joe90 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, SimonD said: 14 hours ago, ToughButterCup said: Write. Now that is something I'd like to do. What are you writing? a blog on how to build your own house ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete said: (with the proviso that we work normal hours and the xbox is used sparingly) Good luck with that one! Right now I have a semi finished wooden paddleboard and a downhill mountain bike frame with all the bits lying around to go onto it that my son wanted to do during lockdown 1 (paddleboard) and lockdown 3 (mtb). They can't even compete with the Xbox ? but he just going on 13. Not that I'm cynical at all. Aerospace engineering is a tough degree so good luck to your son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 15 minutes ago, SimonD said: That's what's scaring me a little, and my wife. Because our boys seem to have a tendency to destroy stuff, we're going for a 'family' fit out, i.e. not spending massive money on interior finish but making it simple and hard wearing. Budget is also getting really tight (I can't believe how much money has been sunk into the fabric, nor how much more everything has cost compared to initial budget) so I can already imagine that in a similar time to you I'm going to be redoing a load of stuff. In order to get my house built and complete the shower I put in was a major compromise. It was just as simple as it was all I could afford at the time. Now I have got enough time,money and the actual will to redo it it's time has come this weekend. Every single one here building will some where along the course of the build have to make a choice of what they want and what they can afford. It's just how it goes. But the important thing is to just get the build finished to the best possible balance of what you want and what the wallet says you can buy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, joe90 said: Whatever size you build it, it will be too small very quickly. My workshop is 10m x 8m and it’s already full and wished I had built bigger ? Don't I know it! In our last place I had a double garage that was filled with 4 motorbikes and 7 mountain bikes, and a whole load of engineering equipment. A lovely old Myford ML7, welding station, you name it. The garage was flat roofed so I had to put on a sloped overroof as extra storage and then that filled up with parts! I sorely miss it as it's all in a storage unit now during the builld. I've mostly missed my welding equipment during this build as there are loads of things that crop up where it would really come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, joe90 said: Whatever size you build it, it will be too small very quickly. My workshop is 10m x 8m and it’s already full and wished I had built bigger ? Wise words I don’t think we have ever had anyone on here saying I wish I’d made my plant room smaller Good point with the workshop My wife has already stated Double garage with an attached workshop With just one key ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, joe90 said: a blog on how to build your own house ? I've been trying to write one on how not to do it but I can't even fit that in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Declan52 said: Every single one here building will some where along the course of the build have to make a choice of what they want and what they can afford. It's just how it goes. But the important thing is to just get the build finished to the best possible balance of what you want and what the wallet says you can buy. Too right, when you're in the thick of it, it can get you down having to pair back plans and find the right balance. Surprisingly it's also a lot of effort to keep juggling these decision - it has sometimes really worn me out. It's good to have a reminder it's not just me but the reality of self-building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, nod said: I’m looking forward to doing the next one But in wanting to conclude the plot deal I agreed to buy the second plot and field behind So we will do this next one then make a division to do the second or let someone else have it From a financial point of view there seems little out there that’s a better investment Sounds like an exciting project. If you gain from the tax advantages of self-build and you know what you're doing it does seem like this kind of thing can be a good investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, SimonD said: Sounds like an exciting project. If you gain from the tax advantages of self-build and you know what you're doing it does seem like this kind of thing can be a good investment. It is We will clear around 300k from the first one Tax free Which will more than cover the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 11 minutes ago, nod said: It is We will clear around 300k from the first one Tax free Which will more than cover the next one Amazing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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