New series of Grand Designs
Discussion
Stu R said:
Pretty unremarkable episode if ever there was one. Looks like the modest budgets came back to haunt a bit, shame they couldn't have specced more resilient materials and weatherproofing. Nice idea though, seems to have worked out well for the folks involved as a long-termer.
Well, a house for 30 hours a week for two years is not too bad as a rule.Stu R said:
Pretty unremarkable episode if ever there was one. Looks like the modest budgets came back to haunt a bit, shame they couldn't have specced more resilient materials and weatherproofing. Nice idea though, seems to have worked out well for the folks involved as a long-termer.
I thought he said they cost as much as a brick built house?PaulG40 said:
Watching it now on 4OD.
Question though, so they're making wooden houses, with shredded paper as insulation. Is that not a massive fire risk, in terms of if an accident were to happen, would a small containable fire not just erupt into a fireball and take the rest of them with it??
The shredded paper insulation is treated with a fire-retardant.Question though, so they're making wooden houses, with shredded paper as insulation. Is that not a massive fire risk, in terms of if an accident were to happen, would a small containable fire not just erupt into a fireball and take the rest of them with it??
Not a criticism but an observation.
Turning up fourteen years later seemed to show a flaw in the housing association’s thinking behind this project. They put up the money and the residents provide the labour in return for an indefinite tenancy. Now the young families are grown up and the houses are slowly becoming single occupancy or childless couples homes and that’s how the houses will spend the majority of their life. Given some of the original aims it seems a strange paradox.
Turning up fourteen years later seemed to show a flaw in the housing association’s thinking behind this project. They put up the money and the residents provide the labour in return for an indefinite tenancy. Now the young families are grown up and the houses are slowly becoming single occupancy or childless couples homes and that’s how the houses will spend the majority of their life. Given some of the original aims it seems a strange paradox.
SpeckledJim said:
This could be worth £5m finished, especially now it's famous?
£6.5m (is how much they'd like for it)http://www.hamptons.co.uk/buy/property/5-bedroom-d...
V8mate said:
Well spotted, think is a great unique house for London. You have to love stairs though. Gassing Station | TV, Film, Video Streaming & Radio | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff