GRP chimneys - what's all that about?
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There are some houses being build near us, posh ones, running from £300k for a 2bed+office, to £600k for a 5bed+office.
These are being thrown up with plastic chimneys. I mean the whole pot, stack, flashing, all pre-made in fibreglass and craned up to the roof. The 'bricks' almost match the house too!
So is this unbelievably crap like I think or is there more to sticking a fake chimney onto a £600k house? I assume they are saving < £1000 on the build price by doing this - would that be about right?
These are being thrown up with plastic chimneys. I mean the whole pot, stack, flashing, all pre-made in fibreglass and craned up to the roof. The 'bricks' almost match the house too!
So is this unbelievably crap like I think or is there more to sticking a fake chimney onto a £600k house? I assume they are saving < £1000 on the build price by doing this - would that be about right?
Thanks for the info, I see there are reasons then. The roof looks over 45degree pitch so I think there is a lift there already. The chimneys are just inset from the verge about 3-4 tiles - no idea if they will be connected.
It's funny as it seems to be the opposite of what the listings people do - keeping materials etc the same, where here functionality and construction takes second place to looks. Although the 'flashing' looks ugly and the pot looks plastic with the shine of a new brown plant pot!
I'll try to post up a pic tonight.
It's funny as it seems to be the opposite of what the listings people do - keeping materials etc the same, where here functionality and construction takes second place to looks. Although the 'flashing' looks ugly and the pot looks plastic with the shine of a new brown plant pot!
I'll try to post up a pic tonight.
There you are. It almost matches the bricks, but the plastic pot, weird 'flashing' and odd fit/height to the tiles spoils it for me. They have also done a wet verge with a dry ridge which frankly looks odd to me, but your mileage may vary!
I guess the square haunching also gives it away.
In my view this knocks any cost saving straight off the value of the house, but maybe I'm just old fashioned..
They have 4 reserved already out of 9, so people are buying them. That was before they did the roofs though 
No chance of me buying them..
Here is another pic:
It shows the match is close with the bricks, I think it's the concept I find odd. I'd expect it on a dolls house, but not on a real one!
That chimney is above a bedroom, the floorplan shows no sign of allowing a flue through either, unless somehow the stuff it down the (quite large) cavity as the lounge is below that and it would put it into the right ballpark.
No chance of me buying them..Here is another pic:
It shows the match is close with the bricks, I think it's the concept I find odd. I'd expect it on a dolls house, but not on a real one!
That chimney is above a bedroom, the floorplan shows no sign of allowing a flue through either, unless somehow the stuff it down the (quite large) cavity as the lounge is below that and it would put it into the right ballpark.
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