the moment this would put me over my budget which could already be tight, yes ill work away looking to get the services in, could i just mole plough a water pipe through a field just now up to where the connection point would be so that its laid and one less job to do during the build? i could get it connected up at a later date? thanks

yes i have an SE lined up now, yes i thought this might be the case hopefully ill be able to find a good groundswork company theres one in fife im told is quite good but well see, 3 months is a long time to wait on a quote thats concerning, yes getting the trades to come in the right order and at the right time is something i do worry about ah yes scaffolding, how long before the build will i need this booked roughly? thanks

yes ive heard these turnkey prices can be a bit out of hand is there much room for negotiation? yes ill likely sort out services over the winter while im waiting i dont think ill bother with a phone line though i never use one these days regarding site insurance how soon before building commences should i get this in place? thanks

Good morning, im in central scotland and i have managed to get planning passed on 1 3/4 storey 5 bed house 180m2, and now have a guy working on doing the building warrant and engineers to come and look at the plot to dig test holes to asses foundation type/draw up drainage plans, im guessing all this could take around 4 months? being the first time of doing such a thing does anyone suggest what would be the correct order in which to proceed with next steps? should i start getting quotes on groundworks, timberframe etc or i presume i need to wait on all the detailed engineered drawings for this step aswell as a self build mortgage application? ive been thinking about water and elec connections and have a good idea now on how to proceed with these i may get some builders quotes to undertake the full job but i think the budget may only allow for me to personall organise seperately a groundworks team for founds a timberframe supplier to supply/erect frame a roofer plasterer stone masonary for exterior cladding which is natural sandstone windows/doors etc and a klargester bio disk electricians, plumbers and joiner any suggestions on next steps while i wait for building warrant would be helpful thanks

the new supply could be doable if i can confirm that pipe can be laid with a mole plough, ill need to cross fields though so field drains could be an issue at depth

thanks, are these expensive to install/maintain?

ok ill need to check its actually a condition, can you get a mortgage without a completion certificate given ill have a mortgage to start with for the build? thanks

are you sure its actually illegal if i were to connect at the steading given we actally own the steading and water supply there?

yes ive an engineer working on designs and my draiinage system at the moment, regarding the water pressure i suspect there is enough for another house as we used to house double the amount of cattle in that steading drinking at the water toughs with no issues, a house only uses water occasionally i.e when you run a tap or take a shower?

thats an interesting idea, connect to the pipe going thru field and put a metre on it for myself? interestingly the guy who the pipe goes to has a metre and he subtracts his total off the main one where it comes off the main so that hes not paying because as i said the same pipe goes up to the farm steading which isnt residential so has to pay, in reality i should be free to so the guy in the house would just be subtracting a bigger amount from the total if i just joined on to his pipe?

im planning to put in a treatment plant, klargester, no its not an annex its a 1 and 3/4 storey house

heres a quote from someone on here a while back The cheapest price I could get to run 140m of water pipe down the lane was nearly £24k. That was using a contractor (approved by highways and Wessex Water) to dig the trench, lay the pipe, and make good, and Wessex Water doing the connections, installing the meter etc. my connection point is 600m away so this is a big concern

yes the proper connection seems the logical way its just that 600m is a long way, expensive to cross road and also could loose pressure over this distance so i was seeing what alternative solutions could be as lot of folk have said to me uve water at the steading just connect there, it sounds like its not legal though thanks for the feedback everyone

i wonder what would happen though is SW got involved at this stage and realised id just done my own connection for free

so if i connected to a pipe on the farm myself what would happen would i not get council tax?

i was speaking to someone yesterday who had been renevating his house, he says the planners are giving him hassle so hes decided hell never be moving so he wont bother signing the house off, ill never be moving either but i will need a mortgage so im guessing mine will need to be signed off with official connections etc at the point before the lenders will change mine from a self build mortgage to a standard one?

interesting, i didnt realise england was different

so its different rules from scotland?