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Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build
a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson
wrote in : Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011...me?INTCMP=SRCH -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty". |
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John Williamson wrote:
Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. A quick Google gave me this http://www.channel4.com/4homes/diy-s...e/a-z-of-self- build-guides/self-build-costs-how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a- house-10-05-13_p_1.html http://tinyurl.com/3xmf2h4 -- zaax |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson
wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Amongst all these arty-farty one-price-fits-all buildings insurance policies you will find some good old-fashioned companies that will want you to cite a figure for "rebuilding cost." That's the cost you should be insuring for to cover, in the case of a total disaster, clearing the site and rebuilding what was there before. Go to their sites and fill in the "rebuilding cost" calculator for the type/size/location of property you have in mind and it should give you an up-to-date estimate. Including contract labour etc of course: the average householder buying a buildings insurance policy isn't planning to build it all themselves. Rebuilding cost bears no relation to market value which can be higher or lower, depending on circumstances. Nick |
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On Jan 9, 12:09*am, John Williamson
wrote: If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Well, I'd start by asking the FWSE for 'self-build blogs', although most self-builders tend to build palatial piles. the Association of British Insurers has a rebuild cost calculator if you just want a rough idea for now. I goove most big builders spend 60 to 75K, but they have economies of scale. Self builders seem to spend 100K to 200K, but all swear blind they can make back more than they spent. I guess a lot will depend, too, on how much you do yourself, as well as how big you want to go. I'd also suggest looking at some of the system build solutions, such as huf haus, Scandia-Hus, or nearer home Cloud Nine or Potton. There are also dozens of green oak people like Oakwrights or Green Oak Structures. Not all of them are 6 bedroom stockbroker palaces. A chum's sister built something like this for peanuts: http://www.scotframe..co.uk - they even have a price list... There are loads of others. Hers is a Nice house. I lived for a while in a farm workers cottage that was made from concrete panels bolted together. It cost next to nothing, but the wooden ones are far warmer, & better for 't environment. And don't forget Ikea. They are looking for Franchisees to sell & build Boklok houses! My mate who builds houses on a small scale says 'ask a RIBA architect - then double it'. |
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"Dave Budd" wrote in message
T... In article , says... Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? If 'Grand Designs' is owt to go by, fights with Planning are the big problem That's hardly surprising, as the projects they choose are all out of the ordinary. Perhaps they should show somebody building an ordinary house, with an ordinary amount of money... -- bartc |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson wrote:
Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. There was an item on the Beeb t'other day where an architect said about 30% less. -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
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bobharvey wrote:
On Jan 9, 12:09 am, John Williamson wrote: If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Well, I'd start by asking the FWSE for 'self-build blogs', although most self-builders tend to build palatial piles. the Association of British Insurers has a rebuild cost calculator if you just want a rough idea for now. I goove most big builders spend 60 to 75K, but they have economies of scale. Self builders seem to spend 100K to 200K, but all swear blind they can make back more than they spent. I guess a lot will depend, too, on how much you do yourself, as well as how big you want to go. I'd also suggest looking at some of the system build solutions, such as huf haus, Scandia-Hus, or nearer home Cloud Nine or Potton. There are also dozens of green oak people like Oakwrights or Green Oak Structures. Not all of them are 6 bedroom stockbroker palaces. A chum's sister built something like this for peanuts: http://www.scotframe.co.uk - they even have a price list... There are loads of others. Hers is a Nice house. I lived for a while in a farm workers cottage that was made from concrete panels bolted together. It cost next to nothing, but the wooden ones are far warmer, & better for 't environment. And don't forget Ikea. They are looking for Franchisees to sell & build Boklok houses! My mate who builds houses on a small scale says 'ask a RIBA architect - then double it'. Thanks to all of you. I had obviously slipped up on my FWSE skills. It seems that Looks round present place which is almost big enough that about a grand a square metre is the norm, so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement, with a site I know of costing another thirty or so. One of the sites reckons just under 40K plus site for what I'd like. Int'rusting......(And just within the budget, and cheaper than buying an ex-council semi and doing it up) Certainly cheap enough to look seriously at the possibilities. Boklok seems a nice idea, but Ikea say they're keeping out of the UK market for now, thankyouverymuch. Shame. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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John Williamson wrote:
