CAN YOU BUILD A FAMILY HOME FOR £50k? - Our First Self Build Project 🏠
Building a home from scratch that we only needed to use for a few years was not an easy decision but one we are so glad we did. It's taught us so much about what to expect on future projects, allowed us to try new materials but most importantly it's created a comfortable place to call home for the next few years.
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I'd happily pay for a set of plans for your cabin. I imagine many others would too.
Me & Mrs Mac just caught up on this over lunch 😁. That's uncanny! Almost exactly what our self-build extension cost - £494 difference. Admittedly you have a whole house and ours was just an extension, but still very interesting - our cost/m2 was £978 (49m2). Looking forward to the fit-out costs. Ours was £16,094.15. 👍
No way! Not quite there adding up the last stage so will be good to compare. 😀
I recently built a 3 bed detached - highly insulated block and render house for that amount (excluding the land cost)!
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Thoroughly enjoyed your video(s) and think you’re an exceptional couple. I’ve no doubt it’s not all plain sailing but I never get that impression. And it’s great to see the girls pitching in. Don’t change.
Wow, thank you! It’s never as easy as it looks but hopefully we show enough ups and downs along the way.
well done you Guys , £47,000 is good going , I had Builders tried to charge me £55,000 to £47,000 for a L shape single story rear extension dry shell, not including drainage or fibre roof, I did a self build including PVC windows and French doors , 4 sky lights , full electrics and plumbing , plaster boarding all internal stuff for £40,000
Did you write down everything you needed and the steps? Because im pretty interested.
Brilliant summation.... Right decision to build temp accommodation...we spent 3.5 years in static caravan and converted stable.....never ever again! Lovin the programs
You guys are always so open and honest about things, thank you! I’ve loved watching the build, can’t wait to see the big build. I’m sure there have been a few Grand Design episodes which have ended in divorce from the constant stress and disruption so seeing the chemistry between you both on this video is beautiful 😍
Well done! You have done remarkably well! I have worked in the construction industry for 40 years and to achieve what you have done for £50k is amazing! All down to a great attitude and hard graft! Thanks for sharing
You've achieved so much. Great job. Take the day off! xxx
Well done! You both should be super proud of of everything you have accomplished with this build.
Great recap on the many phases of the build which I have watched and referenced while I have been doing a much smaller - garden room/conservatory/greenhouse project. You ask about things that surprised viewers. From experience (!) I would say definitely the ease with which your windows and doors seemed to just slot in! Perfect fit , which is obviously down to great measurement and accurate basic construction. Also you have both got so much done in the time! Looking forward to the next project...but don't rush to get there. Take a breather!
Look forward to your barn build , thanks for all your video's.
Great video and a great home. Good to see you both so happy with your amazing journey during this build. 👏
Wow… it does look amazing!
Amazingly good price. I would love a place like yours! Well done guys...
And a lovely job you've done of it too. I built my shed/workshop with a similar mindset and it's a great workspace. In winter it's a bit cold but not freezing to the point you don't want to go out there. Hat on, heater on for half an hour, once you get going, it's fine. People thought I was mad, insulating, wrapping with vapour barrier and cladding. I also lined it with osb. It was a project, i enjoyed it. It'll probably see me out. Shame to be moving really, but hey, time moves on. The new owner will enjoy it.
Well done to you both with your excellent project, you deserve a lot of luck as you continue onwards with this work.
Well done, under budget (or 2nd budget) is brilliant! Bring on the big one!
What a joy to watch. Great teamwork, shared vision, attention to detail and fun had as well. And the editing of the videos is fantastic. Good luck with your ongoing projects.
Lovely video from a lovely couple …..keep them coming please ….
Amazing job, both well done. Most important point not covered, what new tools did you purchase essential to the build Tim!
Really well detailed video, as usual
Brilliant, inspirational
Great stuff lads, keep it up ❤
What a great price for such a lovely air tight home. Well done it’s been a great watch.
Very helpful and clear as usual. I’m not managing to get by budget anywhere near that. But it’s SIPs and upto regs. Thanks for the info
you've heard it before, but you guys are an absolute inspiration! Bloody well done!!
It has been amazing to watch this build, even more amazing is the cost. Certainly put others to shame….of course you didn’t add both your time and how much that cost but still compared to caravans or renting my hat to you both. Always good to hear lessons learnt as well
Fantastic job both of you! Ive watched every video along your journey and can’t wait for the big build. You should be very proud of what you have achieved all while running the farm. Phenomenal! Xx
Thanks so much! With all this cladding still to do comments like this really help. X
Being able to build stuff at this level is such as great skill to have. I wish I had pursued a construction related career instead of being office based constantly in front of a computer all day like I am now.
