ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 As the title says, starting at 9PM tonight on Channel 4, Grand Designs is following 10 self builders at Graven Hill. Should be interesting. Sweepstake: How many will run out of money? How many will have a baby? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Don’t forget falling out with the architects .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 4 births, 1 divorce, 3 with not enough money to finish,4 architect changes and at least 4 with bits you know have no chance of passing building regs. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Before this you can watch Ugly House to Lovely House where we have just witnessed the worst built block wall that I have ever seen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Don’t forget you get double points if Kevin mentions thermal mass in the first 15 minutes ..! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Surprise #1 "His budget, including plot and foundations is £275K" And the next plot "the land cost £100K" I thought plot prices as talked about on here at Graven Hill were WAY higher than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I was surprised they were that cheap. Don't think the 3 on there pre adverts will be getting pregnant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 15 mins in not a mention of thermal mass so - single points only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, CC45 said: I was surprised they were that cheap. Don't think the 3 on there pre adverts will be getting pregnant... The question turns to how many will die before completion? They also appear to be doing their own ground works? We have always been told the plots come with the "golden brick" foundation idea. If they were all sold at these prices and flexibility, it is starting to sound a whole lot more attractive than we had been led to believe? ICF build. How many blow outs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue B Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 First blow out - they appear very high for a first pour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 They haven't edited out the "F" word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue B Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Glad to see it was the older lady - that’ll be me when we build ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Durisol... wonder if @recoveringacademic is watching and shouting at the TV..?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Seems to reinforce the point that Durisol needs bracing, from the blow outs so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 fair play to them - gives me hope that I will be able to manage a second self build before I die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Not a good advert for durisol I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 First structural failure of a cantilevered roof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue B Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 OMG - never seen a roof do that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Looks like it is "spreading" I don't see anything fixing the rafters to the ridge beam. Ours has big galvanised steel brackets and a lot of screws at each junction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 There should be straps over the rafters, IMHO, to tie them tightly to the ridge beam ,not that this would have stopped the structural failure. Looks like the SE cocked up to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Not going well. Frozen / burst UFH pipes, cracked floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 I think a few can associate with the bloke saying everything hurts at the end of the day ..! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, PeterW said: I think a few can associate with the bloke saying everything hurts at the end of the day ..! He's looking a lot better now his is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, ProDave said: "His budget, including plot and foundations is £275K" And the next plot "the land cost £100K" I thought plot prices as talked about on here at Graven Hill were WAY higher than that. They are much higher than that. these were quite reduced prices. and they have not mentioned the fact the plots are alongside the new railway line into Bicester with a sewerage works next to that. We did consider it but not once we knew the location of the first 10 plots. Although if I could have guarenteed the one furthest away from the railway line, I may have considered it. prices for the reasonably sized plots and on the edge of the develoment, which are the ons we like, are in the region of £350k!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 No sign of any renewables, PV etc. No mention of mvhr etc, in fact no technical details. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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