It seems that that about a grand a square metre is the norm, Certainly that's a number I've heard bandied around before. so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement Wouldn't e.g. 6mx5m be a tad on the small side? The 'Acacia' is the smallest two bed bungalow on that ScotBuild site and it's 65m^2 http://www.scotframe.co.uk/web/site/SelfBuild/HomesPortfolio/Bungalows/Acacia.asp Certainly cheap enough to look seriously at the possibilities. Have fun thinking about it ... |
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On Jan 9, 1:14*am, "BartC" wrote:
"Dave Budd" wrote in message T... In article , says... Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? If 'Grand Designs' is owt to go by, fights with Planning are the big problem That's hardly surprising, as the projects they choose are all out of the ordinary. Perhaps they should show somebody building an ordinary house, with an ordinary amount of money... -- bartc But then it wouldn't be a Grand Design! |
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On Jan 9, 9:10*am, John Williamson
wrote: bobharvey wrote: On Jan 9, 12:09 am, John Williamson wrote: If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Well, I'd start by asking the FWSE for 'self-build blogs', although most self-builders tend to build palatial piles. *the Association of British Insurers has a rebuild cost calculator if you just want a rough idea for now. I goove most big builders spend 60 to 75K, but they have economies of scale. *Self builders seem to spend 100K to 200K, but all swear blind they can make back more than they spent. *I guess a lot will depend, too, on how much you do yourself, as well as how big you want to go. I'd also suggest looking at some of the system build solutions, such as huf haus, Scandia-Hus, or nearer home Cloud Nine or Potton. There are also dozens of *green oak people like Oakwrights *or Green Oak Structures. *Not all of them are 6 bedroom stockbroker palaces. A chum's sister built something like this for peanuts:http://www.scotframe.co.uk - they even have a price list... There are loads of others. *Hers is a Nice house. * I lived for a while in a farm workers cottage that was made from concrete panels bolted together. *It cost next to nothing, but the wooden ones are far warmer, & better for 't environment. And don't forget Ikea. *They are looking for Franchisees to sell & build Boklok houses! My mate who builds houses on a small scale says 'ask a RIBA architect - then double it'. Thanks to all of you. I had obviously slipped up on my FWSE skills. It seems that Looks round present place which is almost big enough that about a grand a square metre is the norm, so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement, with a site I know of costing another thirty or so. One of the sites reckons just under 40K plus site for what I'd like. Int'rusting......(And just within the budget, and cheaper than buying an ex-council semi and doing it up) Certainly cheap enough to look seriously at the possibilities. Boklok seems a nice idea, but Ikea say they're keeping out of the UK market for now, thankyouverymuch. Shame. -- Tciao for Now! John.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You need to add 1% per degree for sloping sites. So I'm told. |
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On 09/01/11 00:09, John Williamson wrote:
Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. I gubhtug about it as there is a nempty plot opposite me. Would be a nice size for a bungalow and some garden. When I enquired was told the asking cevpr for the empty plot is 425Kzu. I sed buggerit can ohl a bigger plot with bungalow already molished for that! -- nev |
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Sunny Bard wrote:
John Williamson wrote: It seems that that about a grand a square metre is the norm, Certainly that's a number I've heard bandied around before. so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement Wouldn't e.g. 6mx5m be a tad on the small side? The 'Acacia' is the smallest two bed bungalow on that ScotBuild site and it's 65m^2 http://www.scotframe.co.uk/web/site/SelfBuild/HomesPortfolio/Bungalows/Acacia.asp That's the sort of thing. Maybe about 40 square metres though, for a one bedroom place, which is all I need. Then again, one bedroom bungalows are hard`to sell. 15K for the frame delivered to site is good. One site I've got in mind is 30K, and the planning drawing shows something about that size. I looked at a one bed semidetached bungalow a while back which was only 48K, but needed rebuilding from the foundations up, as the slab had split across the middle. Certainly cheap enough to look seriously at the possibilities. Have fun thinking about it ... I will... -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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nev young wrote:
