Barn conversions £/ft

[suffolksmallholder]

Ok. Exterior and interior. Inside is when I was recuperating from having a replacement titanium knee hence the bed. Exterior today.
Timber trusses are from Naaaarfik milled by a local mill and put together in 'my' style with my portable chain morticer and little Skil circular saw to do the tenons. Depth cut then chisel and afterwards plane with a rabbet. Puuuurfect fit. Assemble & then crane into place using daughter aged 11 to direct. I had a 'special' nose crane made for the TB 175 which enabled me to lift them into place.

Brickwork is a mixture of Monks bond and Flemish bond. White mortar to match the lime mortar and I hate grey mortar except in block-work.

@teslacoils Drawing board in view + drawings on the wall to refer to. 1:20 for the detailed ones.
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[bobk]

Ok. Exterior and interior. Inside is when I was recuperating from having a replacement titanium knee hence the bed. Exterior today.
Timber trusses are from Naaaarfik milled by a local mill and put together in 'my' style with my portable chain morticer and little Skil circular saw to do the tenons. Depth cut then chisel and afterwards plane with a rabbet. Puuuurfect fit. Assemble & then crane into place using daughter aged 11 to direct. I had a 'special' nose crane made for the TB 175 which enabled me to lift them into place.

@teslacoils Drawing board in view + drawings on the wall to refer to. 1:20 for the detailed ones.
SS

Tin sheets same here

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Tin sheets same here

The house will be black pan tiles. I love the tin sheets, I love the faint noise they make when it rains. I did not want to overshadow the house but if someone in the future wants to fit tiles the infrastructure is there underneath to do just that. 'Tis only batten spacing.
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[bobk]

The house will be black pan tiles. I love the tin sheets, I love the faint noise they make when it rains. I did not want to overshadow the house but if someone in the future wants to fit tiles the infrastructure is there underneath to do just that. 'Tis only batten spacing.
SS

I think they look good , and a doddle to fix .

 

[Still Farming]

100mm of insulation costs more than 100mm of concrete!
I'm upping the ante now and going for 120mm in phase 3.
SS

Thought regs. were 150 mm anyhow?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Why don’t you work backwards?

What’s it worth to rent out? Not sure on your rentals but down here 1400 ft2 of office would be worth £20-25k per annum in the ideal spot. Where in Lincs are you roughly? Look at a few compatibles and see what is achievable?

If you want 10% return then you have £200k to tinker with, I’d say it’s doable if you find the right team.

 

[bobk]

Thought regs. were 150 mm anyhow?

100 in the floor , 125mm in the roof

 

[Still Farming]

100 in the floor , 125mm in the roof

Think changed

 

[bobk]

Think changed

Has it , what a joke . you can barely breathe in here , door's always open

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Think changed

100mm in floor is current.
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[Smith31]

100mm in floor is current.
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Using Kingspan Kooltherm you can get away with less, but is more expensive however saves digging out as deep to accommodate 100mm

 

[Lexion1000]

I believe, although not sure, that the vat is reclaimable on conversion to offices and holiday lets.

What’s demand like for offices in your area? I think covid will have a big impact longterm on how people work and I would bet demand for offices will drop. Just my 2p.

 

[br jones]

The amount of insulation is dependant on other variables, ie what construction ,what heating ,how big are the windows etca new build just done 90 in floors, 120 walls ( timber frame ) and 300mm of iso in roof

 

[teslacoils]

What’s demand like for offices in your area? I think covid will have a big impact longterm on how people work and I would bet demand for offices will drop. Just my 2p.

This is also on my mind.

 

[johnb5555]

If you convert to offices would you be liable for business rates when empty

 

[teslacoils]

If you convert to offices would you be liable for business rates when empty

Would be careful to keep the rateable value pretty low to start.

 

[Lincsman]

Converting generally costs more than new build, you dont really need it, run it through a crusher and use for the sub base of a big shed.

PS, if there is the slightest risk it could get listed, go out now with the teleporter and push it over.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Converting generally costs more than new build, you dont really need it, run it through a crusher and use for the sub base of a big shed.

PS, if there is the slightest risk it could get listed, go out now with the teleporter and push it over.

Can't believe you say that. Could be worth something for his kids to live in. Could be worth £350k in a few years

 

[Doing it for the kids]

If you convert to offices would you be liable for business rates when empty

It would be too small to get rates on it at the moment....

I agree though, I’d not push it over, my family did this many years ago to a lot of buildings. They did what they thought was right at the time but it’s easier to knock em down then build them up

 

[teslacoils]

I think economically it won't work for what we want. I'll shore up the roof, and will spend a little dosh making adjustments that might be more useful in the future.