Quick hello from Oxford

[JakeJake]

Hey folks, just joining the forum as I've read many insightful posts and would like to ask some questions I have about my build.

[Bonner]

Hello and welcome. Feel free to share what you are building, helps to get the best advice

[ProDave]

Hi and welcome.

 

And feel free to share where you are building (as someone who originated from Oxford and curious how and where you found a plot)

[Ferdinand]

Welcome.

 

You are the person who found the self-build plot near Oxford? 🙃

 

 

[JakeJake]

We bought a semi-detached in East Oxford that needed a lot of work... so much work that it has turned into a rebuild! Only the front wall, party wall, and part of the side wall are being retained.

 

Aiming to turn it into an open plan, passive house, plenty of light, ASHP, MVHR, underfloor heating and solar. Having to learn a lot about materials, insulation, damp, building regs etc. Steep learning curve!

[SteamyTea]

2 hours ago, JakeJake said:

We bought a semi-detached in East Oxford that needed a lot of work

Do you get your car 'borrowed' a lot.

[Ferdinand]

2 hours ago, JakeJake said:

We bought a semi-detached in East Oxford that needed a lot of work... so much work that it has turned into a rebuild! Only the front wall, party wall, and part of the side wall are being retained.

 

Aiming to turn it into an open plan, passive house, plenty of light, ASHP, MVHR, underfloor heating and solar. Having to learn a lot about materials, insulation, damp, building regs etc. Steep learning curve!

 

Don't forget the passive cat-flap.

[ProDave]

2 hours ago, JakeJake said:

We bought a semi-detached in East Oxford that needed a lot of work... so much work that it has turned into a rebuild! Only the front wall, party wall, and part of the side wall are being retained.

Interesting project.  I wonder how much you paid?  If it is that bad you should have paid building plot price, not habitable house price, but arguably there is not much difference in Oxford.

 

Any prospect of rebuilding it detached, even if only by a small distance?

[jfb]

On 04/09/2022 at 12:50, JakeJake said:

We bought a semi-detached in East Oxford

where in east Oxford?

 

I used to live in florence park but have moved just out to Garsington for the last few years.

[Nickfromwales]

Current clients had to buy a crappy bungalow and knock it down to build over ( Headington ). Seems there's not much about there plot-wise that I've seen when driving to merchants / digs etc, but a lot of poor efforts that could benefit from knocking down  

Looks like you went that route. Have you had to retain / reuse the foundations? A PITA to get a good detail for insulation etc when you're stuck with 'what's there'?