How much would it cost to live in this 10k wooden bungalow/cabin??

[freeman78]

about 8 years ago and the prices hasn't changed at all. Back then I remember thinking that if I had a little plot of land and no family commitments, I could quite happily live in it (if it was insulated and weather-treated). For just under £10,000 you get a small wooden bungalow/cabin with 3 main ground floor rooms + entrance/hallway + storage room/pantry + a loft bedroom space. The dimensions are availab

 

It's a slot-together DIY construction job. My question is, does anyone know how much it would cost to live in it, including insulation, wood treatment, cost of land (at least 4 or 5 times bigger than the floor area of the building), fees and any extras you can think of.

 

Taking into consideration you'd (or I would, anyway) build it yourself and plumb it yourself, electrics are a maybe but not a must. Heating would be a wood stove or similar. No gas plumbing.

 

there is a programe on c4 with kevin mc cloud ( kevin McClouds man made home) were he is doing this not living there but as an escape for him the first one was on last night, but one thing he said is that it must be moveable to avoid all the planning regs. was a pretty good starting point

[alchresearch]

It was a great programme. However, he claimed his bit of land was the price of "a good second hand car".

 

I'd like to know what his definition of a good second hand car is because I can't find a small plot similar to his for less than £15,000.

[Cyclone]

For a start, there's bound to be some legislation somewhere that says you can't and the reasons already mentioned. I thought about doing something similar with a tent, much in the same way native americans used to do, you know, living off the land etc, but the government won't ever let you do that. No matter what you think or do, there will always be people looking to exploit and make money out of you.

 

Nobody will stop you living in a tent on land you own and growing some vegetables.

 

I'm not sure a summer house would meet building regs though, so you couldn't (technically) sleep in it.

[Cyclone]

The biggest cost of any house nowadays is the land to build it on. If you don't already own an appropriate chunk of land, this wouldn't actually save you an awful lot on just buying a regular house.

 

If you can build and fit it yourself, it may well save you enough to be worth doing; but not the huge amounts that "cost £10,000" might lead you to believe.

 

That's not really true.

 

The average self build spends approx 1/3rd on land and 2/3rds on the rest of the build.

[alchresearch]

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/build-renovate/self-build/planning/a-z-of-self-build-guides/how-to-find-a-plot-of-land-for-sale-08-06-03

[Cyclone]

It was a great programme. However, he claimed his bit of land was the price of "a good second hand car".

 

I'd like to know what his definition of a good second hand car is because I can't find a small plot similar to his for less than £15,000.

 

If you look for agricultural land without any chance of PP then the market value is about 5k/acre...

 

Edit - 15k could well be considered the price of a good 2nd hand car, although you can also get a perfectly good one for a lot less (or even a new one for less than that).

[Rupert_Baehr]

The wooden bungalow depicted in the original post was a 'holiday home'. (It was also, IMO, a piece of crap.)

 

It is quite possible to build a real timber house which is well-insulated and extrmely durable. - Timber isn't cheap and you will pay a 'replacement' charge for every tree you use.

 

If you''re really serious about buying a wooden house (and you''ll pay a damned sight ore for a real one than you woud for one in the adverts) PM me and I'll send you details (details of companies I know about, but don''t have any interest in and they are companies who don't know me.

 

Insurance is a problem only if your builder is incompetent and your insurer isn't much better.