DreamingTheBuild Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Hi all, What a fantastic forum! Just wanted to say thanks a lot to the original sixteen that started this, I have been interested in self-building for a few years but only found e-build after it had closed down. As my name suggests I am more of a pipe dreamer than self builder at present but I love looking at plots. I have most of the 'bibles' but have come to realise the building and planning books are just the beginning really and there are quite a number of gaps to fill. Ideally I would like to make it happen in the South Coast area but we all know it isn't cheap or easy getting that plot! Anyway I very much look forward to reading through the many topics on here and hopefully making some posts too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Welcome on board! As a dreamer, I was in your position a few months ago. Now I have an offer accepted on a plot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Welcome to THE forum, stay dreaming - believe me the reality is a very different place. (EG ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Welcome aboard. We all need to start somewhere. Might as well be with a dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingTheBuild Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Thanks everyone. Mike I saw that one this morning! Great news Dreadnaught! Thanks Stones and LOL jack. At least it's less stressful than the Grand Designs episode I saw last night, budget 230K actual 380K! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alphonsox Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, DreamingTheBuild said: At least it's less stressful than the Grand Designs episode I saw last night, budget 230K actual 380K! That's the only reason it was on Grand Designs, they don't feature sensible homes built to budget ? And welcome by the way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedreamer Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) @DreamingTheBuild welcome. Dreams become plans and plans become a home. Edited April 27, 2018 by Thedreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingTheBuild Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 Haha thanks and let's hope so! Thanks Alphonsox - they did at least get a stunning house for their money and it was value infact. Must have been a shock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Its sensible to talk about things you'd like to do.You've got to have a dream. If you don't have a dream how are you going to have a dream come true? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoveringbuilder Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 We built our first house in 1992, it had never been a dream we just couldn’t afford what we needed where we wanted to be and my mother in law owned a small farm with greenhouses on it that we had been using, we bought the land from her and managed to secure pp on the basis that we needed somewhere to live to run the nursery, we build a 7 apartment bungalow 168m2 for 40k and sold it 14 years later making a 200k profit, that led to the next one and so on!people think we’re mad roughing it in a caravan for the duration but there’s just something so satisfying about self build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 36 minutes ago, Christine Walker said: sold it 14 years later making a 200k profit, that led to the next one and so on!people think we’re mad roughing it in a caravan for the duration but there’s just something so satisfying about self build! Worth bearing in mind that over that period house price inflation was 220%. Did you get the land "free"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoveringbuilder Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Not free but bought as just a piece of land without planning and any of the houses we’d looked at buying for around the 40k mark at that time are now still worth less than we sold ours for Edited April 28, 2018 by Christine Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Always set your goals higher than you can achieve . Sometimes you surprise yourself ! . 5 years to get planning , fighting neighbors and council . Cried when I won at the council vote ; and then echoed “Fack You neighbours “ ( they were particularly vindictive) . Dream ; then achieve the dream ! Edited April 30, 2018 by Nickfromwales Sometimes its ok to say Fack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 47 minutes ago, Christine Walker said: Not free but bought as just a piece of land without planning and any of the houses we’d looked at buying for around the 40k mark at that time are now still worth less than we sold ours for Yes, local price variation is what’s important not a generalised percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamingTheBuild Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Great stories Christine and pocster! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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