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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #1

I will be looking to buy a house in the next year or so in the Lincolnshire area. I am considering building my own house as I find so many houses that are listed 4 bedrooms are really 3 plus a cupboard and that cupboard room ruins the size of the other 3 rooms. Being 6 foot 6, this is something I really notice!

So first thing first, I will be looking for a site in rural Lincolnshire.

Secondly and I know this is a "how long is a piece of string" question, how much would it cost to build a good sized 3-4 bedroom detached house from scratch?

Cheers

 

Donkey Oaty

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Sep 17, 2014

• #2

150k?

 

Kidds

Member

Horticulture

Location

Near Beeston Castle

• Sep 17, 2014

• #3

http://www.jewson.co.uk/working-wit...y-planning/calculators/build-cost-calculator/

 

JNP

Member

Location

Herefordshire

• Sep 17, 2014

• #4

@Clive will be able to tell you. I'm sure he built his own.

I think the answer will be as much as you can afford.

 

Cowcalf

Member

Location

North of Scotland

• Sep 17, 2014

• #5

800-1000 gbp per sq metre for 1.5 storey average quality house, slightly less for 2 storey
Ie 160 sq metres region of 160k plus site cost. thats done by a builder, self build would be cheaper

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #6

Thanks for the replies so far! very useful info.

I suppose the next quesion would be, does anyone know how much a site in rural Lincolnshire would cost? Maybe it would be better to buy a small parcel of land and get agricultural planning for the house?

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Sep 17, 2014

• #7

PDRD said:

@Clive will be able to tell you. I'm sure he built his own.

I think the answer will be as much as you can afford.

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It really is a case if how long is a piece of string - honestly you can spend as much as you can imagine (and then more !)

Whatever you think / budget if you double that you will be about right

Same for time, takes much longer than you think especially all the planning and design etc

Good luck ! I'm doing it all again in 12 months time despite saying never again !!!

 

S J H

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Bedfordshire

• Sep 17, 2014

• #8

Steakeater said:

I will be looking to buy a house in the next year or so in the Lincolnshire area. I am considering building my own house as I find so many houses that are listed 4 bedrooms are really 3 plus a cupboard and that cupboard room ruins the size of the other 3 rooms. Being 6 foot 6, this is something I really notice!

So first thing first, I will be looking for a site in rural Lincolnshire.

Secondly and I know this is a "how long is a piece of string" question, how much would it cost to build a good sized 3-4 bedroom detached house from scratch?

Cheers

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A friend got his watertight for £84k, so i suppose you can keep spending after that.

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #9

S J H said:

A friend got his watertight for £84k, so i suppose you can keep spending after that.

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What type of house / size did he build?

 

S J H

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

Bedfordshire

• Sep 17, 2014

• #10

Steakeater said:

What type of house / size did he build?

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4 bed, duke of Bedford style so it must be nice, I still haven't seen it.

He's on pure gravel, so that must have saved a fair whack footings.

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #11

Clive said:

It really is a case if how long is a piece of string - honestly you can spend as much as you can imagine (and then more !)

Whatever you think / budget if you double that you will be about right

Same for time, takes much longer than you think especially all the planning and design etc

Good luck ! I'm doing it all again in 12 months time despite saying never again !!!

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You outgrown your house already??

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Sep 17, 2014

• #12

Steakeater said:

You outgrown your house already??

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No just have an opportunity to do something even better with better location and sell my current place hopefully at a tidy profit. Still arguing with planners at the moment though so will be a while before it happens

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #13

Clive said:

No just have an opportunity to do something even better with better location and sell my current place hopefully at a tidy profit. Still arguing with planners at the moment though so will be a while before it happens

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Did you get a builder to do the whole lot or did you self-manage?

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Sep 17, 2014

• #14

Steakeater said:

Did you get a builder to do the whole lot or did you self-manage?

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Self managed this one it's not easy though and on a big project like mine I might have saved money paying a independent project manager possibly

Fix as many costs before you start as possible, once you start they have your balls in their hands !

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Sep 17, 2014

• #15

S J H said:

A friend got his watertight for £84k, so i suppose you can keep spending after that.

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Not sure about England but in Scotland you can only claim Vat back on first build not extensions etc, so make the first build as big as possible.

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Sep 17, 2014

• #16

Chae1 said:

Not sure about England but in Scotland you can only claim Vat back on first build not extensions etc, so make the first build as big as possible.

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Same in UK

Also do as much 'built in ' stuff as possible, furniture, av etc as a lot of it can be part of your vat claim

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #17

Clive said:

Same in UK

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Lol

 

Clive

Staff Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Lichfield

• Sep 17, 2014

• #18

Best advice would be to buy a kit house that's been built before - it will be known cost and you will save architect, QS, structural surveyors etc and be able to get a fixed build cost to the £

You also get to see the finished item before you build it, you get a lot more for your money

Grand design show at NEC soon, worth a trip

 

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Baling Hay

Member

• Sep 17, 2014

• #19

Clive said:

Best advice would be to buy a kit house that's been built before - it will be known cost and you will save architect, QS, structural surveyors etc and be able to get a fixed build cost to the £

You also get to see the finished item before you build it, you get a lot more for your money

Grand design show at NEC soon, worth a trip

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Very good advice potentially, this will be the first home I will ever own so don't want it to become too expensive!

 

chaffcutter

Moderator

Arable Farmer

Location

S. Staffs

• Sep 17, 2014

• #20

Some friends of ours did this, built a kit type house to replace a horrible old cottage that passed for their farmhouse for years. I've always thought that it was a good move, nice big bungalow on a sensible budget, they have been very pleased with it. It's timber clad and all the more attractive for that.