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View Full Version : Any house builders out there?? GreenMachine 16 January 2004, 20:48 Have contemplated getting my own house built on a plot of land... How much would it cost to build, say, a 4 Bed detached with a double garage in the midlands? zip106 16 January 2004, 21:53 Good for you that you can find some decent land in the Midlands ( Notts, perhaps? ). It seems to be at a premium these days. hades 16 January 2004, 22:03 Well, the surveyors report for my recently purchased 4 bed detached with double garage etc in Gloucestershire reckoned on a rebuild cost of about £115k, if that's any help? I believe rebuild cost is how much to rebuild starting from scratch, but including a few £k to clear out the remains of the old house if it burns down or something. Obviously, that cost wouldn't include the land itself or expensive architect to do a fancy new design, just the actual rebuild to existing layout. [Edited by hades - 1/16/2004 9:05:11 PM] RON 16 January 2004, 22:41 Just recently finished doing my house, it's a detatched 3 bed(big) house, cost was 120 +land! which my old man bought for 1k 30yrs ago! dave_wrx_320 17 January 2004, 12:52 all depends on what style of house you go for, ie yellow/red stocks, kent peg/slate roof,will be more expensive, where as a build with say, a common lbc brick and say 49ers would be a lot cheaper,timber frame would also be cheaper but without a set of plan i would guesstimate between 70-120k. RON 17 January 2004, 17:06 Mine's hand made bricks, flint blocks, hand made roof tiles, and open plan interior, I call it the house of 3 halves, half barn, half cottage, half swiss chalet! Will put pics up if asked! Ron. GreenMachine 17 January 2004, 18:18 Ron - sounds interesting - put up a few pics! :) RON 17 January 2004, 19:36 Just a few, but got lots more! http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/impreza_dood/10__front_with_porch.jpg http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/impreza_dood/6d0a12f1.jpg http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/impreza_dood/16_Stairs_.jpg http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v14/impreza_dood/15_looking_from_the_landing_dwon_into_the_lounge.j pg GreenMachine 19 January 2004, 14:54 Looks amazing! Is that the chimney going up next to the stairs? Did it cause any problems? RON 19 January 2004, 19:02 GM Sure is mate, you can walk al the way around it, and yes it did cause a few niggles as basically it hold the whole end of the house up, well, the roof at least, steel everywhere!! shunty 23 January 2004, 10:56 what a great looking house ron, well done. shunty Diesel 24 January 2004, 10:16 Bit of render and then white emulsion on all that brick and you are laughing Ron ;) Seriously its VERY nice - lovely design and that continental touch that UK housebuildrs lack with their dry wall methods! |