Grand Designs - 11th March

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glass and cedar clad modular prefab box

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Bungleaio said:

Less than 30 seconds in and they mention eco and sustainability. But they are demolishing a perfectly good bungalow, very good for the environment that.

a lot of the crush from the bungalow can be used in the foundations of the new build



hold up!!

No MC and an arch on abridged services???

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Bungleaio said:

But they are living in the bungalow till the new gaff is ready aren't they.


I don't remember being taught about string surveys at uni, chains yes, string no!

thought I saw them demolishing the existing

chainage? isn't that just for roads?

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jules_s said:

Bungleaio said:

They were only ever used for measuring 10m+

I fondly remember having to walk a 10m+ length to check for dog ste.

Believe me, if there was dog doodoo in range you would be handling a chain with dog ste on it

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it's an ikea box with a swimming pool and leccy windows

paid for on credit cards for £700k?

hmmm...

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Swilly said:

You're philistines... it's great

untreated timber is great?

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in that case why not live in the bungalow and consolidate until they had enough cash to pay for the build not using credit cards and being able to aford furniture

madness

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DDg said:

SJobson said:

DDg said:

Just curious - was it a £650k budget including the plot or additional to it? Ta'.

That was just for the build - they didn't mention how much the plot cost them.

Yikes! I just can't see where that sort of money went - concrete, laminated wood... okay the windows were probably pricey, but £650k??!!!!

demolition
remediation
substructure
mechanical installations incl heat recovery plant
electrical installations
swimming pool incl retaining walls and plant
external glazing/windows
utilities
prelims

need I go on?

Edited by sleep envy on Thursday 12th March 12:40

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DDg said:

To come up with £650k, yes, you do need to go on...

are you F or M RICS?

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DDg said:

Ahhh, I see, the old classic 'I'm-on-an-internet-forum-and-I'm-desperate-to-show-my-superior-knowledge-about-my-chosen-profession-in-a-condescending-way' behaviour. Actually, no, you don't need to go on. Please...

the internet where everyone is an expert and professional knowledge counts for nothing

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SJobson said:

If you're splashing £650k then surely you'd budget in that for a professional project manager. It was prefab and had no apparent internal finishes; £650k feels like a lot, to me.

TBH if they had a switched on architect he would have recommended they speak to a capital allowances expert - he would have been cost negative

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cardigankid said:

Eh? That was a private house, not a commercial building. Tell us more...

I agree with the other guy. Money doesn't go far these days, God knows, but £650k should still buy you quite a bit of house.In my opinion however, with the exception of serious country houses, prefabrication or mass production are the future.

Prelims? Surely she was managing the subs by herself. Either that or, like Britney Spears, she was more likely miming.

Land Remediation Relief is available at a rate of 150% for qualifying expenditure on remedying contamination. Examples of eligible expenditure include the removal of asbestos and works to remove infestation of Japanese knotweed. Legislation has been introduced to encourage the use of energy efficient, water efficient and low carbon plant and machinery in construction projects. These assets qualify for an accelerated rate of tax relief and may also improve a buildings BREAM or EPC ratings.

It's not just MCs that attract prelims, even sub-contractors attract prelims.

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cardigankid said:

Plus of course she wouldn't have needed Portakabins.

but she would have need to provide or pay for welfare facilities

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Swilly said:

sleep envy said:

Swilly said:

You're philistines... it's great

untreated timber is great?

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It was treated, did you not watch

ok, satin finished - granted

still looked like formwork to me