Owning your own home

Paging @Soul

Is paging dated, should we be pinging and poking these days?

@christianSpaceman

I have had an office built in the garden but I don't think it's the kind of thing you're after...

Built by these guys: http://www.thegardenoffice.co.uk for a little over £15k.

You could do what I've done with my actual shed and insulate and board the inside...

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I'm looking for something more slightly more significant than a shed for storage and to use as a wood working workshop. I'm not really sure what / who to google for as 'garden studio' yields 10K+ structures, whereas something a little less polished would do for me.

For a cheaper solution than @soul lovely garden office I am having a log cabin garden office being put into my garden, its is 6.5m by 3.5m has an internal partition, double glazed windows, pitched roof, made for 70mm tongue and groove for around £8k. I'm getting it from these people but it is ultimately made in Poland by http://bertsch-holzbau.eu/ and everything is designed from scratch. My plans are attached.

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@Soul your studio is amazing, it would be a dream space for me - but yes, a little out of my range.

The insulating of a shed is a good call, the problem I'm having is that my garden is both small and weird shaped, and the only place a shed could go would be in a corner. There wouldn't be a single right angle in it hence my desire to get someone to build it for me (I built one myself which has lasted a few years, but it's a little ramshackle and we're having a load of building / garden work done and want a proper one).

@sam_w Thanks, mine would be a lot smaller than yours - but I'll hit them up to see if their 'special design' includes the whole building being a parallelogram...

Yes, mine is pretty big, I have the space so I thought why not! They seem pretty flexible, and mine is spec'd with things like factory painted windows, double glazing, thick wood etc. as i'll be office working in there all year round, but sure there are extra savings to be made...

Not London based so can't recommend anyone specifically, but our solicitors had to register themselves as being able to process the Help to Buy ISA bonus, so 2.5 months down the line we've not had anything. That may be something worth checking before making your decision, especially if you need the bonus to pay for the house. My only general suggestion for a choosing solicitor is to get someone reputable and local, being able to turn up and drop stuff off or sign things is a massive help (or at least it was for us) we could have paid a couple of hundred quid less, but the service was great and the convenience was worth the extra cash.

Thanks @Tonts - that's exactly the situation I'm hoping to avoid regarding the ISA delay. Cheers for that heads up.

I just spoke to them - they're really helpful :) They reckoned the best bet given the shape was to have a builder / carpenter build one on site rather than them designing / building something bespoke.

So - if anyone does have any recommendations for someone they've used who might be able to tackle this...

Ah fair enough! Good luck... !

My Dad and I built this, think the cabin was £3k, then the cost of a couple of tons of sharp sand, gravel, cement. We beefed the roof up with marine ply before the double bitumen skin. Wired the inside for lights and a socket ring, celotex the inside and with a small bar radiator it never drops below 5°c in winter. Probably £4K all in. Excuse the crazy colour, it took a few coats before it looked OK.

https://dunsterhouse.co.uk/log-cabins

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Just installed a Lifetime 15' x 8' shed in my garden. Plastic double skinned. Doesn't suffer from condensation which could be important for your wood working shed. We were going to build one but this cost £1800 without the base or labour and it works well as a storage shed.

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It's like a giant wendy house :)

I am jealous of all your sheds.

It's the shape that's troubling me - all four sides of mine will be different lengths, and none of the corners will be right angles - a day of googling makes me think no one offers anything quite that bespoke. I've booked a meeting with a builder next week, imagine my scope might come down a bit after that estimate is given :)

The condensation / humidity / temp will ultimately be sensor controlled - I build guitars and they're quite sensitive to movement.

I like this very much! :-)

Why did I let out a wee snigger when I read your post?

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/41436577?search_identifier=75e0f55995002813648cc4f8acac753e#7QxVPPJj566yTfhm.97

Master bedroom: Fully carpeted bedroom... mirror fitted doors... and sink...

Erm... why?

What are the new mortgage rules? Ie. How many multiples of income? And minimum deposit?

one has to piss somewhere ^^

#ensuite

@Well_is_it Are you selling your place?

Vanity units with sinks so you don't need to go into a smelly bathroom to clean your teeth and get ready for a night out. Very 70s.

Also, what dicki said

I guess I am just so used to living on my own that the only smelly thing is when the cat decides she wants to do a dump on the carpet...

on a different subject, don't judge, people, just don't! But is it bad to dip into my deposit to get a totally fancy but absolutely unnecessary new bike?

My parents' house is circa 1900 in a Edinburgh and has a "maid's room" the top of the house (there's a bell ringer on the ground floor which rung a bell up there for service). Anyway, that's got it's own original sink and no lavvy. Maybe the maid would have take a jumping jack in the sink if they had to.

That hasn't gone unnoticed!

Is that costcos by any chance? Style is similiar to the one they sell.