Living out my Grand Design dreams...

[gzoom]

The reason why our projected build costs are so expensive is starting to be clear to me now. The glazing deposit is now down, looking at the quoted size, it's a phenomenal amount of glass.

This project started as wanting to have slightly bigger domer bedroom on a bungalow so we could get a better view of the garden. The result is we are now having a nearly 4 meter wide and over 3 meter heigh bit of glazing out of the bedroom! With same width window opening for the living below.

The main entrance into the house is going from a simple door, to a 2 meter wide double set of doors inside a 4 meter wide and nearly 4.5 meter heigh bit of glazing. This new bit of front glazing is than lined up with a 2 meter wide single bit of glass at the back end of the house. So you can see the garden straight from the front end of the house.

We asked the architect to priorities views of the garden.....he has certainly done that!!!

But before any of the walls can be built, we have a well issue at the foot of the proposed front glazing......more £££££......

 

[richardfm]

The reason why our projected build costs are so expensive is starting to be clear to me now. The glazing deposit is now down, looking at the quoted size, it's a phenomenal amount of glass.

This project started as wanting to have slightly bigger domer bedroom on a bungalow so we could get a better view of the garden. The result is we are now having a nearly 4 meter wide and over 3 meter heigh bit of glazing out of the bedroom! With same width window opening for the living below.

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The main entrance into the house is going from a simple door, to a 2 meter wide double set of doors inside a 4 meter wide and nearly 4.5 meter heigh bit of glazing. This new bit of front glazing is than lined up with a 2 meter wide single bit of glass at the back end of the house. So you can see the garden straight from the front end of the house.

We asked the architect to priorities views of the garden.....he has certainly done that!!!

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But before any of the walls can be built, we have a well issue at the foot of the proposed front glazing......more £££££......

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Change the plans and utilise it as a water source to save on water bills 😀

 

[Jameshow]

The reason why our projected build costs are so expensive is starting to be clear to me now. The glazing deposit is now down, looking at the quoted size, it's a phenomenal amount of glass.

This project started as wanting to have slightly bigger domer bedroom on a bungalow so we could get a better view of the garden. The result is we are now having a nearly 4 meter wide and over 3 meter heigh bit of glazing out of the bedroom! With same width window opening for the living below.

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The main entrance into the house is going from a simple door, to a 2 meter wide double set of doors inside a 4 meter wide and nearly 4.5 meter heigh bit of glazing. This new bit of front glazing is than lined up with a 2 meter wide single bit of glass at the back end of the house. So you can see the garden straight from the front end of the house.

We asked the architect to priorities views of the garden.....he has certainly done that!!!

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But before any of the walls can be built, we have a well issue at the foot of the proposed front glazing......more £££££......

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Well done!!!

 

[fossyant]

Time for the chap from Grand Designs to pop round and gasp at the budget overrun.

 

[T4tomo]

Time for the chap from Grand Designs to pop round and gasp at the budget overrun.

But before any of the walls can be built, we have a well issue at the foot of the proposed front glazing......more £££££......

only a couple of hours until they find the bones at the bottom of it and the police come and close the the whole site down, leading to the arrest of the former owner and your Mrs declaring she no longer want to live on the site of a murder....

 

[CXRAndy]

I share your shock of glazing costs. Having once had some quotes for a project which we abandoned. One piece of glass was £50k and the whole glazing would have cost more than £500k.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Time for the chap from Grand Designs to pop round and gasp at the budget overrun.

yep it’s got the hallmarks for great episode !

 

[T4tomo]

They are getting more reasonable in price now, but when they were a "new" thing, my OH was told you can either have bi-folds on the patio doors, or regular patio doors with panes either side and all the other windows in the house replaced....

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I spent a long (long, and quite expensive...) time at the planning/architect stage, incl. having a QS run a ruler over it all. We made a single change, at the request of the builder - who royally shafted himself as a result

 

[T4tomo]

at the request of the builder - who royally shafted himself as a result

is he the bones in Gzoom's well shaft?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

is he the bones in Gzoom's well shaft?

My builder actually declared himself bankrupt after he finished our house.

The two events may have been connected...

 

[gzoom]

Time for the chap from Grand Designs to pop round and gasp at the budget overrun.

What’s a budget again??

Beyond the point of caring now…….never seen five figure sum invoices get so little attention, just another one to add to the spread sheet. Off to the bank (literally) later.

 

[Slick]

The energy costs in producing glass is phenomenal right now. Glass was always expensive anyway, but its another level right now.

 

[Jenkins]

If you think your glazing costs are excessive, just be grateful that you're not building this in the current climate...
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/202...sliding-home-which-can-shift-with-the-seasons

 

[fossyant]

What’s a budget again??

Beyond the point of caring now…….never seen five figure sum invoices get so little attention, just another one to add to the spread sheet. Off to the bank (literally) later.

Rather you than me. Mortgage Free here, and have been since late 40's.