New build family home

[KB6930]

So after 2 yrs after starting to think about building our new home and trying 4 sites I finally got to start levelling our site out this week.

The hole is 22m long x 12m wide

That's as much as I can get done just now I'll need to get back to farm work till the builder hopefully comes in April to get the founds in

 

[KB6930]

So after doing nowt for a few weeks the builder wanted to get started 2 weeks early after being held up on another job so I wasn't going to say no .

2 weeks later we're getting there. Picking up the timber frame tomorrow but it'll be mid may before it's going up .

 

[Steevo]

Looking good! Nice to see a different sort of build.

Please keep us posted.

 

[KB6930]

Looking good! Nice to see a different sort of build.

Please keep us posted.

It's a fairly typical build for these parts we've got a timber frame company in town.

It's been a heap of hassle so far I'm still at the stage of wishing I'd never started !!!

 

[Steevo]

It's a fairly typical build for these parts we've got a timber frame company in town.

It's been a heap of hassle so far I'm still at the stage of wishing I'd never started !!!

Much as I love a good shed build thread on here, a house is a welcome shake up. Is the timber frame pre-insulated?

No building project goes with a hitch or two that’s for sure....wishing you the best of luck and speedy progress from now on. Right time of year weatherwise to be building at least.

 

[KB6930]

Yeah the insulation is in the frame already.

We're desperate for rain but I've been quite happy with dry dusty conditions on site for work to get done

 

[quattro]

It's a fairly typical build for these parts we've got a timber frame company in town.

It's been a heap of hassle so far I'm still at the stage of wishing I'd never started !!!

It will be worth it in the long run

 

[KB6930]

It will be worth it in the long run

I'm hoping so . It's been a long slog with paperwork so far . At least this is proper work that you can see things actually happening now

 

[quattro]

I'm hoping so . It's been a long slog with paperwork so far . At least this is proper work that you can see things actually happening now

I know sil and daughter recently did a new build and it seems to take ages and lots of hassle before you even remove a sod of grass

 

[KB6930]

I know sil and daughter recently did a new build and it seems to take ages and lots of hassle before you even remove a sod of grass

Yeah and being used to the farm ways of just getting on with it isn't easy.

 

[bobajob]

Don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't look a huge big house..
Or is that just the stage it's at, once the walls are up it will look different

 

[KB6930]

Yeah at the moment we're thinking it's too small . It's 230m2 ish so should be fine

 

[PSQ]

So after doing nowt for a few weeks the builder wanted to get started 2 weeks early after being held up on another job so I wasn't going to say no .

2 weeks later we're getting there. Picking up the timber frame tomorrow but it'll be mid may before it's going up .

I spy with my little eye, the old golf factory?
Wee Stevie, or Panda?

 

[KB6930]

I spy with my little eye, the old golf factory?
Wee Stevie, or Panda?

Might've been before my time? It's always been the engineers in there as far back as I remember.

Neither 2 brother's from chirnside they're bloody grafters they just get on with it when they're here

 

[Dave6170]

I'm hoping so . It's been a long slog with paperwork so far . At least this is proper work that you can see things actually happening now

Worst bit is handing all the money out for bits of paper!
We are 4 years in our new build now, it was a lot of hassle but the best thing we ever did.

 

[Dave6170]

Don't take this the wrong way, but it doesn't look a huge big house..
Or is that just the stage it's at, once the walls are up it will look different

Always look small at the foundation stage.

 

[KB6930]

Always look small at the foundation stage.

I'm hoping it's a grower not a show'r

 

[Courier]

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It's been a heap of hassle so far I'm still at the stage of wishing I'd never started !!!

That's quite normal.......

 

[Courier]

Yeah at the moment we're thinking it's too small . It's 230m2 ish so should be fine

Always look small whilst building......

 

[PSQ]

Might've been before my time? It's always been the engineers in there as far back as I remember.

Nice area, and a short school run in the mornings!