Nick Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, PeterW said: Depends where you need to get to ..! East Coast line is now commutable into London in less than 90 minutes all the way up to Retford and potentially Doncaster. If you sit between the A1 and the M1 then decent biggish plots can be had for £250k without trouble - bungalows again can be had for the same. The issue is when you want to be outside of the North Circular but inside the M25 on a regular basis as then the roads become a mare and public transport takes the same time to get 15 miles out of London as it has taken you to do the 140 miles in ... Big help, thanks. I know what you mean about public transport inside M25 - going from NE to NW london used to take 90 mins easily by tube. Between M1 & A1 could be a winner if 250K for land comes out as do-able Am doing the "book writing" method with my build cost at the moment, re-writing it again and again seeing what I can take out or make better. First costing was way over budget AND relied on me doing way too much DIY to be practical. Second revision was just as over budget but at least allowed for enough labour to get the main works done. I reckon if I can get to a 20th revision I might have enough leftover for 200-250K land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Nick said: Thanks Jack. You'll see that I have the original "Nick" username and am therefore at least 1 letter more "Nick" than any other imposters that may be around This one may be trouble. Ill put a man on him Welcome Nick ( if that IS your real name ). Best you don't be good at plumbing or the gloves are coming off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hi Nick, welcome to the forum. When I got quotes for my glazing I found all the European manufacturers I asked wouldn't supply a 4m high glazed gable without transoms. So I had the glazed gable manufactured in this country using German profiles and it was done without transoms which is what I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Nick, a word of caution it took me three years to get planning to replace a bungalow with a cottage but that was with a council that are about to be taken into special measures by the gov. I won hands down at appeal in fact they said the council were not working to their own guidelines, so just a word of caution, check the buildings near your site ( we had bungalows that were taller than our cottage but they were still bungalows !!!!!!! Also bungalow gobbling gives you a lot of free hardcore ?Best of luck.being on this forum is the best place to be regarding knowledge and free information, the good news is no one here is trying to sell you anything just giving you the benefit of their own experience and research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm bungalow gobbling. Ours is a dormer bungalow, build around 1935, is of timber construction. The local authority had a policy regarding bungalow replacement and ours being timber, with little or no insulation, fell within the scope of the policy, I.e. The planners would look sympatheticly at replacement. I had the drawings done and spent time door knocking the neighbours to show them what we were up to , it also gave us the opportunity to deal with any issues they raised. The upshot was, no one objected and the plans passed without a hitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 11 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: This one may be trouble. Ill put a man on him Welcome Nick ( if that IS your real name ). Best you don't be good at plumbing or the gloves are coming off. Cheers Nick. I'm rubbish at plumbing... honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 3 hours ago, PeterStarck said: Hi Nick, welcome to the forum. When I got quotes for my glazing I found all the European manufacturers I asked wouldn't supply a 4m high glazed gable without transoms. So I had the glazed gable manufactured in this country using German profiles and it was done without transoms which is what I wanted. There are a lot of things that can be done but which aren't in the fabrication manual / aren't supported by software and may fall outside the scope of what has been tested for weather performance, security, e.t.c. Then there are the weird shapes & forms - you can never really know how well (or if) they will work until you make them. Glazing companies will be hesitant to make things like this as they take 10 times the labour and effort of a standard product and if you make the slightest mistake or miscalculation anywhere along the way, you have to start again from scratch and end up doing the job at a loss. They'll also not want to take any risk on something that will later have to be serviced on site. If you're looking to buy something non-standard and don't want it to cost a fortune, the best thing to do is sit down with whoever deals with technical/production, ask them what the issues are and let them know you're willing to accept no warranty or limited warranty, and you're aware there may be some compromise on the finish or the operation because of the complexity (assuming you are). Better yet, buy square windows in a stock colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 hour ago, joe90 said: Nick, a word of caution it took me three years to get planning to replace a bungalow with a cottage but that was with a council that are about to be taken into special measures by the gov. I won hands down at appeal in fact they said the council were not working to their own guidelines, so just a word of caution, check the buildings near your site ( we had bungalows that were taller than our cottage but they were still bungalows !!!!!!! Also bungalow gobbling gives you a lot of free hardcore ?Best of luck.being on this forum is the best place to be regarding knowledge and free information, the good news is no one here is trying to sell you anything just giving you the benefit of their own experience and research. Thanks very much. I'll definitely be asking you all about build methods later on tonight as I'm in serious need of some help detailing the floors & walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Triassic said: I'm bungalow gobbling. Ours is a dormer bungalow, build around 1935, is of timber construction. The local authority had a policy regarding bungalow replacement and ours being timber, with little or no insulation, fell within the scope of the policy, I.e. The planners would look sympatheticly at replacement. I had the drawings done and spent time door knocking the neighbours to show them what we were up to , it also gave us the opportunity to deal with any issues they raised. The upshot was, no one objected and the plans passed without a hitch. Door knocking the neighbours and telling them face to face about your plan is an excellent idea. Will add this to my ever increasing list of notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 RIGHT! Break it up now people. Time to get the chat into the relevant threads / topics. . @Nick, lead the way. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelank Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Hi @Nick, I've just joined and had a read of this older topic. I'm currently thinking of a 1.5 story gable end with glass so may well be in contact with you at some point. One of the challenges with it will be overheating as it is south facing so will need to look at the options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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