Colin Wilson wrote:
This one made grand-designs a few years ago and cost £75K to build,
from recollection is was reasonably high spec!

I remember that one - the whole family were in the building game IIRC
so the build costs were unrealistically low, as they were getting
much of the work free.

"The build was a family affair. The frame was made in Merry's father's
workshop; her uncle helped manage the project; and her cousins offered
their expertise on site."

Fully agree with your comments - nevertheless oak timber frames, hand made
bricks, lime render, underfloor heating, traditional building methods (e.g
craftmen!) etc isn't cheap, so even if you add 1/3rd again that they got as
'freebies', a £100K goes a long long way!

Jon