Two Storey House Extension
Discussion
alock said:
monthefish said:
p.s. Any chance you could PM me the rough costs (even to the nearest £5k) of just the building work as I'm considering something very similar (don't need to know kitchen/bathroom/finishing costs - can doo all of that myself)
Thanks in advance!
Email sentThanks in advance!
whirlybird said:
I,d get hold of Dominic Littlewood !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YeeeeeHaaaaaa
TBF that whole lot is being taken out (300 tonnes) and being rebuilt as due to different levels it needs done!! Lol!YeeeeeHaaaaaa
Engineer and building control out today and they seem happy with it!
I've stuck a thread up. The roof is being replaced at that bit so it's no problem really!!
It does look cowboy ish at the moment though!!
shambolic said:
TBF that whole lot is being taken out (300 tonnes) and being rebuilt as due to different levels it needs done!! Lol!
Engineer and building control out today and they seem happy with it!
I've stuck a thread up. The roof is being replaced at that bit so it's no problem really!!
It does look cowboy ish at the moment though!!
Cant wait to get into my new place, looking forwards to a skip on the drive and a cement mixer in the living room, and start bashing walls down and making rubble !!!!Engineer and building control out today and they seem happy with it!
I've stuck a thread up. The roof is being replaced at that bit so it's no problem really!!
It does look cowboy ish at the moment though!!
seriously though I plan a nice modern looking family home with zones for my son, wife, vintage car, games room,chickens in the garden, and cooking on the log burner,
sad isn't it !!!!!
Bathroom
New family bathroom (previously the smallest bedroom) is taking shape.
New plumbing under floor
Soil pipe and wall to hide shower plumbing plastered
Shower cubicle tiled, floor tiling in but need grouting.
Plumbing second fit over next couple of days. Must remember to order frosted glass panel for window!
Dicky Knee said:
Why not put a frosted film on the existing glass? And save the cost and aggro of getting a new DG unit.
+1. We used this http://www.brume.co.uk/product/33/silver-etch/plai... and can recommend it. Dead easy to install too.rednotdead said:
Dicky Knee said:
Why not put a frosted film on the existing glass? And save the cost and aggro of getting a new DG unit.
+1. We used this http://www.brume.co.uk/product/33/silver-etch/plai... and can recommend it. Dead easy to install too.There are 3 panes in the window with rough sizes 1006x1024, 495x633 & 495x206. That's £54 of film at that site. Our builder can source 3 brand new sealed units for £150. We decided that for the sake of an extra £100 on a several thousand pound bathroom it was worth doing it properly.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
It's all looking good. You must be very pleased.
Pleased is one word for it.... Stressed is another. Biggest disruption is still to come unfortunately when they put in the new pressurised hot water system. Most of the stress will go once that's over, hopefully in about a week.alock said:
We looked at film and someone even suggested sand-blasting!
There are 3 panes in the window with rough sizes 1006x1024, 495x633 & 495x206. That's £54 of film at that site. Our builder can source 3 brand new sealed units for £150. We decided that for the sake of an extra £100 on a several thousand pound bathroom it was worth doing it properly.
Now you've given the dimensions I'd tend to agree. We had one pane only and the unit was fine so took the easy way.There are 3 panes in the window with rough sizes 1006x1024, 495x633 & 495x206. That's £54 of film at that site. Our builder can source 3 brand new sealed units for £150. We decided that for the sake of an extra £100 on a several thousand pound bathroom it was worth doing it properly.
mildmannered said:
At first glance, I didn't like the small cut tile at the bottom edge around the shower tray, but after closer scrutiny, it looks like the splash back behind the basin ties in. Very nice! [/minor OCD]
The pictures don't show the tiling over the bath. The top of the bath defines the center line for the grout joints. Luckily the worktop and top of bath were exactly one tile difference. The downside was the cut tile at the bottom of the shower cubicle.Foundations
Time for an update. In mid December they started knocking down the garage.
The weather has been appalling this winter so it's been slow progress. They decided to leave the original flat roof in place as long as possible to provide shelter while they worked underneath. Our boiler and fuse box are in the area being demolished so they were wrapped in heavy plastic. So far no problems. It's been quite a good plan because our builders have been on site when other builders haven't bothered. A few nights with 80mph winds were a worry though.
The house is a mess because we've emptied the garage into the shed which is now packed full. The utility stuff is in a pile in the corner of the kitchen and the loft has been emptied into the lounge.
By the first week in January it looked like this. Foundations dug and waiting for the building inspector.
The one thing I never planned for was that when they removed the original porch front door, we lost our letter box. After three days of soggy post I knocked up a wall mounted post box out of the scrap wood.
We've also been more aware of drainage issue on the drive (since it slopes downwards towards the garage) so have modified the drainage to include a full width gutter across the front of the garage and front door.
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