Build thread: Large extension and renovation
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Well its been a while but been hectic and offshore for the past 3 weeks. Had a nightmare trying to get my steelwork sorted out but got there in the end and its been delivered this week and partially erected today, should be complete tomorrow. Builders also had last week off site as they ran out of work they could do until the steel arrived.
I've just tried to upload some photos but struggling to do it from the boat, the internet connection is sub dial up speed and cannot get the uploader to work.
As for fish, my license application is in now but seems to be very slow and there are issues with it as SEPA are wrongly classifying it as in a flood zone when in reality there flood map has an offset of about 20m so the whole thing is out. Not going to stock it until next winter in any case now with the risk of getting contaminated during the build and really need all my money to buy blocks /timber instead of a load of nice big Carp (nothing to do with the fact my builders are Polish and quite partial to Carp and Chips
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I've just tried to upload some photos but struggling to do it from the boat, the internet connection is sub dial up speed and cannot get the uploader to work.
As for fish, my license application is in now but seems to be very slow and there are issues with it as SEPA are wrongly classifying it as in a flood zone when in reality there flood map has an offset of about 20m so the whole thing is out. Not going to stock it until next winter in any case now with the risk of getting contaminated during the build and really need all my money to buy blocks /timber instead of a load of nice big Carp (nothing to do with the fact my builders are Polish and quite partial to Carp and Chips
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Not sure if anyone is still interested in this or not but here are some of the latest pictures from the build:
View looking over the pond
Roof trusses almost complete in this photo although the plywood has been going on the past couple of days now in preparation for the zinc roof.
View out from the kitchen
Looking the other way from the same room
The garage and you can see the strengthened floor above made to take the weight of a snooker table. Not sure why as I don't play but seemed like a good idea at the time!!
Things are moving on a pace and the next challenge is going to be getting money from the bank to continue as I need to get it to wind and watertight before they will give me any. Unfortunately the windows are still not ordered yet, that should be sorted today though and then an 8 to 10 week delivery!!
Insulation all arrives today and that is bloody expensive stuff as well.
Still need to choose the UFH system and speak to E36Guy about my lighting design, kitchen needs to be ordered along with all the bathrooms etc, so many choices and decisions to make....
View looking over the pond
Roof trusses almost complete in this photo although the plywood has been going on the past couple of days now in preparation for the zinc roof.
View out from the kitchen
Looking the other way from the same room
The garage and you can see the strengthened floor above made to take the weight of a snooker table. Not sure why as I don't play but seemed like a good idea at the time!!
Things are moving on a pace and the next challenge is going to be getting money from the bank to continue as I need to get it to wind and watertight before they will give me any. Unfortunately the windows are still not ordered yet, that should be sorted today though and then an 8 to 10 week delivery!!
Insulation all arrives today and that is bloody expensive stuff as well.
Still need to choose the UFH system and speak to E36Guy about my lighting design, kitchen needs to be ordered along with all the bathrooms etc, so many choices and decisions to make....
www.u-heat.co.uk for the underfloor heating, excellent to deal with and the best price I could find. Tonker is also using them on his build.
A&A insulation in Wales are great for Celotex seconds if you still need any more.
A&A insulation in Wales are great for Celotex seconds if you still need any more.
I've been fairly useless keeping this up to date.
Build has moved on a bit now, all the insulation is in and internal stud work walls up. At the moment the new sewage treatment plant is being put in and all the drains from the existing house being re-routed into it and separating the foul drainage from the rainwater run off, used to all go through the septic tank which was a bit of a disaster.
Windows have been delayed and will be another 3 or so weeks so arrive at about the same time as the granite. So once that is all fitted I should then be able to get money off the bank and get everything else ordered and sorted out, it is getting there just a little slower than hoped.
I'll try and get some photos up tonight.
Build has moved on a bit now, all the insulation is in and internal stud work walls up. At the moment the new sewage treatment plant is being put in and all the drains from the existing house being re-routed into it and separating the foul drainage from the rainwater run off, used to all go through the septic tank which was a bit of a disaster.
Windows have been delayed and will be another 3 or so weeks so arrive at about the same time as the granite. So once that is all fitted I should then be able to get money off the bank and get everything else ordered and sorted out, it is getting there just a little slower than hoped.
I'll try and get some photos up tonight.
I'm hoping it will all look ok in the end, all the windows will be matched, cedar is going onto the original house to match the cedar cladding on part of the extension and the rest of the extension is harled with granite features and the original house will be re-harled the same, we'll see.
This week new sewage treatment plant is going as can be seen in the bottom of this big hole!!
Lots of trenches and holes to re-route existing drains and separate the rainwater and foul drains which all used to just flow into the septic tank.
Inside the extension all the insulation is installed along with vapour barrier and 50mm battons to act as a service void.
Next jobs are first fix electric and plumbing and then installing the windows and get the outside finished, hopefully all that will be complete within the next 4 to 5 weeks.
