Club Arnage
Club Arnage => General Discussion => Topic started by: nickliv on March 23, 2008, 02:52:44 pm
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I'm in the process of learning about writing a blog, and converting a barn.
Results can be seen here. Don't laugh too much
http://fairleasteading.blogspot.com/
Costs so far
Plot £155,000
Plant hire £1200
Materials £1000
Legal and fees £7000
Anticipated budget's about 160,000, so I have about 150K left.
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Is this up in the north east of scotland you are carrying this out?
Being a Banchory lad I ken phit the weathers like up yonder.
Saying that we have snow here in rural hertfordshire at the mo.
I'm sure it will look fantastic when its finished.
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Just outside of Alford. The garage will have a scalextric loft ::)
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Oh, I forgot, a bit of advice to one and all.
Don't use a mini digger to look for buried power cables. You WILL find them :(
Add another £350 onto the bill.
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Paddy with his trusty JCB had found it ;D
This is a regular occurance on small developements where 'diversions costs' are deemed excessive.
As it will all be covered by insurance, just snag/cut cable. BT comes out and does a full diversion.
Haven't done it myself but......................
Nick, I wish you luck on the barn conversion. In my mind I can see that it will be stunning.
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Costs so far
Plot £155,000
Plant hire £1200
Materials £1000
Legal and fees £7000
Anticipated budget's about 160,000, so I have about 150K left.
Could you enlighten me here? ??? If I add up the costs so far you're about 4200 pounds over your budget, not having anything left.
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Costs so far
Plot £155,000
Plant hire £1200
Materials £1000
Legal and fees £7000
Anticipated budget's about 160,000, so I have about 150K left.
Could you enlighten me here? ??? If I add up the costs so far you're about 4200 pounds over your budget, not having anything left.
I could be wrong, but have seen enough of these programmes on telly... I assume the 160,000 is the development budget (excluding the actual purchase of the property £155,000).
I also suspect (with my knowledge of the tv programmes) that the actual budget will be in the region of ... slightly more.... I hope you have got your 10% continengcy in there Nickliv. :-\
I looks like it will be a fab place when you are finished, I didnt realise the scale of the buildings until I spotted the small child in the doorway!!!
I look forward to watching progress on the blog. Are you living on site - no sign of a mobile home in the pics!?
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Thanks Fran, that indeed makes a lot more sense ;D
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Petra - the development budget doesn't include the purchase of the site - because otherwise it'd make me cry.
Fran - 10% contingency included - to keep costs down I'm doing a lot of the work myself - groundworks, preparation, drainage, demolition, removal of roof and timbers, replacement of roof timbers, fitting out inside etc etc etc.
Not electrics or plumbing though
Living in a cottage about 1/3 of a mile away. (It's frucking feezing here today with about a foot of snow, so I'm hiding indoors)
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demolition
Ooh, can I help? Please? :D
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Petra
Demolition's mostly done I'm afraid.
There will be an amish style garage raising soon though I hope.
