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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:22 pm
by jopsy
wohoo
dh is taking the builder and project manager for a viewing of the cottage i really liked!
they are going on wed so ill keep you posted
on the downside our new head started today and shes a bit of a welsh dragon!
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:19 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Jopsy sounds like it should be new house new job to me.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:48 pm
by jopsy
herby ive been looking
sadly no one wants an expensive part time teacher!
the head wasnt much better today either
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:04 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Jopsy, I'm sure there is somebody that does.
Hope you have got a good project manager, when i was in the building trade, they could either make a job run really smoothly, or just be a complete hinderance, especialy if the lady of the build was a demanding sort of a person.
I hope it really goes well tomorrow at the cottage.
And by the way the head teacher is probably a little jealous.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:58 pm
by Jenny Green
I think the head is doing the 'don't smile till Easter' routine with the staff.
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:45 pm
by jopsy
jenny you may be correct
she ignored most of us today-and i got lumbered with assembly-aghhhhh yukk
as for the house OH im not like that i'd be plesant and baking for them
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:05 pm
by oldherbaceous
Evening Jopsy, how did you get on with the house.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:31 pm
by jopsy
dont ask!
at least 70 thousand to get it right and thats not even adding a conservatory, or windows-possibly a no go cos its grade 2, or the outbuilding being converted to an office would be another 30 thousand! eeekkk
dh isn't happy! he also said it'd take 3 months where we'd need to live in rented accomodation
looks like unless we win the lottery we won't be getting that one!
i'll keep looking...
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:36 pm
by oldherbaceous
Sorry to hear that Jopsy, that sounds an awful lot of money to renovate a cottage, you would save a huge amount of money if you could find a local builder, and you were the project manager.
One more thing, if any builder tells you 12 weeks allow 16, it always pays to put a finishing date with a penalty clause on it.
Don't get to down hearted Jopsy, Something will turn up soon.
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:05 pm
by jopsy
well the builder was local and he rents out places down the road
it does sound a lot, it was electrics, plastering, flooring etc
ill pop the details on here-
http://www.howarddouglas.co.uk
go to props for sale, bovey tracey, £338,000
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:16 am
by oldherbaceous
Morning Jopsy, a lovely looking cottage i must say.
One more thing, always try and get three different quotes for any building work, and ask if you can see or talk to anybody about their work, if not you can end up getting a cowboy.
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:14 am
by jopsy
morning herby
we've slept on it and dh has decided its too small!
so im going to troll around estate agents again today
and continue making my house more lovely so it sells!
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:53 am
by Mr Potato Head
A good lesson I learned whilst working for an architect was always add on 10-20%. Whether it's time or money, it always takes more than people tell you!
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:54 pm
by jopsy
thank you Mr PH
i'll bear that in mind
the interest rates have also risen today-so perhaps not the best time to be buying!
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:24 pm
by oldherbaceous
Dear Jopsy, there are always nice cottages coming up where i live.