Stop Press: Selfbuilder falls on feet.

[epsilonGreedy]

I hesitate to post this because there have been some howls of anguish posted recently about extortionate mains electric hook up costs. In the interests of balance self building is not always like a crazy golf course littered with £10k hidden costs.

 

I took a call from my regional supplier, the surveyor assigned to my case announced there would be no need for an onsite meeting because he had visited the neighbouring plot already and furthermore he took it upon himself to contact the plot's owner to ask if my mains cable could be ducted up the side of his plot for a joint dig through the road. No probs was the response and so today the quote arrived, £1,200. 

 

In other news our workhorse car failed its MOT this week by a £700 margin.

[Brickie]

4 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

our workhorse car failed its MOT this week by a £700 margin.

Until not so long ago,with the state of our post 2008 finances combined with ftb status & two young kids,that was the approximate value of our two vehicles combined :))

[Hecateh]

5 hours ago, epsilonGreedy said:

I hesitate to post this because there have been some howls of anguish posted recently about extortionate mains electric hook up costs. In the interests of balance self building is not always like a crazy golf course littered with £10k hidden costs.

 

I took a call from my regional supplier, the surveyor assigned to my case announced there would be no need for an onsite meeting because he had visited the neighbouring plot already and furthermore he took it upon himself to contact the plot's owner to ask if my mains cable could be ducted up the side of his plot for a joint dig through the road. No probs was the response and so today the quote arrived, £1,200. 

 

There have to be some even cheaper than yours for them to post a £1.6k average.  The likes of me, and others, just have to suck it up in the end.  Congrats to you for getting a good deal.