Would you build a house at the moment

[cattleman123]

Right lets gets folks views on here, got planning everything done...ready to build...footings already in i must add done that last year, question is would you build now or wait 12mths for things to cool off,many are saying its madness to build it now,i must add i dont need the house urgently or anything like that...love to here what you guys think,i am thinking things will cool off and i may get better value but i may be wrong..Thanks

 

[Still Farming]

As long as you can get materials, going to be plenty of labour as everyone be skint and need work possibly.

 

[cattleman123]

As long as you can get materials, going to be plenty of labour as everyone be skint and need work possibly.

Thats my general thinking...12mths is a long time...start next May

 

[bobk]

As long as you can get materials, going to be plenty of labour as everyone be skint and need work possibly.

Ha ha , good builders are always busy . my lad is booking jobs for next year .

 

[spin cycle]

if you've energy i'd say crack on.....none of us know what we/world be doing in a year

 

[Still Farming]

Ha ha , good builders are always busy . my lad is booking jobs for next year .

Ask a busy person and all that too

 

[Still Farming]

Thats my general thinking...12mths is a long time...start next May

Rome wasn't built in a day.
(Still like a building site now mind??)

 

[bobk]

if you've energy i'd say crack on.....none of us know what we/world be doing in a year

Cheapest way to build one is to take your time , wait for deals / bargains etc , but builders don't wait sadly

 

[24/7 farming]

Materials thru the roof here, but all gettable it would seem, hearing of folk having 6-12month waits for builders/roofers to start a job, cousin finishing off a house next door at min and every trade is flat out, them getting labour being the biggest issue. Also heard materials could go another 50% in next 6 months! Hard to know! , we have notion of a small extension but gonna park it for a year or two I think to see how it pans out... (NW of Ireland btw!)

 

[bobk]

Materials thru the roof here, but all gettable it would seem, hearing of folk having 6-12month waits for builders/roofers to start a job, cousin finishing off a house next door at min and every trade is flat out, them getting labour being the biggest issue. Also heard materials could go another 50% in next 6 months! Hard to know! , we have notion of a small extension but gonna park it for a year or two I think to see how it pans out... (NW of Ireland btw!)

When houses are expensive , people extend or renovate , hence busy builders .

 

[Nearly]

Trowel pixies here at the moment.
Spend time sourcing materials for the build but if they turn up don't let them go away.

Nothing is going down in price until the riots start.

 

[Chae1]

I'd wait 12 months.

 

[cattleman123]

I'd wait 12 months.

Tis a gamble...but every bubble pops

 

[Chae1]

Tis a gamble...but every bubble pops

I've been saying this for ages but I think it's bound to. Guess a consideration could be rising interest rates?

 

[bobk]

Tis a gamble...but every bubble pops

Expensive houses = expensive building materials

 

[Courier]

Look into straw bale house buildings - not as daft as it first appears

£67k Straw Bale Self Build

This straw bale and timber frame self build home in Exmoor National Park was built almost entirely by its owners for just £67,000

www.homebuilding.co.uk

 

[Hilly]

If you need it to live in build it , if its just an investment etc wait for the recession .

 

[Werzle]

Right lets gets folks views on here, got planning everything done...ready to build...footings already in i must add done that last year, question is would you build now or wait 12mths for things to cool off,many are saying its madness to build it now,i must add i dont need the house urgently or anything like that...love to here what you guys think,i am thinking things will cool off and i may get better value but i may be wrong..Thanks

Could you get a builder this year if you wanted to crack on?

 

[Nearly]

Our planning permission runs out in 3 months.
We've been waiting 12 months for a builder.
Quote has increased from £200k to £280k.
Funds are sort of organised.
Little choice really.

 

[Case290]

Silly question . Big yes. Get busy.