building a house from greenoak.....

[shim20]

a long shot i know :lol: but has anyone done this before or something simular??
thanks

 

[MikeG.]

Yep........I'm sitting in it now!

.......and I've just designed yet another massive green-oak extension.....out to tender at the moment.

This isn't something to enter into without a bit of professional guidance though.....but can be an absolutely fantastic project.

Mike

 

[shim20]

Yep........I'm sitting in it now!

.......and I've just designed yet another massive green-oak extension.....out to tender at the moment.

This isn't something to enter into without a bit of professional guidance though.....but can be an absolutely fantastic project.

Mike

woops just realised i may have posted this in the wrong section, sounds awsome have you got any pics of it being build would love to see some, alos when you say professional guidance what do you mean by that,
many thanks

 

[MikeG.]

No photos, I'm afraid...........

......Professional guidance means an architect with experience of oak framing (Oh! That'll be me!)

Mike

 

[shim20]

No photos, I'm afraid...........

......Professional guidance means an architect with experience of oak framing (Oh! That'll be me!)

Mike

thats handy :lol: , i was thinking of only a 2-3 bed bungalow, you probally dont, but could you roughly guess how much this would cost?? i know depends on other things, but just a rough guess would be good....
cheers.
p.s tell me if im being cheeky :lol:

 

[wizer]

Yep........I'm sitting in it now!

Mike lives in a Wendy House. You do realise that don't you ?? :twisted:

 

[MikeG.]

No, you're not being cheeky.............and no, I haven't a clue!!!

Do you have a plot of land?

Mike

 

[shim20]

No, you're not being cheeky.............and no, I haven't a clue!!!

Do you have a plot of land?

Mike

nope not yet, costing it up first, need to start saving

 

[MikeG.]

That's one of those Golden Rules, I'm afraid: find your land first then design your house!

Have a google around......there are loads of inspiring designs out there.

Mike

 

[shim20]

That's one of those Golden Rules, I'm afraid: find your land first then design your house!

Have a google around......there are loads of inspiring designs out there.

Mike

thanks, yer thats the plan find some land first, but i have always wanted to do this since i can remember, so im going to try my best to do it, after all you only live once. thanks again for your advice

 

[big soft moose]

i've not done it yet - but like you i'm thinking about it. "Home building and renovating" and "build it" magazines are both worth a look - the former also does handy colection books like "101 eco builds", "101 budget builds" etc

both magazines list plots for sale in the rear pages too

 

[MikeG.]

Well, best of luck with the search.........land is not easy to get hold of.

I'm always here for advice if you need it, and I love a good green-oak job!

Mike

PS Be extremely careful of terms like "eco-home, green building, low-energy house" etc............the magazines are full of utter nonsense on the subject. Greenwash is the word. Most claims for environmental credentials are completely spurious.

 

[shim20]

i've not done it yet - but like you i'm thinking about it. "Home building and renovating" and "build it" magazines are both worth a look - the former also does handy colection books like "101 eco builds", "101 budget builds" etc

both magazines list plots for sale in the rear pages too

thanks will give them a look

 

[shim20]

Well, best of luck with the search.........land is not easy to get hold of.

I'm always here for advice if you need it, and I love a good green-oak job!

Mike

seriously if/ hopefully when i do it, i will give you a shout as u have had experince in this before, thanks again

 

[andyw]

agree with big soft moose - get those two magazines, read lots of articles and contact the oak frame suppliers for ideas. Also, the mags will point to some good shows to go to.

As for budget, the home building mag has a good guide, but allow £100-£200 per sq ft depending on how much you can do, your build route and final specification. This excludes land.