Here's my refurb thread
Discussion
So, everything has been a bit quiet lately as I've been trying to decide what to do with the house, whether I extend, or move etc. With property prices here (high!) and solicitors fees etc I've decided against moving as I really like the area I'm in. Here's how it stands at the moment, roof re-tiling and lindab steel guttering were the last jobs.
Here's what I'm planning. I'm a structural cad monkey to trade (oil rigs rather than houses!) so knocked up a proposal to show the wife which she likes.
This will gain me a large garage, toy room/snug behind it, extra (very) large bedroom upstairs above garage, large bathroom to replace the tiny shower room and the landing will be made bigger to make the new room shapes less awkward. The new roof will have a 4m flat section in the middle which you'll never see due to the house position from the road.
A few other internal mods like steel beams to remove some walls and bi-folds at the rear of the house. Just about to start looking for a technician to take it on and hoping to build in spring, with a re-render and new driveway it should look fresh!
Here's what I'm planning. I'm a structural cad monkey to trade (oil rigs rather than houses!) so knocked up a proposal to show the wife which she likes.
This will gain me a large garage, toy room/snug behind it, extra (very) large bedroom upstairs above garage, large bathroom to replace the tiny shower room and the landing will be made bigger to make the new room shapes less awkward. The new roof will have a 4m flat section in the middle which you'll never see due to the house position from the road.
A few other internal mods like steel beams to remove some walls and bi-folds at the rear of the house. Just about to start looking for a technician to take it on and hoping to build in spring, with a re-render and new driveway it should look fresh!
Hello mate, love the refurb blog, doing very similar things myself right now with a similar house but uglier. Would you happen to know roughly what retiling the roof costs just ballpark I literally have no idea and it's something I want to do next year. If it's 30k then I won't bother but half that and it should be worth it...
Thanks,
Matt
Thanks,
Matt
Plans finalised before they go off to get permission (hopefully)
Can only get the extra space to work nicely with a flat roof section, if we can't get this through planning I'm going to remove/forget the upstairs extension as I can get it done under permitted development i.e. no planning needed. Garage not as long as wanted originally but have had to compromise with the missus for a bit more internal space. Its still big enough to fit a Q7 in though! Will need to get a decent shed to get the mower etc out of it.
Can only get the extra space to work nicely with a flat roof section, if we can't get this through planning I'm going to remove/forget the upstairs extension as I can get it done under permitted development i.e. no planning needed. Garage not as long as wanted originally but have had to compromise with the missus for a bit more internal space. Its still big enough to fit a Q7 in though! Will need to get a decent shed to get the mower etc out of it.
If it were me, I'd try to do something in red cedar on the extension, even if it's just the garage door. The extension looks a bit 'non-integrated' at the moment to my eyes, and either doing something 'woody' to the garage doors, or perhaps the dormer would help join the two bits up.
Nice house though
Nice house though
dxg said:
Just hope it does't then start to move, like mine has. With no survey done prior. Interesting conversations to come with the insurer. How can I prove that there was no movement when I bought it?
If I knew then what I know now...
A basic survey is part of the home report and my background/job is in Structural design so I was pretty happy I'd picked up on any potential issues.If I knew then what I know now...
I feel for you though, not a nice situation and extremely difficult to prove who's in the wrong!
GP335i said:
dxg said:
Just hope it does't then start to move, like mine has. With no survey done prior. Interesting conversations to come with the insurer. How can I prove that there was no movement when I bought it?
If I knew then what I know now...
A basic survey is part of the home report and my background/job is in Structural design so I was pretty happy I'd picked up on any potential issues.If I knew then what I know now...
I feel for you though, not a nice situation and extremely difficult to prove who's in the wrong!
Anyway - your project looks good. Love the prospect of a garage big enough for an SUV. Are you making the door wider, too, so that people don't notice its height?
GP335i said:
Planning permission PASSED.
Not sure when I'll get the building warrant drawings done, oil and gas work is taking a big hit just now
Just read the thread, great work!Not sure when I'll get the building warrant drawings done, oil and gas work is taking a big hit just now
Re O&G I'd say what is going on will be a 12 mth wonder and might in the longer term deter government from assuming that any tax raid on NS oil is water off a ducks back.
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