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Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to
build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? |
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Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? What purpose does that porch serve, what use does that space serve,except for a few minutes on a rainy day. too small for a study, sewing room,or bedroom, expensive waste of space. |
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F Murtz ) wibbled on Tuesday 08 February 2011 12:03:
john reeves wrote: Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? What purpose does that porch serve, what use does that space serve,except for a few minutes on a rainy day. too small for a study, sewing room,or bedroom, expensive waste of space. Frees up other space that is otherwise filled with boots and coats. Good place to remove muddly footware and keep the house clean. Somewhere for the deilvery bloke to leave a package without it getting rained on. I could go on... -- Tim Watts |
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john reeves wrote:
Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? Probably reasonable, but you can get a better porch than that for £6,700 One wonders about the disability access, too..;-) |
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On 08/02/2011 12:03, F Murtz wrote:
john reeves wrote: Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? What purpose does that porch serve, what use does that space serve,except for a few minutes on a rainy day. too small for a study, sewing room,or bedroom, expensive waste of space. Boots, coats, an extra door between the house and the outside. Ours (more expensive, a bit larger, quite a lot different in construction and hence nicer) means the kitchen no longer directly opens to the outside world. (yes, the kitchen is the first room people come to). |
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On 8 Feb, 10:53, "john reeves" wrote:
Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? I'm sure you could pay a builder that much to contruct something like that, bearing in mind that a lot of the money will go on paying him to turn up, sit in his van and read the Daily Mirror. I'm planning on building a porch of similar size myself this summer, so I'll cost that as I do it. Without the crappy plastic, obviously. Cheers Richard |
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geraldthehamster ) wibbled on Tuesday 08 February 2011
15:43: On 8 Feb, 10:53, "john reeves" wrote: Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? I'm sure you could pay a builder that much to contruct something like that, bearing in mind that a lot of the money will go on paying him to turn up, sit in his van and read the Daily Mirror. I'm planning on building a porch of similar size myself this summer, so I'll cost that as I do it. Without the crappy plastic, obviously. Cheers Richard Double glazing panels are not hugely expensive by the metre - toughened single layer glass less so, so if one has the time, you could make the porch window frames yourself and manually glaze. Some porches are made entirely out of timber bar the base. -- Tim Watts |
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"john reeves" wrote in message ... Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. We got a rear door with similar security and large window fitted for £700. So not sure where he is buying from!! |
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"john reeves" wrote in message ... Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? I think the builder was taking the p*ss. There is no way a construction like that could cost £6,700! You can pick up a DG UPC front door for less than £400 http://tiny.cc/5rmz1 and the windows would cost less. If you were to use single glazed door and windows it would be even less. Do you really need double glazing on a porch? |
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On Feb 8, 5:18*pm, Tim Watts wrote:
geraldthehamster ) wibbled on Tuesday 08 February 2011 15:43: On 8 Feb, 10:53, "john *reeves" wrote: Passed by this front porch being built nearby and thought i might try to build one myself. Its built on a concrete base that comes to near the level of the front door. http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. My son is always telling me I'm 40 years behind when i put a price on things, so i'm thinking with such high cost of the door and materials etc, that £6,700 might be a reasonable price for such a porch? Or if not what would be a reasonable price to pay for such a build these days? I'm sure you could pay a builder that much to contruct something like that, bearing in mind that a lot of the money will go on paying him to turn up, sit in his van and read the Daily Mirror. I'm planning on building a porch of similar size myself this summer, so I'll cost that as I do it. Without the crappy plastic, obviously. Cheers Richard Double glazing panels are not hugely expensive by the metre - toughened single layer glass less so, so if one has the time, you could make the porch window frames yourself and manually glaze. Some porches are made entirely out of timber bar the base. -- Tim Watts- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm going to do it in timber, apart from a couple of rows of bricks up to the level of the house damp course. I'll get some suitable windows and a door from eBay, probably. Maybe something with stained glass. Unfortunately it will need to be flat roofed, as I have no space between the top of the existing doorway and the bungalow fascia, and have no desire to start interfering with the existing roof. Cheers Richard |
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"Wesley" wrote in message o.uk... "john reeves" wrote in message ... http://tinypic.com/r/2yzkkjt/7 On speaking to the builder I asked what he would charge to build one, he said £6,700. He said the door alone cost £700. I think the builder was taking the p*ss. There is no way a construction like that could cost £6,700! You can pick up a DG UPC front door for less than £400 http://tiny.cc/5rmz1 and the windows would cost less. If you were to use single glazed door and windows it would be even less. Do you really need double glazing on a porch? That's what I thought. If it's not heated, and the main door is already double-glazed, then any sort of door will do. The same goes for the windows. And would the outer door be locked? If not, and the inner door is the main one, it could be even cheaper. -- Bartc |
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