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M.C
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PostPosted: 16:13 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Buying a non-standard construction house Reply with quote

I've been looking at a (cheap) house, unmortgageable, although it doesn't appear to be a one-man DIY effort as there are a few others on the development.

I'm not gonna post links but the main issue I can see is there's no room for any improvement works, which I don't have the money for anyway, but stuff like it doesn't have double-glazing yet houses with DG don't seem to be selling for any more money.

So you'd basically have to suffer in a cold house, which does apparently have central heating (obviously no idea if it works). I'm just curious generally if it's a really bad idea to get involved with such a property?
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Re: Buying a non-standard construction house Reply with quote

Not enough info. What is the "non-standard construction"?
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PostPosted: 16:23 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why wouldn't you be able to fit double glazing? Planning regs?

A friend of mine even managed to get ultra-thin double glazing retro-fitted to the sash and casement windows in his listed house.
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PostPosted: 16:26 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Riejufixing wrote:
Not enough info. What is the "non-standard construction"?

Not a builder... but you know when they start building a house, get to the second level and do something weird, then stick a roof on it... that Smile

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Why wouldn't you be able to fit double glazing? Planning regs?

A friend of mine even managed to get ultra-thin double glazing retro-fitted to the sash and casement windows in his listed house.

I meant financially, whatever money you put into it you wouldn't get back. The other properties of the same type have double glazing, one even has an extension.
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PostPosted: 16:28 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Re: Buying a non-standard construction house Reply with quote

Riejufixing wrote:
Not enough info. What is the "non-standard construction"?


non standard construction means not built with bricks and mortar, but instead the house is built with sectional concrete panels, a lot of councils favoured this type of build till the mid 1970s one of the main builders were Reema Houses who were bought out many years ago
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Re: Buying a non-standard construction house Reply with quote

Bloggsy wrote:
Riejufixing wrote:
Not enough info. What is the "non-standard construction"?


non standard construction means not built with bricks and mortar, but instead the house is built with sectional concrete panels, a lot of councils favoured this type of build till the mid 1970s one of the main builders were Reema Houses who were bought out many years ago


I know what non-standard construction is, that's why I asked him what non-standard construction it is.

Concrete? Cob? Corrugated iron? Norfolk clay lump, steel.timber frame? Unfortunately there's still not enough information; "something weird" is not very descriptive.
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PostPosted: 16:44 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Re: Buying a non-standard construction house Reply with quote

M.C wrote:
I'm not gonna post links

Laughing

Just post the links.

A house of non-standard construction will be a right PITA to sell and for that reason, am probably oot.
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PostPosted: 16:55 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

There have been some "communal" builds up and down the country where essentially unskilled people worked together to build each others and their own houses.
If it's one of those it'd have to be very cheap to be worthy of consideration, while bearing in mind that property over the longer term keeps increasing in cost so when you do want to move on, your bash it and bodge it special will still be worth f'all and everything else will be even more expensive.
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PostPosted: 16:57 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
M.C wrote:
I'm not gonna post links

Laughing

Just post the links.

A house of non-standard construction will be a right PITA to sell and for that reason, am probably oot.

I've been here long enough to know a) you lot are a bunch of gazumping mofos and b) potentially doxxing yourself is not a good idea.

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PostPosted: 17:01 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Let us know what sort of construction so we can mock...
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PostPosted: 17:16 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

We're not going to gazump you and nobody cares about doxxing you. Razz

Post the link(s) to get the best answers. Razz
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PostPosted: 17:25 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
nobody cares about doxxing you. Razz


I don't even know what that means! I'll look it up....

No, the most interesting definition in my dictionary that's close is "doxy", "a beggar's wench", which is more interesting than the Urban Dictionary's one "doxxing" which means to find out about people and spread their details about on the 'net:

"She calls herself 'Connie from Fat City' but someone outed her real identity and location as Karen last name from Palo Alto,' even giving street address, and put it all over the web."

Um. So MC's real name is Karen! Well!!! Who'd've known!


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PostPosted: 17:25 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

my mate bought a house when he was 19. it was a wreck. he lived in it as he did it up

I remember sawing up all of the skirting boards for him and he used them in a fire place after he swept the chimney and lived in one room with a barely working kitchen

was very tidy when he'd moved out and made a bundle too

though he probably got a loan from bank of dad to do it
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PostPosted: 17:28 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

dox
verb
gerund or present participle: doxxing
search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.

On top of that, it's one of the fastest ways to really piss moderators off!!
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PostPosted: 17:36 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ste wrote:
nobody cares about doxxing you. Razz

I've definitely wound up too many people on here Very Happy

Ste wrote:
dox
verb
gerund or present participle: doxxing
search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.

On top of that, it's one of the fastest ways to really piss moderators off!!

I thought posting a cat with a brief glimpse of cock was.
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PostPosted: 17:51 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

M.C wrote:

I meant financially, whatever money you put into it you wouldn't get back. The other properties of the same type have double glazing, one even has an extension.


Umm. I think you fundamentally missed the point of double glazing. It's to reduce your heating costs, not to increase your resale value.

Double glazing should pay for itself.
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PostPosted: 17:52 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

It really does depend on the type of building it is. I used to work for a housing authority and some of those system built houses do renovate well and, if done properly they can become mortgageable.

Same for pre-fans, thrown up after the war with a short predicted lifespan, many are still in existence and very sought after in certain areas. They too can be mortgageable.

Same with cobb, but you'd need a specialist lender.

I've never owned one but have always thought you can either live in it long term and save rent or rent it out. The mortgage isn't an issue of you're a cash buyer with no intention of selling.
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PostPosted: 18:00 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

If mpd wants to turn up to your house to fite about something then at least he won't be able to fault your non standard construction house.

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I thought posting a cat with a brief glimpse of cock was.

Other than a practical experiment, there's only one way to answer that one.

Stinkwheel... doxxing on BCF or nobcat, which pisses you off more?
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PostPosted: 18:15 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tracey Suntan-King wrote:
The mortgage isn't an issue of you're a cash buyer with no intention of selling.

That's why I'm interested in it, it's either buy a flat and live next to several people called Darren, or buy something weird like this, or I guess do nowt... I'm learning Northern already.

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Stinkwheel... doxxing on BCF or nobcat, which pisses you off more?

I've only been banned for one of those things Wink
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PostPosted: 18:19 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thou shalt not dox nobcat.
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PostPosted: 18:40 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doxxing personally pisses me off.

NSFW content in SFW threads pisses my boss off, annoys Korn, upsets google and might eventually lead to the forum being taken down due to lack of ad revenue.
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PostPosted: 18:44 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always thought a bungalow was a standard construction Confused
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PostPosted: 19:04 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Facebook will kill BCF more than nsfw stuff.

Bungalows are standard construction. Unless they're not, the same as with two storey houses.
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PostPosted: 21:28 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

I live in a non standard construction bungalow. Halifax gave me a mortgage.

One thing I would say, for insurance, go to a local insurance broker who knows the houses. After paying over £500 a year through the usual cost comparison sites, I am now paying 240 a year with much better benefits.
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 14 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote

Polarbear wrote:
a non standard construction bungalow

Suppose that's one way of describing a narrow boat. Razz
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