The House Projects Thread

[Rich B]

From my experience, ripping out walls is often way more expensive than building them!

Probably the best place to start is with an architect/structural designer/builder looking at what is easily removable/non-structural and go from there!

[Foz]

Tha original house footprint- 1st floor layout is all good, 3.4m
Ceilings, ornate cornices etc, once various en suites are removed is ok, the guest house ground floor extension is just that- lots of bedrooms, separated by stud walls.

It’s the bit in the middle that’s requiring a bit more thought. The dining room/kitchen/ground floor bedroom.

For context of scale, said dining room is 6.4x4.2m

The place is fkn massive

[Foz]

From my experience, ripping out walls is often way more expensive than building them!

Probably the best place to start is with an architect/structural designer/builder looking at what is easily removable/non-structural and go from there!

My mates an architect and I started life as a building surveyor..

I did a lot of work in the last house, doing is ok, the vision of what it can be less so

[Foz]

Is it for you to live in or to flip?

Live in most likely

[Foz]

The front room” bedroom” which is the formal lounge in these type of properties,
It’s 5.85x 4.75m




Cornice detail

[V8Granite]

First purchase will be one of those gps trackers for your car keys as it’ll get boring very quickly when you lose them in that hotel

Dave!

[mik]

I understand it was called the Overlook Guest House yeah? Jack. I mean Foz.

[Foz]

I understand it was called the Overlook Guest House yeah? Jack. I mean Foz.

[DeskJockey]

If it is to live in, then definitely go nuts on the cinema/games room.

[mik]

What’s the square footage/meterses

[Foz]

What’s the square footage/meterses

About 350ish

[Foz]

If it is to live in, then definitely go nuts on the cinema/games room.

That’s the current favourite idea

[mik]

What’s the square footage/meterses

About 350ish

It’s spacious without being silly-spacious then for a home. Nice.

[Swervin_Mervin]

I can hear the builders.

I wish I couldn't hear the builders.

"Have you seen the state of this gable end?"

"It's all over the place this (a wall). It's a right f**kin' mess"

[Foz]

What’s the square footage/meterses

About 350ish

It’s spacious without being silly-spacious then for a home. Nice.

Agreed, last place was 316, this is bigger but once you start opening it up it is sensible, it will be 5 or 6 bedroom house when finished

[Foz]

I can hear the builders.

I wish I couldn't hear the builders.

"Have you seen the state of this gable end?"

"It's all over the place this (a wall). It's a right f**kin' mess"

They try that shite with me until it becomes apparent that I know more about that stuff than they do.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Nah these guys are good. And I've now seen what they were on about

[Foz]

Photos?

[McSwede]

Any chance of a look at your plans for the conservatory replacement @McSwede? Would like to see the before/afterness of it all.

See below for images of hideous old conservatory. As it's so unusable in the colder months it just becomes a dumping ground, especially as we're in the midst of transferring stuff from boxes in the garage into the loft. Lovely crazy paving laid on top of original paving . All shit will be to rip up at some point . Roof is a lovely shade of green. I'd cleaned it when we moved in and now it's even worse than it was before.

I cannot wait until it's gone!!

[Rich B]

What are you planning for the inside wall?