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scotal said:
Oakey said:
So do you think this couple are crying into their pllows living in a house they possibly don't want to live in but can't sell due to negative equity?
Had they sold all the falts it might actually have meant this house was substantially "free" At least 2 of the flats are still on the market though
doug
http://www.breeam.org/
all linked in to the EPC ratings (energy performance certificates)
tedious I know but that's the way the market is moving
all linked in to the EPC ratings (energy performance certificates)
tedious I know but that's the way the market is moving
The planning documents make for interesting reading. It seems the London pad they bought in 2005 (before the plans were submitted) has not been sold since. I reckon they're still there and this mill will be on the market soon. The child thing I caught sight of was a high chair that was it. Normally there is one gratuitous shot of the kid toward the end.
sleep envy said:
http://www.breeam.org/
all linked in to the EPC ratings (energy performance certificates)
tedious I know but that's the way the market is moving
Straw bales and sheeps wool fella.... its the future!all linked in to the EPC ratings (energy performance certificates)
tedious I know but that's the way the market is moving
haveing looked at the plans last night, i was bored and feeling nosey
i liked the look of the plans, and i thought that if i hadnt seen the program that there would be great potential for a great house. i liked the way they tried to blend the old and new and the use of space (at least down stairs)
but i did see the program and i thought it didnt maximise its potential, especially not for the money they spent, if it had been say £500,000, which is still alot of money, then it might have not seemed as bad, but considering they must of spent upwards of £1 million they could have done so much better
and did i watch it right, they had the whole metal walkway thing laser cut with the holes because they wanted a small border round the holes rather than holes all the way to the edge
if thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
and surely you could buy sheet metal with holes in it if you really wanted, rather than having it bespoke?
doug
i liked the look of the plans, and i thought that if i hadnt seen the program that there would be great potential for a great house. i liked the way they tried to blend the old and new and the use of space (at least down stairs)
but i did see the program and i thought it didnt maximise its potential, especially not for the money they spent, if it had been say £500,000, which is still alot of money, then it might have not seemed as bad, but considering they must of spent upwards of £1 million they could have done so much better
and did i watch it right, they had the whole metal walkway thing laser cut with the holes because they wanted a small border round the holes rather than holes all the way to the edge
if thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
and surely you could buy sheet metal with holes in it if you really wanted, rather than having it bespoke?
doug
dugt said:
and did i watch it right, they had the whole metal walkway thing laser cut with the holes because they wanted a small border round the holes rather than holes all the way to the edge
if thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
and surely you could buy sheet metal with holes in it if you really wanted, rather than having it bespoke?
doug
its mad detail like that which can move a house above the norm, it can also seriously fif thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
and surely you could buy sheet metal with holes in it if you really wanted, rather than having it bespoke?
doug
k up the budget. (Which then leads to economies elsewhere which make the finished building look a mess)Think bespoke suits, why buy saville row when an M&S special does the same job?
dugt said:
and did i watch it right, they had the whole metal walkway thing laser cut with the holes because they wanted a small border round the holes rather than holes all the way to the edge
if thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
yep - she wanted a margin and no holes on the risers = massive costif thats true then seriosly they need to get a grip, theres more important things and no one would ever have noticed
then they cut cost on things like the trap door to the bedroom - madness
R4PID said:
The planning documents make for interesting reading. It seems the London pad they bought in 2005 (before the plans were submitted) has not been sold since. I reckon they're still there and this mill will be on the market soon. The child thing I caught sight of was a high chair that was it. Normally there is one gratuitous shot of the kid toward the end.
as we know nothing about them, they could be seriously minted and are keeping both houses. its like a mother's meeting sometimes in here!
sleep envy said:
scotal said:
Straw bales and sheeps wool fella.... its the future!
there is a straw bale house...clients take massive interest in it these days as they way the tech is going it's becoming cheaper to use these technologies and it costs less to run the buildings
Lots of flexibility with shaping walls, but all cables have to be fireroof, and the bales have to be treated to stop them becoming rodent infested iirc?
I want to try and do a mortgage on one..... "Is the property of brick and tile construction?" errr wellll not exactly.
All this talk of building cost and the purported £2k M2 build price.
What's the current going rate (assuming it's dropped somewhat) - for say a semi surburban area in the North of the UK for all in build costs?
Say starting a new build from a location already with services - and you want to build a 10,000 sq ft Gin palace using conventional Brick & Block (or rendered block) construction with some nice detaiing and a decent quality indoor finish??
£100 per sq ft?
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