Depending on your age. Maybe think about changing careers. Better now than never 😊
Fantastic well done. I am doing a major restoration in Mallorca on a town house. I wish I had thought out the prelims costs. We spent a lot of money on renting accommodation (circa 10k) when in hindsight, i should have bought a tatty camper van, Luton type that would have seen me through the winter, damp , months. The spring and summer obviously were great, I could get by using basic amenities etc. Keep up the great content.
I assume cost prices quoted included the 20% VAT, I think you have done a remarkably job on the build, along with all your other chores around the farm. Looking forward to watching your progress over the next few years. Well Done 👏👏
I estimated £1800 for incidentals, just shows how much things have gone up. Very well done with the house. Regards Jim.
Well done to you all! I'm sure there are a select group of "helpers " that need a real shout out of thanks, for the extra helping hand, with kids, or just being there, to help you get to this stage! No mean feat, and you both have a fantastically natural way of complimenting each other in these videos. Would love to know the back story to the plot you chose, the farm, your parents location etc? I've been trying to catch up on your back catalogue of videos, over the last few weeks, having only discovered your channel, and haven't been able to fill in all the gaps! Planning definitely contributed to some disjointed and an incomplete narrative, due I'm sure, to you not knowing if any of what you were doing, would be allowed! A lesson I learned many years ago, unless the stakes are critical, ask for forgiveness, not permission, and you maintain momentum, rather than stilted half plans and compromises! During those planning videos, I just kept thinking, about how planning officers are just busy bureaucratic fools! They achieve little to nothing, are obstructive and destructive in equal measures, and contribute noting positive to a country that needs to build thousands and thousands of houses a month, just to stand still! I hope you submit completely different plans, and my hope would be, they refuse you, and you document the path of appeals, all the way up to the secretary of state, and show the bureaucrats up for their prejudicial condescending, megalomaniac civil servants, everyone knows them to be! Really enjoying the videos, so keep it up! Keep the faith and keep right on! 😂
You guys should have loads more subs.
for under £48K, you have made a fantastic home.
I've been a subscriber since 2016. Not an ounce of regret. Always good content
Love this thanks
Smart thing to do if you have the budget
Another great breakdown of the build. Do you know how many man hours have been used?
Well Done guys, watched you on every step, any idea on the time scale of the build if you didnt have the Farm to look after and you were just building most days of the week
47k is seriously good
lol, the amount you've spent on that I've spent on my 70m2 garage/car port. Sadly given it's size we had building control involved and thus a structural engineer which pushed up the foundation costs dramatically, plus it's all oak framed (mostly 200x200). It'll look amazing once completed but it isn't cheap. Your efforts and approach are both interesting and drive me to achieve more myself :)
That fancy extractor fan is very expensive for what it is. I fit a more cost-effective version from b&q and other suppliers have the same unit for £400 It does require two external holes and two two for internal in and out
I’ve been planning to do this on a solid foundation. Hopefully doesn’t cost more(it would).
Top job, well done, what are the running cost of the circulation unit please?
This is how my home was built… in two sections in a fabrication centre. While there is a steel subframe, there are no axles. It was brought to site on trucks and set on concrete pilings, where my existing power, gas, electric, water, and septic were hooked up after it was bolted together. We kept the transport steel and set those lifting frames on the pilings, but the whole lot could have been lifted off and put on a “proper” basement foundation. I’ve done excavations and services for several such installs for other folks out here.
That’s really interesting. I definitely think it is a viable option as a family home. Especially when you bear in mind it’s larger than the average m2 Uk home.
@@TheRestorationCouple The issue is they only last about 30 years max, this is why you can't get a mortgage on them.
@@dannymurphy1779 My bank would be surprised to hear that. Here, modular houses are treated like any other home, built to the same codes, and the same materials. Just transported as a unit. Aside from the design considerations for transport, it’s just like any other stick-built north american home. With proper upkeep, there’s no reason this (currently 27 years since install) house shouldn’t last indefinitely. Though I admit, I could do with some updated siding.
Job's a good 'un, you won't get cabin fever in this house!
I've just come across a "platypus lift" - could be interesting if you ever do want to move them with minimal impact on the surrounding buildings.
Well done getting it in at that price! My self build annex was £58k all up for half the size! One of our biggest costs was getting services trenched & moled in 😢. Have you dealt with the waste yet?