On 09/01/11 00:09, John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. I gubhtug about it as there is a nempty plot opposite me. Would be a nice size for a bungalow and some garden. When I enquired was told the asking cevpr for the empty plot is 425Kzu. I sed buggerit can ohl a bigger plot with bungalow already molished for that! Round here, that'd buy about half this street. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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John Williamson wrote:
about 40 square metres though, for a one bedroom place, which is all I need. Then again, one bedroom bungalows are hard`to sell. You must have some TQT to put in bedroom two? |
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"Ivan D. Reid" wrote in message k... On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson wrote in : Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011...me?INTCMP=SRCH "It's perfectly possible to build a three-bed home for around £150,000." Well unless that's including the cost of the land that's very much on the high side, so of course "it's perfectly possible". It's possible to do it for half that. tim |
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"John Williamson" wrote in message ... Sunny Bard wrote: John Williamson wrote: It seems that that about a grand a square metre is the norm, Certainly that's a number I've heard bandied around before. so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement Wouldn't e.g. 6mx5m be a tad on the small side? The 'Acacia' is the smallest two bed bungalow on that ScotBuild site and it's 65m^2 http://www.scotframe.co.uk/web/site/SelfBuild/HomesPortfolio/Bungalows/Acacia.asp That's the sort of thing. Maybe about 40 square metres though, for a one bedroom place, which is all I need. Then again, one bedroom bungalows are hard`to sell. I was just about to add that. At some point you will need to sell. Self building a one bed to save a few Ks at build time will come back to bite you later tim |
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On 09/01/2011 00:35, Nick Odell wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Amongst all these arty-farty one-price-fits-all buildings insurance policies you will find some good old-fashioned companies that will want you to cite a figure for "rebuilding cost." That's the cost you should be insuring for to cover, in the case of a total disaster, clearing the site and rebuilding what was there before. Go to their sites and fill in the "rebuilding cost" calculator for the type/size/location of property you have in mind and it should give you an up-to-date estimate. Can't say I've ever come accross an insurer's site which includes such a calculator - however FYI the 'real McCoy' is he http://calculator.bcis.co.uk/ David |
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"nev young" wrote in message ... On 09/01/11 00:09, John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. I gubhtug about it as there is a nempty plot opposite me. Would be a nice size for a bungalow and some garden. When I enquired was told the asking cevpr for the empty plot is 425Kzu. I sed buggerit can ohl a bigger plot with bungalow already molished for that! But that's because they expect someone to seek PP for six flats on the site. There is (was) a derelict detached house on a narrow plot with a long garden for sale that my sister looked at, that would sell done up for about 400. She wanted to offer about 250 for it, but the EA said that they were looking for offers over 450 as a building plot. The same sized site next door gained PP for IIRC 8 flats on the footprint of the house and above the driveway, plus two town houses at the end of the garden so they were expecting the same here. It did sell at 450! tim |
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Sunny Bard wrote:
John Williamson wrote: about 40 square metres though, for a one bedroom place, which is all I need. Then again, one bedroom bungalows are hard`to sell. You must have some TQT to put in bedroom two? Shed. No promble. Also loft. -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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John Williamson wrote:
Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? £60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho. more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings. It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell. A lot depends on 'feetchas' I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as the main roof did.. There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour. So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly features do. A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. |
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tim.... wrote:
"John Williamson" wrote in message ... Sunny Bard wrote: John Williamson wrote: It seems that that about a grand a square metre is the norm, Certainly that's a number I've heard bandied around before. so thirty should cover the build for a small bungalow replacement Wouldn't e.g. 6mx5m be a tad on the small side? The 'Acacia' is the smallest two bed bungalow on that ScotBuild site and it's 65m^2 http://www.scotframe.co.uk/web/site/SelfBuild/HomesPortfolio/Bungalows/Acacia.asp That's the sort of thing. Maybe about 40 square metres though, for a one bedroom place, which is all I need. Then again, one bedroom bungalows are hard`to sell. I was just about to add that. At some point you will need to sell. Self building a one bed to save a few Ks at build time will come back to bite you later so you make the foundations big enough for a decent extension and sell with planning.. a nice bungalow down the road had to underpin some 15 years back..they did it to two storey standard and it nw has a 5 bed 2 storey house on the original construction. tim |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? £60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho. more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings. It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell. A lot depends on 'feetchas' I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as the main roof did.. There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. I can also do things like soundproof a room properly so I can do some recording without paying a fortune to add on soundproofing to somewhere that's already too small. A quadruple glazed window is much cheaper than taking an existing double out and putting a triple back in. Putting a good, solid ceiling in costs very little at build time. Yes, I see where you're coming from. Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour. So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly features do. A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. Ah, now that's where I'm on a winner. I'm not married... ;-) Yet.... -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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John Williamson wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? £60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho. more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings. It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell. A lot depends on 'feetchas' I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as the main roof did.. There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. I can also do things like soundproof a room properly so I can do some recording without paying a fortune to add on soundproofing to somewhere that's already too small. A quadruple glazed window is much cheaper than taking an existing double out and putting a triple back in. Putting a good, solid ceiling in costs very little at build time. Yes, I see where you're coming from. Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour. So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly features do. A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. Ah, now that's where I'm on a winner. I'm not married... ;-) Yet.... Go for it uk.d-i-y saved me 6 figure sums I reckon, but be prepared for a long build especially if your project manager is as bad as mine was. I fired him after 2 years and finished it myself. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John Williamson wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? £60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho. more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings. It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell. A lot depends on 'feetchas' I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as the main roof did.. There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. I can also do things like soundproof a room properly so I can do some recording without paying a fortune to add on soundproofing to somewhere that's already too small. A quadruple glazed window is much cheaper than taking an existing double out and putting a triple back in. Putting a good, solid ceiling in costs very little at build time. Yes, I see where you're coming from. Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour. So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly features do. A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. Ah, now that's where I'm on a winner. I'm not married... ;-) Yet.... Go for it uk.d-i-y saved me 6 figure sums I reckon, but be prepared for a long build especially if your project manager is as bad as mine was. I fired him after 2 years and finished it myself. Cheap mobile home/ biggish caravan on site, and I'll be there most nights. I also used to work as designer/ estimator/ project manager for a landscaping company many moons ago, though I'll be employing either a sole contractor or site manager. As the site's being sold by an architect/ design firm, I'll have a chat with them tomorrow. I'll be wanting a good, solid patio, about the size of a large extra bedroom, I reckon..... Must find that drafting board..... Rotring to the rescue! -- Tciao for Now! John. |
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On 09/01/2011 01:14, BartC wrote:
"Dave Budd" wrote in message T... In article , says... Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? If 'Grand Designs' is owt to go by, fights with Planning are the big problem That's hardly surprising, as the projects they choose are all out of the ordinary. Perhaps they should show somebody building an ordinary house, with an ordinary amount of money... They've actually come pretty close WRT the money part. (Certainly in the £250-£300k range which buys nothing very grand round here) But seriously, if you're going to go to all that extra hassle, why build something ordinary. Sure keep the budge down, but otherwise, why bother? -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. #www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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On 09/01/2011 10:54, tim.... wrote:
