Grand Designs - 4th March
Discussion
onemorelap said:
Steamer said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Announced pregnancy in 5, 4, 3, 2..........
I think that would be more of a miracle project than completing the house on budget!
Liked the house, liked the efficiency of the process, hell of a risk with pre-ordering the windows, liked the staircase but thought it looked more dramatic in its "as delivered" state than the finished article.
Davi said:
onemorelap said:
Steamer said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Announced pregnancy in 5, 4, 3, 2..........
I think that would be more of a miracle project than completing the house on budget!Liked the house, liked the efficiency of the process, hell of a risk with pre-ordering the windows, liked the staircase but thought it looked more dramatic in its "as delivered" state than the finished article.
Davi said:
onemorelap said:
Steamer said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Announced pregnancy in 5, 4, 3, 2..........
I think that would be more of a miracle project than completing the house on budget!Liked the house, liked the efficiency of the process, hell of a risk with pre-ordering the windows, liked the staircase but thought it looked more dramatic in its "as delivered" state than the finished article.
Edited by r1chardb on Thursday 5th March 16:18
scotal said:
Davi said:
onemorelap said:
Steamer said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Announced pregnancy in 5, 4, 3, 2..........
I think that would be more of a miracle project than completing the house on budget!Liked the house, liked the efficiency of the process, hell of a risk with pre-ordering the windows, liked the staircase but thought it looked more dramatic in its "as delivered" state than the finished article.
If it had been a perfect finish all over (i.e. every joint had to be exact, the timber surface free of imperfections) then maybe.. maybe I could begin to understand. A bit.
I reckon 3 weeks full time on that at the absolute maximum.
sleep envy said:
Snoggledog said:
Trommel said:
dugt said:
but paying £40,000 for a stair case is really top end prices, id have wanted it finnished much better for that money
What did you think was was wrong with the finish?
Mello said:
I dont like modern and would always prefer an old farmhouse. However, I thought this one was very nice... but... £40K FOR A STAIRCASE!!!! World's gone mad. FORTY GRAND!!!!! FORTY!?
I liked the fancy gates too.
The gates were very original (providing you've never seen the ironwork at the Eden project... I liked the fancy gates too.
)sleep envy said:
Snoggledog said:
If it had been built properly the wood would only have needed some epifanes or two pot clear coat epoxy.
how would you build it properly?it seemed to be that he had to join the split timber so you would have seen the butting
eta. One boat I remember in particular. Built in 1982. 6 days after it was built a Volvo drove into the back of it wrecking the last 5 feet. The insurance company wanted to write it off but the owner persuaded them otherwise and found a boat builder who could repair it inside 2 weeks as it was needed at the championships. 24 years later the same boat builder who'd fixed it was doing some more work on it as it required a little tlc. He pointed out the joins in the timber saying that it was sad that he'd done such a poor job but he'd been rushed. My father who owns the boat had never even seen the joins and it was only by looking really carefully that you could see where the timbers and ply sheets had been blended in to the original planking.
If a job is done properly in wood it should be seamless.
Edited by Snoggledog on Thursday 5th March 22:39
Yes. Apart from being too small and uncomfortably narrow, it looked like a pig's ear before they painted it.
This is the trouble with recruiting your own artists. A. They are expensive B. A lot of them aren't really artists and C. A lot of them aren't really tradesmen either.
What they are are apprentice local craft workers. I would only apply the term craftsman to a freemason or someone who genuinely knew what they were about.
This is the trouble with recruiting your own artists. A. They are expensive B. A lot of them aren't really artists and C. A lot of them aren't really tradesmen either.
What they are are apprentice local craft workers. I would only apply the term craftsman to a freemason or someone who genuinely knew what they were about.
jules_s said:
speedychrissie said:
It is interesting how much this one has split opinions. I personally thought it was one of the nicest outcomes of the recent episodes. I understand that it isnt very traditional but I thought it was very well thought out and came together very nicely indeed.
And am I the only person here who actually liked the staircase? In my opinion it was marvelous! Maybe I am seeing it more from a woodworkers perspective
Yes indeed,And am I the only person here who actually liked the staircase? In my opinion it was marvelous! Maybe I am seeing it more from a woodworkers perspective
It was a large budget for what was built, if you can afford the craftsmen/designers to make it happen then it does.
4 months and 40k on that staircase was absolutely beyond belief....for that time/money i would have expected it to be finished not painted
And 13 months to build that?
Jesus.
Seems to be pretty good money in it though, 10k a month.. nice.
Also, where is this idylic farming community, populated by skilled craftsmen and artisans?
schmalex said:
How can you have a farmhouse without an Aga?
Pah
Because it would make the place too hot given the insulation in a new build. Pah
The cooker was a Mercury, same as we have, superb bit of kit and a Pistonhead type of cooker, fab design, see the logo on the bottom, very automotive and super colours with NO brass.
DH
Davi said:
DippedHeadlights said:
The cooker was a Mercury, same as we have, superb bit of kit and a Pistonhead type of cooker,
DH
Very expensive, looks good but in reality does nothing (or possibly less than) models half the price do. DH
A TVR doesnt have foldy seats like a Mariva but I know which I'd rather have
Davi said:
DippedHeadlights said:
The cooker was a Mercury, same as we have, superb bit of kit and a Pistonhead type of cooker,
DH
Very expensive, looks good but in reality does nothing (or possibly less than) models half the price do. DH
Seriously yes the retail price is high but new ex Demo pop up on fleabay for half list - where ours came from.
Yes there are cheaper ways to cook but once you see the design in real life and the quality of the build... well automotively it's closest to a brand like Bentley.
The service and support from Mercury is awesome as well.
When Mrs DH saw the Mercury in John Lewis then found one on Ebay and suggested spending almost 2 grand I wasn't convinced but 3 years on no regrets at all.
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