Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Presumably for a Campavan you drive it on then declare SORN (?), to save a few hundred £££. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlewhouse Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 As for an address, we just use the new house address. A quick word with the local postman and it's now on the post office database without the councils demanded £100 "naming" fee (I've found couriers and the postman to be brilliant - with no letterbox they'll leave stuff in a box on-site for me and know my wife works shifts so have been creative about signed-for items for us which would have meant waking her up otherwise - good solid nice guys! Much appreciated). We are using a touring caravan as given how rural we are I wasn't convinced I'd be able to get anyone to come out to buy a static after we finished with it, which happened to someone I know. Our furniture is stored in my parents spare bedroom/s plus quite a bit is in the new house and will just have to be moved around when I lay the floors - a pain, but cheaper than storage (being SIPs it's watertight long before being finished and we did not move on site until the SIPs part was built, so this might not work for everyone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 27/10/2017 at 23:22, jamiehamy said: Why not buy a camper van and avoid any issue at all with permission? As long as you have a chemical toilet, loads of room for man and dog! Fit a diesel Eberspacher and you have full central heating. :-) I had the BCO out this week as we look to a Temporary Habitation Cert. Says his boss doesn't like issuing them without good reason but as we have the garage to complete won't be an issue. Def need full electrical sign-off but if bits can be missed completely I. E garage, outside lighting he's not bothered. G3 for UVC. Handrails can be temporary as can steps and handrails to the house. At least one apartment must be heated. All smoke alarms must be fully operational. Kitchen. Use a Le. Utility and washing machines not needed. Doors to be on generally with facings to avoid jam hazard. Internal sills must be fitted. One operational bathroom - he accessible one I. E not the ensuite. Drainage tested. Soffits to be fitted and downpipes. Btw @VijayI'll be in Northampton week after next for a few days, might bring car down if you're about? That's a good shout mate, didn't even consider a camper van but might make sense as no haulage and I'd imagine easier to sell on @jamiehamy absolute, fingers crossed by then I should have the type 1 down for the temp drive I should definitely be around though cos I need to get on with things!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 28/10/2017 at 10:47, curlewhouse said: As for an address, we just use the new house address. A quick word with the local postman and it's now on the post office database without the councils demanded £100 "naming" fee (I've found couriers and the postman to be brilliant - with no letterbox they'll leave stuff in a box on-site for me and know my wife works shifts so have been creative about signed-for items for us which would have meant waking her up otherwise - good solid nice guys! Much appreciated). We are using a touring caravan as given how rural we are I wasn't convinced I'd be able to get anyone to come out to buy a static after we finished with it, which happened to someone I know. Our furniture is stored in my parents spare bedroom/s plus quite a bit is in the new house and will just have to be moved around when I lay the floors - a pain, but cheaper than storage (being SIPs it's watertight long before being finished and we did not move on site until the SIPs part was built, so this might not work for everyone). Good idea, I see the postman delivering to the neighbours when I'm up there so I'll test the water with him. I've ordered a cheap post box from Ebay so it looks official Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Had a word with the postman today, he's more than happy to pop any post into a postbox. He said just put a plastic box there and he'll pop anything for my plot into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryE Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Now that you are going to be living here, we and @RandAbuild are pretty much within spitting distance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandAbuild Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 @Vijay why don't you pop in to see us when you're next over to Northampton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 The advantage of a camper van is that, when things get really bad, you can drive away and have a little holiday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 @TerryE @RandAbuild haven't you ever seen those films about visitors who never leave lol thanks guys, would be nice to meet you both @RandAbuild what part of Northants are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandAbuild Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 We’re in Wootton, Northampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 What do you guys in Caravans rely on for internet connection, mobile data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Just now, Vijay said: What do you guys in Caravans rely on for internet connection, mobile data? Normal landline connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 without a water tight shell, B.T won't install a conenction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Vijay said: without a water tight shell, B.T won't install a connection They will install a temporary site connection to a site office - we've had a few done. Doesn't cost much (£150 from memory) but quality can be suspect sometimes due to an overhead line so broadband isn't great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Vijay said: without a water tight shell, B.T won't install a conenction On our first build they did. The engineer that came to make the connection was pragmatic enough to leave a long coil of cable so that when the house was built we could uncoil it and route it into the house. As always, tell the suits behind their desks what they want to hear, and the man on the ground will make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 Cheers guys. I'll speak to the engineer who did the site visit and arranged for the ducting to be dropped off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climbinggeorge Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Some useful info on this thread. I can understand it makes a lot of sense to be on site for getting jobs done, keeping an eye on things and for budget reasons. However both my girlfriend and I work full time and will be during the build, whilst I can 'escape' to the office she works from home and it seems that it might be bit full on to be on site 24/7 in a caravan. Anyone had any experience like this? working from home whilst home is being built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 We are both self employed. It can be full on, but it beats being away from the site. For me especially, it means whenever I get time in between paid jobs, I can use even just a few minutes of spare time doing something useful. Perhaps because we are doing so much of the work ourselves makes it better? If you were just employing a builder and sat in your 'van just watching it may not be such an advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climbinggeorge Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I think we'll be doing a lot of the work ourselves Time of year might also be a factor but that seems to be dictated by waiting for planning currently so just speculating for the next steps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijay Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Also depends on how far you are from your site. I live an hour away which isn't a bad journey but with the absolute morons on the motorway, it gets stressful - it's definitely not needed when your day on site hasn't gone to plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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