"Ivan D. wrote in message k... On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson wrote : Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011...me?INTCMP=SRCH "It's perfectly possible to build a three-bed home for around £150,000." Well unless that's including the cost of the land that's very much on the high side, so of course "it's perfectly possible". It's possible to do it for half that. I'd have thought so. You can surely buy them round here for that *sort* of money. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. #www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 10:59:55 +0000, Lobster
wrote: On 09/01/2011 00:35, Nick Odell wrote: On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:09:07 +0000, John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Amongst all these arty-farty one-price-fits-all buildings insurance policies you will find some good old-fashioned companies that will want you to cite a figure for "rebuilding cost." That's the cost you should be insuring for to cover, in the case of a total disaster, clearing the site and rebuilding what was there before. Go to their sites and fill in the "rebuilding cost" calculator for the type/size/location of property you have in mind and it should give you an up-to-date estimate. Can't say I've ever come accross an insurer's site which includes such a calculator - however FYI the 'real McCoy' is he http://calculator.bcis.co.uk/ I had to use one last year but maybe the insurer just linked me through to that site from their own - I can't honestly remember. Nick |
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On Jan 9, 10:59*am, "tim...." wrote:
I was just about to add that. *At some point you will need to sell. *Self building a one bed to save a few Ks at build time will come back to bite you later I goove that's troo. Also en-suite barfrooms, futility rooms (whot were called a scullery when I were alive) seem de rigor when its time to go. And loft room access, doors wide enuf for wheelchairs, a proper chimbley all sell bungalows. The doubled the cost! |
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Catman said:
Sure keep the budge down, but otherwise, why bother? Well, more home per zbarl isn't to be sneezed at. Wanders off, humming "Tie me budgerigar down, Sport" -- Richard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem My email address is at http://www.qualmograph.org.uk/contact.html |
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In article 42315808-43c1-40e1-9761-3b78f2497c25
@v17g2000vbo.googlegroups.com, says... futility rooms (whot were called a scullery when I were alive) Ah, but they went out of fashion when scurrilous rumours morphed into WikiLeaks. -- Skipweasel - never knowingly understood. |
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On Jan 9, 12:19*pm, Catman wrote:
I'd have thought so. You can surely buy them round here for that *sort* of money. Oh, is there more than one sort? I only know about the 'never quite got enuf' kind. |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:15:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote in : A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. If not befo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613/ -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. ] Room 40-1-B12, CERN KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty". |
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John Williamson wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote: John Williamson wrote: The Natural Philosopher wrote: John Williamson wrote: Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? £60/square ft of habitable floor space for very basic shell used to be the guide. Thats Barrat Superhutch building tho. more like £100 for any level of decent finish and fittings. It can cost that much to refurbish an interior without a shell. A lot depends on 'feetchas' I went for dormers for example. Each dormer took almost as long as the main roof did.. There are plenty of references to costs in Leftpondia, but nowt I can find for this side of the herring pond. I'm in the market for somewhere to live, and there are a couple of empty plots nearby. If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. Its hugely laborious but ultimately satisfying experience. I can also do things like soundproof a room properly so I can do some recording without paying a fortune to add on soundproofing to somewhere that's already too small. A quadruple glazed window is much cheaper than taking an existing double out and putting a triple back in. Putting a good, solid ceiling in costs very little at build time. Yes, I see where you're coming from. Another useful guide is 30% materials. 