New Bungalow

[Speedstar]

Was nice to see the joiners back at work this week working on the house.

With most other trades men back on monday & ours being a nice open air side things should move on a lot in the next few weeks

 

[Speedstar]

Things have moved on a good bit this week with all the roof work timber finished & most of the windows in now & a few more slates on .

 

[Speedstar]

We have had a good week this week , slates are all on & finished, Bricks starting to go around the out side, & insulation going in, on the inside as well.

 

[bobk]

We have had a good week this week , slates are all on & finished, Bricks starting to go around the out side, & insulation going in, on the inside as well.

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Now the expense starts ...

 

[Water Wheel]

What are the 2 hats on top of the roof?
Looks a fantastic house.

 

[Speedstar]

What are the 2 hats on top of the roof?
Looks a fantastic house.

They are for the sun tunnels which will give extra light in to the hall way in the house

 

[mar]

Things have moved on a good bit this week with all the roof work timber finished & most of the windows in now & a few more slates on .View attachment 892093View attachment 892094View attachment 892098View attachment 892099View attachment 892102

In the first photo there is a gap left in the timber sheeting on the roof, what's it for?

 

[gloria1]

Hi it looks very good.Is it too rude to ask approximately how much the house has cost,excluding the land,as I am thinking of building something similar.

 

[Speedstar]

In the first photo there is a gap left in the timber sheeting on the roof, what's it for?

It is for there feet ,All filled in before the paper and slate when on

 

[Speedstar]

Hi it looks very good.Is it too rude to ask approximately how much the house has cost,excluding the land,as I am thinking of building something similar.

To build a bungalow like that about £1000 to £1500 per square meter plus putting in the Services a story and a half would have been cheaper ,more like £900 per square meter
But it all depends wether you are building a house or a home

 

[d williams]

Hi it looks very good.Is it too rude to ask approximately how much the house has cost,excluding the land,as I am thinking of building something similar.

There’s some very good magazines that my brother had when building his house with all prices per sq ft or mt depending on spec you want

 

[bobk]

There’s some very good magazines that my brother had when building his house with all prices per sq ft or mt depending on spec you want

Price /m takes the pain out of the final total , @Speedstar s house looks 300k to me , might be more. price of a decent tractor ...

 

[Speedstar]

Price /m takes the pain out of the final total , @Speedstar s house looks 300k to me , might be more. price of a decent tractor ...

Will cost less than 300K finished , but i had a guy wanting to buy it thought it would be a 400k house

 

[simon-0116]

Things have moved on a good bit this week with all the roof work timber finished & most of the windows in now & a few more slates on .View attachment 892093View attachment 892094View attachment 892098View attachment 892099View attachment 892102

How come roof is solid / boarded.
Normally felt and latts then slate.

Is it to do with type of construction or lots of snow / wind.

 

[Speedstar]

How come roof is solid / boarded.
Normally felt and latts then slate.

Is it to do with type of construction or lots of snow / wind.

Think its a bit of a Scottish tradition its called "Sarking" over the border,
many many old buildings in Scotland have it,as Pennine Ploughing said a few pages back, most roofs in Scotland are like this , yes it will be stronger & warmer as well

 

[spanners and hammers]

popular in europe as well our scanhus kit house 30 yrs ag0 had it , they also put a polythene layer on top of roof trusses then the plasterboard ceiling was nail to the underside leaving a air gap ,, and yes it certainly keeps warm and toastie ,,, yours is looking great

 

[jamesy]

How come roof is solid / boarded.
Normally felt and latts then slate.

Is it to do with type of construction or lots of snow / wind.

That’s just how it’s done in Scotland, it’ll help keep draughts out

 

[Bobthebuilder]

when's the hoose warming parrrrrty ???????

 

[Speedstar]

Things are moving on a nice with the new house , joiners are working away inside, plumbers & under floor heating men doing there first fix & the builders have started to block in the outside walls .

 

[spanners and hammers]

dare i say it " in for xmas"