On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:47:22 GMT, GymRatZ
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Martin Angove wrote:

Note adapted subject line: have you any idea how many "Grand Designs"
threads Google has archived over the years?

Follow on question...
what the hell have they re-mortgaged it for?
All that hidden I.T. work and lighting etc etc couldn't have come cheap.
Considering they were stuffing chillis into bottles to earn a few quid
and doing very little (evident) work themselves !

Well the restoration budget started at £65,000, then went to £120,000
then finished up about £300,000 ...Must have damn good jobs I say and
they also cashed in their pensions to help out .
Stuart






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Martin Angove wrote:

Note adapted subject line: have you any idea how many "Grand Designs"
threads Google has archived over the years?

Follow on question...
what the hell have they re-mortgaged it for?
All that hidden I.T. work and lighting etc etc couldn't have come cheap.=
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and doing very little (evident) work themselves !
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Paul Mc Cann

Paul Mc Cann wrote:

I got a feeling da-da or mummsy where around somewhere with deep deep
pockets

LOL.
I kept seeing what looked like a jar of "ashes" in the fireplace and
wondered if it was a late grand-parent that contributed substantially to
the costs upon their departure.

I got a feeling da-da or mummsy where around somewhere with deep deep=20
pockets
Paul Mc Cann

No - there was something really speciall about those chillies in oil.

But let's not worry about where the money came from. The important
lesson is that one should not destroy historic fabric, one should
never use Portland cement and that lime and oak are the best building
materials.

Biff wrote:

I got a feeling da-da or mummsy where around somewhere with deep deep=20
pockets
Paul Mc Cann


No - there was something really speciall about those chillies in oil.

But let's not worry about where the money came from. The important
lesson is that one should not destroy historic fabric, one should
never use Portland cement and that lime and oak are the best building
materials.

Indeed. So superlative are they that aircraft use them almost
exclusively ;-)

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:44:45 +0100, Stuart
wrote:

Well the restoration budget started at £65,000, then went to £120,000
then finished up about £300,000

That was the bit I couldn't understand. One glance at it must have told
anyone it would cost more than 65k. You must be looking at pretty well
that (or more?) just for the kitchen extension, with glass link, and
fitted kitchen, surely?
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