As requested - posted in this section.
This was my first self build five years back.
http://our-pad.host-ed.net/
A five bed detatched. Being a bricklayer/builder I obviously made good savings on labour - I laid every brick and block. Mixed all sand n cement on my own. All ground works and drains too. The only jobs I didn't do were plumbing and electrics. The project started over Christmas and went so well that we moved in the following September (only ten months). I gained much experience! The only things I lost were...some hair, one & a half stone in weight and my beloved dog - upon completion of the house a thunder storm scared her into the road
(he giveth, he take'eth away)
Total cost of build - £69,700. Land was cheap too, I bought two gardens and went straight for detailed planning.
Last year I decided I wanted to convert the loft. Not having the money at the time of original build (the roof only cost £950) or insight/intuition first time round, I made it extremely difficult for myself....hence this thread - //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137740
This was my first self build five years back.
http://our-pad.host-ed.net/
A five bed detatched. Being a bricklayer/builder I obviously made good savings on labour - I laid every brick and block. Mixed all sand n cement on my own. All ground works and drains too. The only jobs I didn't do were plumbing and electrics. The project started over Christmas and went so well that we moved in the following September (only ten months). I gained much experience! The only things I lost were...some hair, one & a half stone in weight and my beloved dog - upon completion of the house a thunder storm scared her into the road
Total cost of build - £69,700. Land was cheap too, I bought two gardens and went straight for detailed planning.
Last year I decided I wanted to convert the loft. Not having the money at the time of original build (the roof only cost £950) or insight/intuition first time round, I made it extremely difficult for myself....hence this thread - //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137740
