Bored Shopper Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 As we're progressing through BR stage, we've visited a few construction sites of proposed builders, and that was hugely useful. But owners are rarely present. Are there any self-builders here based in Surrey / Berkshire currently in the middle of their proud project who would be willing to do a quick show-around of their site and share a bit of wisdom / vent frustrations etc? Nothing like seeing the real deal not through main contractor's eyes but via the self-building owner's... In turn, once we open our dig up, we'll be happy to pass it forward and receive visits from anyone at an earlier stage...
Russell griffiths Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 You might be better not viewing by area but by build type, what method do you want to use no point looking at an icf build that’s 10 mins down the road if your going timberframe. 2
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 We had a thread in this before? We’ve had a couple of people past our place
lizzie Posted July 17, 2019 Posted July 17, 2019 Ive had a few visitors but I’m not in your area....if you are visiting Mids......NEC or Stratord upon Avon then I am within half an hour. TF single storey.
ToughButterCup Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 On the M6 going past J33? (Lancaster) Thinking about ICF? PM me.
jack Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 We're finished (ish) but happy to show you around and have a chat about the pitfalls we encountered. We're near Farnborough.
Bored Shopper Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 23 hours ago, Russell griffiths said: You might be better not viewing by area but by build type, what method do you want to use no point looking at an icf build that’s 10 mins down the road if your going timberframe. That is very true, but there are not that many self-builds from ground zero in our area (mostly extensions), so beggars can't be choosers. It's not feasible for us to travel to, say, Scotland to find a precise match to what we're trying to build. ?
Bored Shopper Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 13 hours ago, AnonymousBosch said: On the M6 going past J33? (Lancaster) Thinking about ICF? PM me. Thank you, noted!
Bored Shopper Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 23 hours ago, lizzie said: Ive had a few visitors but I’m not in your area....if you are visiting Mids......NEC or Stratord upon Avon then I am within half an hour. TF single storey. Thank you, noted!.
Russell griffiths Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 11 minutes ago, Bored Shopper said: That is very true, but there are not that many self-builds from ground zero in our area (mostly extensions), so beggars can't be choosers. It's not feasible for us to travel to, say, Scotland to find a precise match to what we're trying to build. ? You may be surprised, I have had 6-7 different visitors to my place and they all came from under 15mins away theres probably more than you think. 1
Russell griffiths Posted July 18, 2019 Posted July 18, 2019 Not Scotland but in an hour down the m4 you could be in Wiltshire or an hour down the m3 you will be in Dorset. Get the car filled up and go have a look.
Bored Shopper Posted July 18, 2019 Author Posted July 18, 2019 52 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: Not Scotland but in an hour down the m4 you could be in Wiltshire or an hour down the m3 you will be in Dorset. Get the car filled up and go have a look. Noted, will do!..
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