New Bungalow

[Speedstar]

We have made a start on building a new Bungalow , will post photos as we go on
First we leveled the site which had to be cut down a meter on one side and filled a meter on the other ,we did all this work with our own digger

 

[spin cycle]

looks a nice spot

 

[Speedstar]

looks a nice spot

Has a very nice view from 3 sides of the plot
Thanks

 

[Thick Farmer]

What’s in the sheds below?

 

[Still Farming]

When are you cutting footings

 

[Speedstar]

What’s in the sheds below?

That is the farm yard

 

[Speedstar]

When are you cutting footings

Leveling the hardcore next and putting a drain around it tomorrow
Then make a start on the footings next week

 

[Mur Huwcun]

I take it the footings will all be on the cut side of the site or you’ll need seriously deep footings?

 

[Speedstar]

I take it the footings will all be on the cut side of the site or you’ll need seriously deep footings?

yes the footings are stepped down in to the under dug ground

 

[Forever Fendt]

Traditional build or a timber frame

 

[Still Farming]

yes the footings are stepped down in to the under dug ground

Building control will like that?

 

[Pond digger]

Building control will like that?

Whats wrong with stepped footings? I assume they’ll be dug through to solid ground. Unavoidable on some sites surely?

 

[Speedstar]

Building control will like that?

That is what building control asked us to do
The site is a lot bigger than the house were the house sits there is only 500mm of built-up land on one side

 

[Speedstar]

Traditional build or a timber frame

Timber frame as they are better to build as it is a cross shape with lots of glass and very modern in design all so cost a lot less to heat and run , but building cost there was nothing in it

 

[som farmer]

when we dug footings on ours, we had to dig out bank, for the site, f'ing neighbours, then down 1 meter, so as we had to remove 3 m bank, 1 meter footings, we hit 1 stone, was surprised we only had to go 1 meter footings. Ours was timber framed, would recommend that every time, easy working for electricians and plumbers. 1 good tip are builder asked for, as we were using our own stone, leave 9 inches for stone cladding, he said, and did, lay that width of nat stone quicker than 6 inch width.

 

[Still Farming]

That is what building control asked us to do
The site is a lot bigger than the house were the house sits there is only 500mm of built-up land on one side

Depends how deep you got to go to get rock.

 

[Landrover]

Timber frame as they are better to build as it is a cross shape with lots of glass and very modern in design all so cost a lot less to heat and run , but building cost there was nothing in it

Who's doing your timber frame ? Fleming's at Duns ? Quite easy to do yourself if you get the panel drawings done ! Fleming's are a first class firm tho !

 

[som farmer]

Who's doing your timber frame ? Fleming's at Duns ? Quite easy to do yourself if you get the panel drawings done ! Fleming's are a first class firm tho !

having paid for a timber frame, it's quite simple to do another, 8 x 4 sheets !

 

[Lincsman]

Building control will like that?

Very commonly done, I dug some on a steep bank that took 5x 1 foot steps from front to back, The house had a patio at the back 10 Foot higher than the ground level!

Tricky bit is concreting the step, needs enough at the step to keep the strength and not too runny as it will go under the board downhill.

 

[Still Farming]

Very commonly done, I dug some on a steep bank that took 5x 1 foot steps from front to back, The house had a patio at the back 10 Foot higher than the ground level!

Tricky bit is concreting the step, needs enough at the step to keep the strength and not too runny as it will go under the board downhill.

Yes all depends what building officer is happy with.