The house that MF built

[Bunk]

I think Scrag can recommend a builder for you MF

[MarillionFan]

Week 1 - Groundworks & Drainage

Builders arrived on site posted letters around the local houses & Monday and proceeded to clear it. Couple of concerned neighbours straight over to ask what they're doing and tell them who owns what. All easily placated.

Diggers in to clear the surface area and expose the foul sewers. Bricks delivered.
Lots of back and forth between the builders & myself trying to get a building inspector out.

Tuesday - Building inspector out. Previous footings are not deep enough and have broken the manhole. You need to fix that and you can't build over that sewer without dispensation from the water board to say who owns it, you'll have to stop and get that. Possible 4 week delay. Few quick phone calls back and forth to the inspector & his admin team, previous dispensation letter provided proving my ownership. Inspector passes, were off.
Builders ask for some more money to move the meter. I say that should be included, they say not.

Wednesday. NHBC out for warranty. They agree & pass but add stipulation that an independent party wall is required. Builders tap me for some more money £1000, but agree the previous day request was included. All agreed & we're off!

Thursday & tomorrow. Footings dug back out and working on foul sewers & surface water.

Estimated Cost £70000 / Limit before I cry £80000
Weeks additional costs £1000
NHBC Costs £1395
Total Cost to Date = £72395

[Old Greg]

Week 1 - Groundworks & Drainage

Builders arrived on site posted letters around the local houses & Monday and proceeded to clear it. Couple of concerned neighbours straight over to ask what they're doing and tell them who owns what. All easily placated.

Diggers in to clear the surface area and expose the foul sewers. Bricks delivered.
Lots of back and forth between the builders & myself trying to get a building inspector out.

Tuesday - Building inspector out. Previous footings are not deep enough and have broken the manhole. You need to fix that and you can't build over that sewer without dispensation from the water board to say who owns it, you'll have to stop and get that. Possible 4 week delay. Few quick phone calls back and forth to the inspector & his admin team, previous dispensation letter provided proving my ownership. Inspector passes, were off.
Builders ask for some more money to move the meter. I say that should be included, they say not.

Wednesday. NHBC out for warranty. They agree & pass but add stipulation that an independent party wall is required. Builders tap me for some more money £1000, but agree the previous day request was included. All agreed & we're off!

Thursday & tomorrow. Footings dug back out and working on foul sewers & surface water.

Estimated Cost £70000 / Limit before I cry £80000
Weeks additional costs £1000
NHBC Costs £1395
Total Cost to Date = £72395

It's all going a bit suity.

[Troll]

Week 1 - Groundworks & Drainage

Builders arrived on site posted letters around the local houses & Monday and proceeded to clear it. Couple of concerned neighbours straight over to ask what they're doing and tell them who owns what. All easily placated.

Diggers in to clear the surface area and expose the foul sewers. Bricks delivered.
Lots of back and forth between the builders & myself trying to get a building inspector out.

Tuesday - Building inspector out. Previous footings are not deep enough and have broken the manhole. You need to fix that and you can't build over that sewer without dispensation from the water board to say who owns it, you'll have to stop and get that. Possible 4 week delay. Few quick phone calls back and forth to the inspector & his admin team, previous dispensation letter provided proving my ownership. Inspector passes, were off.
Builders ask for some more money to move the meter. I say that should be included, they say not.

Wednesday. NHBC out for warranty. They agree & pass but add stipulation that an independent party wall is required. Builders tap me for some more money £1000, but agree the previous day request was included. All agreed & we're off!

Thursday & tomorrow. Footings dug back out and working on foul sewers & surface water.

Estimated Cost £70000 / Limit before I cry £80000
Weeks additional costs £1000
NHBC Costs £1395
Total Cost to Date = £72395

Any work needed to get access to the highway?

[vetran]

Wednesday. NHBC out for warranty. They agree & pass but add stipulation that an independent party wall is required. Builders tap me for some more money £1000,

why Independent wall needed?

[Halo Jones]

MF: Thanks for update – its interesting to see it from the other point of view
Can I ask: how did you get to your budget?

why Independent wall needed?

Depending on its location / age it will likely be a fire / acoustic requirement

[BrilloPad]

Previous footings are not deep enough and have broken the manhole.

Have you put on that much weight?

[MarillionFan]

Week 1 - Groundworks & Drainage - End of Week

All inspections completed. Old footings by previous guy dug out taking an extra day, as he'd not gone deep enough, broken the manhole & also concreted in the electric cables. Digger cut the cables causing a short.

Then for the existing property which has a budget of £7000 for updating & new heating system, not included below an additional cost for tank and copper cylinder as they;re missing from the house because it's oil. Extra cost £1095

A quick discussion with the builder about extra costs, indicated a possible charge for a portaloo of £400 for the following week as the tenant had stayed and now they cannot use the loo. Have discussed that some fees should be included, so expect some to come back off.

Total Cost to Date = £72395
Additional costs
£150 to remove old footings
£100 to unwire & remove shed (news to me)
£150 to repair damaged manhole
£1095 for the boiler on the other house(going on this budget)
£480 fees for building inspectors (not included)

New Total Cost to Date £74370

[Old Hack]

Week 1 - Groundworks & Drainage - End of Week

All inspections completed. Old footings by previous guy dug out taking an extra day, as he'd not gone deep enough, broken the manhole & also concreted in the electric cables. Digger cut the cables causing a short.

Then for the existing property which has a budget of £7000 for updating & new heating system, not included below an additional cost for tank and copper cylinder as they;re missing from the house because it's oil. Extra cost £1095

A quick discussion with the builder about extra costs, indicated a possible charge for a portaloo of £400 for the following week as the tenant had stayed and now they cannot use the loo. Have discussed that some fees should be included, so expect some to come back off.

Total Cost to Date = £72395
Additional costs
£150 to remove old footings
£100 to unwire & remove shed (news to me)
£150 to repair damaged manhole
£1095 for the boiler on the other house(going on this budget)
£480 fees for building inspectors (not included)

New Total Cost to Date £74370

75k all bar the shouting and you'll cry at £80k?

Oh dear.

[Sockpuppet]

So building quote backs. £69950 to build a two bedroom, one bathroom, one downstairs toilet, lounge, kitchen end of terrace house at 600 sq feet. Fully managed build to include everything except soft furnishing. Includes new driveway.

Also rip out & replace bathroom in old house & removal of oil heaters and replacement with electric in old house & electric in new.

Expected time 14 weeks. Five payments, on each phase on inspection, one month in arrears.

I'm going to work on +10% contingency.

Awaiting on quotes for the services & then schedule a time to start.

Nice one, why electric heaters though no gas mains?