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Hey, we are at the very start of our process. We have a plot. That’s about it. we have a very tight budget, looking around 200k (after plot) and looking at scotframe house. We will do as much ourselves as possible plus friends etc. Plan is 3/4 bedroom 1.5storey house. We also plan a separate large garage (3-4 cars) that will go up at the same time or after budget depending. we have absolutely no idea what we are doing to be honest and blind leading the blind. We are having meeting with scotframe on Wednesday to start drawings to submit for planning. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. Tips and tricks to keep budget down.
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Hello fellow self-builders, We are at the start of our first self-build project. In South Lakes and massively grateful to find ourselves (very unexpected) with this opportunity to create a great place to bring up the kids. So far: We have cleared the site and begun demolition of the unwanted structures such as the animal stalls and partition wall. Installed a waste water treatment unit (currently servicing our on-site temp accommodation) and laid pipes for future connection to house toilets and drains. We are currently wrestling with whether to put in a limecrete floor or ordinary cement floor. Money is a factor. Our risk concern with ordinary cement is the possible rising damp problems it could give us in a lime pointed solid stone wall - but it's cheaper and maybe won't cause those problems. Concerns with the lime floor are the uncertainty of the level of skill required to self-lay it, but it is compatible with a breathable building envelope so preferable if we can afford it and not botch it. Once that decision has been wrangled (any thoughts much appreciated). We will aim to get that installed this summer. I see I am not the only person starting a thread here in barn conversions - nice to have the company Robjones <waves> ttfn