Also now ordered our kitchen, its Leicht with Siemens appliances and some renders are below:
This week new sewage treatment plant is going as can be seen in the bottom of this big hole!!
Lots of trenches and holes to re-route existing drains and separate the rainwater and foul drains which all used to just flow into the septic tank.
Inside the extension all the insulation is installed along with vapour barrier and 50mm battons to act as a service void.
Next jobs are first fix electric and plumbing and then installing the windows and get the outside finished, hopefully all that will be complete within the next 4 to 5 weeks.
Also now ordered our kitchen, its Leicht with Siemens appliances and some renders are below:
One for red and one for white!!
First balls up of the build yesterday, builder managed to dig through the mains power cable so a call out last night to Scottish Hydro to fix it, no idea how much that is going to cost the builder.
I was amazed though that they fixed the cable live after they deemed the transformer and fuse was to far away to bother isolating, rather them than me.
First balls up of the build yesterday, builder managed to dig through the mains power cable so a call out last night to Scottish Hydro to fix it, no idea how much that is going to cost the builder.
I was amazed though that they fixed the cable live after they deemed the transformer and fuse was to far away to bother isolating, rather them than me.
cerbfan said:
One for red and one for white!!
First balls up of the build yesterday, builder managed to dig through the mains power cable so a call out last night to Scottish Hydro to fix it, no idea how much that is going to cost the builder.
I was amazed though that they fixed the cable live after they deemed the transformer and fuse was to far away to bother isolating, rather them than me.
First balls up of the build yesterday, builder managed to dig through the mains power cable so a call out last night to Scottish Hydro to fix it, no idea how much that is going to cost the builder.
I was amazed though that they fixed the cable live after they deemed the transformer and fuse was to far away to bother isolating, rather them than me.
to both fixing it live and the cost that will be to the builder!!!!Time for another update.
Windows finally arrived around 3 months late all the way from Austria
Getting them to the extension was a bit nerve wracking
Finally got them inside for the night, each of the 6 biggest triple glazed panes weigh 210Kg each, lifted in by hand
Views from inside now they are in
And upstairs
Outside the blockwork and granite is virtually finished
Apart from the gable end where unfortuantely the 2 granite lintels were wrong so waiting for replacements to come from China.
Roof's arrived though.
And is almost finished
And that's where we are, way behind schedule and unless the bank comes through and gives me a rather chunky overdraft that maybe where it has to stay for the next few months as the money has run dry and the mortgage company have changed there mind on lending me enough money to finish. Will hopefully know in the next week or so.
A couple more shots to finish.
Windows finally arrived around 3 months late all the way from Austria
Getting them to the extension was a bit nerve wracking
Finally got them inside for the night, each of the 6 biggest triple glazed panes weigh 210Kg each, lifted in by hand
Views from inside now they are in
And upstairs
Outside the blockwork and granite is virtually finished
Apart from the gable end where unfortuantely the 2 granite lintels were wrong so waiting for replacements to come from China.
Roof's arrived though.
And is almost finished
And that's where we are, way behind schedule and unless the bank comes through and gives me a rather chunky overdraft that maybe where it has to stay for the next few months as the money has run dry and the mortgage company have changed there mind on lending me enough money to finish. Will hopefully know in the next week or so.
A couple more shots to finish.
Yes it really is and partly caused by a crappy low valuation. Had a valuation done last September by the local surveyor who knows the area well and he valued it off plan at £35K more than the non local surveyor who came last week and has no clue about the area valued it at a year later (these are finished values) plus the market has moved up a lot around here in the last year.
Really don't want to stop but also have rather large tax bills to pay at the end of year and end of Jan so don't want to bankrupt myself in the process, at least its wind and watertight now which was my main concern.
Really don't want to stop but also have rather large tax bills to pay at the end of year and end of Jan so don't want to bankrupt myself in the process, at least its wind and watertight now which was my main concern.
cerbfan said:
Yes it really is and partly caused by a crappy low valuation. Had a valuation done last September by the local surveyor who knows the area well and he valued it off plan at £35K more than the non local surveyor who came last week and has no clue about the area valued it at a year later (these are finished values) plus the market has moved up a lot around here in the last year.
Really don't want to stop but also have rather large tax bills to pay at the end of year and end of Jan so don't want to bankrupt myself in the process, at least its wind and watertight now which was my main concern.
We had the same problem with really low valuation last year too, valued it less than we paid for it 8years previously. Really don't want to stop but also have rather large tax bills to pay at the end of year and end of Jan so don't want to bankrupt myself in the process, at least its wind and watertight now which was my main concern.
We just went ahead and will hopefully have more equity as build progresses, or it won't progress!!
Our house is a bit unique bu the bank had a valuation in an hour!!!
No other properties like ours in our area or anywhere else really
Good luck I'll be watching how it goes.
We are just out the ground and a couple of old walls rebuilt, in 9 weeks!!
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