Grand Designs

[Bonefish Blues]

PositronicRay said:

bazza white said:

Pain free so far apart from the break up. I wonder if she'll come crawling back.

He seem besotted, I doubt she'd have to crawl. She'd probably want a toilet door though.

I think that's more over than a thing that's very over, tbh.

Edited by Bonefish Blues on Friday 12th April 09:42

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Evanivitch said:

Are floating stairs... Legal?

Our house wouldn't pass building control without hand rails

[gareth h]

Evanivitch said:

Are floating stairs... Legal?

House for life? I was wondering how the stair gate would fit!

[number2]

gareth h said:

Evanivitch said:

Are floating stairs... Legal?

House for life? I was wondering how the stair gate would fit!

The amount they flexed when Kevin walked up them was quite disconcerting .

[Saleen836]

Doofus said:

I was impressed by the Matt Lucas lookalike. Some of his rivets were a bit wonky, but nothing seemed to daunt him.

Not like most QSs I know....

He and his partner did very well to save enough money for a deposit, paying out best part of £2k a month in rent/council tax and utilities alone before anything else would I imagine wipe out at least one monthly salary

[Evanivitch]

number2 said:

gareth h said:

Evanivitch said:

Are floating stairs... Legal?

House for life? I was wondering how the stair gate would fit!

The amount they flexed when Kevin walked up them was quite disconcerting .

Flex isn't such a bad thing if that's what you want and fatigue life and fixing of materials is good.

But I was always of the impression that hand rails and balustrade or vertical spindles were a legal requirement.

[Laurel Green]

Have just turned on after missing the first ten minutes - this chap doesn't have a clue when it comes to 'building tolerances.' Has a lot to learn.

[bazza white]

Way smaller budget this week, i hope they get build close to their planned budget.


Single build this week though.

[anonymous-user]

Laurel Green said:

Have just turned on after missing the first ten minutes - this chap doesn't have a clue when it comes to 'building tolerances.' Has a lot to learn.

He’s a human rights lawyer so that’s not unexpected

[Bonefish Blues]

Sixty Grand. Not a chance.

[Laurel Green]

If this chap is wondering where his ear-buds are, they are wrapped around the hoover brush.

[Laurel Green]

Bonefish Blues said:

Sixty Grand. Not a chance.

The green tech must come to half of that.

[Sheepshanks]

Laurel Green said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Sixty Grand. Not a chance.

The green tech must come to half of that.

He said they were at £90K some time ago.

They should have got some of thise Homes under the Hammer contractors in - could have built it in 4wks for £5K

[anonymous-user]

Laurel Green said:

Bonefish Blues said:

Sixty Grand. Not a chance.

The green tech must come to half of that.

£160k more likely.

[Bonefish Blues]

And so it proved.

Bank of parents stepped in.

But overall, I liked it, good effort, nice materials.

[AJLintern]

They didn't seem to have a very accurate figure for the build cost - £100-200k plus plot. Probably closer to £200k given that it wasn't quite finished yet. You'd think with them both being lawyers they could afford to pay for some help to get it done sooner!
I like the hempcrete concept - I was going to use it for the house I was hoping to build 6 years ago... but planning permission wasn't forthcoming

[Wish]

Another wonky thrown up mess that they will never be able to sell.
I like the ideal of streets building their own homes, but in reality they just don’t work.

[Bonefish Blues]

Wish said:

Another wonky thrown up mess that they will never be able to sell.
I like the ideal of streets building their own homes, but in reality they just don’t work.

2 kids one bedroom is an issue, for sure - although they could convert the study I guess.

[The Don of Croy]

Annoying ecomentalists.

Flavour of the month, so no problem.

Question, why could they not form the hemp compound into blocks or panels and then install them?

[anonymous-user]

The Don of Croy said:

Annoying ecomentalists.

Flavour of the month, so no problem.

Question, why could they not form the hemp compound into blocks or panels and then install them?

My guess would be time and/or money.

He tried to spend as little as possible so the £2k tractor fit the bill to make the hempcrete. I’d guess that blocks, if possible, would involve lots more equipment and probably some form of manufacturing away from site. Then there’s the laying of them.