70% labour. So using decent materials doesn't add much to the price, but fiddly features do. A final tip. The money really starts to go when the house is built and your wife moves in. Ah, now that's where I'm on a winner. I'm not married... ;-) Yet.... Go for it uk.d-i-y saved me 6 figure sums I reckon, but be prepared for a long build especially if your project manager is as bad as mine was. I fired him after 2 years and finished it myself. Cheap mobile home/ biggish caravan on site, and I'll be there most nights. I also used to work as designer/ estimator/ project manager for a landscaping company many moons ago, though I'll be employing either a sole contractor or site manager. As the site's being sold by an architect/ design firm, I'll have a chat with them tomorrow. I'll be wanting a good, solid patio, about the size of a large extra bedroom, I reckon..... Must find that drafting board..... Rotring to the rescue! I used COREL draw, these days Rhino CAD plus an A1 inkjet. Yes, it will cost 2 grand to get that lot together, but should save you 5 grand in architects fees. And it will save a LOT more if you can draw up pretty diagrams for the electricians and the plumbers showing pipe/wire runs: with 3D CAD you can even make sure the buggers will fit into the walls. STRONGLY suggest satellite cabling and CAT5 cabling into EVERY room ending up in a massive area in the loft where you can patch. Even if you do wi fi etc, it still helps to be able to put a wifi point IN THE ROOM on the end of a cable, rather than relying on crap propagation through foil backed plasterboard etc. Also plan drains carefully. You can never have too many drains..you can move a bath. shower, sink or a basin, but bogs are a ******* to relocate.It may take you three days to draw something up, BUT if it saves three men three days because the job is well thought out its a decent time /cash tradeoff. I spent two days knocking up some nice Rhino D view of proposed bedroom fitted cupboards. Good thing I did cos SWMBO said 'oh no, cant have that, must have floor length curtains' (Why I will never know. The cats **** on them if they can). Anyway in the end the answer was to relocate the curtains to the front of a window alcove... See http://www.templar.co.uk/downloads/Bedroom-web.jpg You can't do THAT with a Rotring.. I really do advise, IF you know how to do a drawing board, to get Rhino. Spend ages designing the house, down to the last detail. You very soon acquire a suite of library objects like bogs, cookers and fridges etc..take time and get them right - and then you can quickly assemble while layers of structure, fixtures, plumbing and the like, and see the house before you even build it. |
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Ivan D. Reid wrote:
If not befo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040613 I'm glad you gave a link to that one, rather than the vile Tom Hanks drivel. |
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John Williamson wrote:
If it comes up almost as cheap as buying somwehere older and doing it up, I'd maybe prefer it. It will cost more than you think and far more than any armchair pundit imagines. This is good as a rule of thumb guide: http://www.potton.co.uk/self-build/case-studies By the time I've finished, a five bedroom house build with four bathrooms and five reception rooms will end up costing me about 250,000 pounds, excluding the price paid for land. |
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On Jan 9, 1:42*pm, (Steve Firth) wrote:
By the time I've finished, a five bedroom house build with four bathrooms and five reception rooms will end up costing me about 250,000 pounds, excluding the price paid for land. Cheapskate. You might have given /all/ the bedrooms an en-suite. |
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Catman wrote:
On 09/01/2011 01:14, BartC wrote: "Dave Budd" wrote in message T... In article , says... Just out of interest, like, does anyone know how much it costs to build a house on a plot that you own in England, or anywhere I can find something like a guesstimated cost per square whatever for building a bungalow? If 'Grand Designs' is owt to go by, fights with Planning are the big problem That's hardly surprising, as the projects they choose are all out of the ordinary. Perhaps they should show somebody building an ordinary house, with an ordinary amount of money... They've actually come pretty close WRT the money part. (Certainly in the £250-£300k range which buys nothing very grand round here) But seriously, if you're going to go to all that extra hassle, why build something ordinary. Sure keep the budge down, but otherwise, why bother? Exactly. A square box with a plain gabled roof is the cheapest. But add a hip or dormeer..a bit of wall tiling..use decent tiles ..decent wooden windws..maybe a few solid fuel stoves, UFH, decent water system, fully wired for the 21st century..heat pump heating? UFH? |
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bobharvey wrote:
On Jan 9, 10:59 am, "tim...." wrote: I was just about to add that. At some point you will need to sell. Self building a one bed to save a few Ks at build time will come back to bite you later I goove that's troo. Also en-suite barfrooms, futility rooms (whot were called a scullery when I were alive) seem de rigor when its time to go. And loft room access, doors wide enuf for wheelchairs, a proper chimbley all sell bungalows. The doubled the cost! you wont be allowed to build something that isn't wheel chair friendly. |
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