When you said aiming to come in at under £50k at the beginning I estimated £60-70K finished inside and out. All of the little stuff is shockingly expensive when you go from building materials to niceties (as I'm currently finding out 😅)!
Just finishing internal figures so you might not be too far out! 😬
How many different rooms did you fit on the two chassis?
Tim, you forgot to mention the plumbing side ... or is that covered in the bits and bobs
All in the next video. There is only water plumbing not heating but full breakdown coming.
Thanks for putting this video together , great what you guys are doing. For the costs for things like the roof frame & steel sheet roof etc . Did that include labour ? Or did you do the labour yourself for everything ?
Did it all minus wiring and boiler. We did have a hand on some days by friends/dad but all DIY, no trades as such.
Keeping my eyes peeled for when you sell it 😂🤘🏻
The leccie spend on that seems a steal!? You didn't mention plumbing and I can't remember seeing anything on that in the videos, although my memory isn't great - Was it all DIY pushfit?
The question is what is it now worth. Most mortgage companies wont lend on such a property and as a mobile unit is it considered a mobile home? I love the idea of doing this but only to live in. Also how easy is it to move if you have to leave a rented site for example?
I may of missed it but did the 47k include the first set of chassis? A great build and great content, thanks it’s been enjoyable.👌
No just the second. Obviously it came out of our actual budget our end but not really relevant to the build cost.
what is the tape called please
Hi ya guys 👋
Q . What is your biggest regret with the cabin build and what would you do differently. Great job by the way
Sshhhh A. Chassis
So just to clarify, even tho the building was built as one single construction, because it was on 2 seperate chassis it falls within the regs of it being constructed in 2 halfs? Would that still be the same if you went for 2 x ring beams instead of a platform with wheels?
I think anything over 30m2 needs planning
Nice job, but how much was the land? I'd like to do something like this but it's impossible, a tiny plot is £150,000 minimum. Congratulations though, glad you have achieved the dream.
If it’s temporary why not buy secondhand caravans ? All those materials are going to be wasted in the end and will have to be added to the cost of your barn conversion?
give me a shout when you sell it, i cant afford a house so this could be ideal for me 😉
I’ve been scrolling through but can’t see a comment on planning, apologies if I missed it but what did you need in order to progress with this?
This build is under the caravan act so planning not required if within a residential curtilage, or in our case as a Class A temporary building while we do our barn conversion.
Big Build? Send for Clevett!
I think Tim is more than capable, but it would be great to see them working together!
@@AndrewLumsden I think that Tim could certainly have been a great carpenter in another life!
Would you explain the background to the decision to build on a chassis and not with fixed foundation, please?
Yes Ofcourse. We don’t need planning permission to site a moveable caravan (the cabin falls into this category as it’s on wheels) so that’s was our main reason. Our second reason is we plan to sell it after we’ve built the house as I think we will need the cash and this means we can split it and transport it! 👍
Do you have a target price you hope to build per sq meter for Big build.?
That is a great question.
Airbnb? 😀
At yours?😂 I want my yard back! 😀
Have you guys changed your camera it’s looking super sharp!
No but rarely use our nice lenses as they get battered in action. Plus shoot 4k for bits like this but often that’s OTT for day to day stuff. Maybe when we start big build we will up our game!
What would it be including the cost of the land?
Impossible to say as it could vary so much. As this particular build is legally a caravan it could be sited within the curtilage of a family home for free or alternatively could be built on a plot worth hundreds of thousands. In our case its a short term dwelling on our land while we build.
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Amazing work , can you tell us how much came out of your own money? Ie is this all funded by this YT channel? Most people have a day job & don’t have the luxury of taking time off earning money to be able to build this kind of home. It really is an amazing home. I want to do a self build but I’d have to build everything myself outside of a few main contractors like footing , making frame fabrication, sparks & certified boiler work. Materials are so expensive, I think you’ve done an amazing job sourcing & pricing stuff.
We built it with the funds from selling our home. Like you say, we were able to dedicate more of our time to the build which was the main benefit. We were probably working on this the equivalent of 3 full days a week. Lots of ways to speed up build, SIPs, composite roofing or wall panels would make it much quicker.
Ist there a way to move these cabins?
When we need to yes, but that adventure is for another day!
Q. Your takeaways from this build that you will apply to the upcoming big build?
27:04 - The part you all want to see, the total amount spent.
Did you build on your own or was it The other people in this video where they building it.
Ourselves, we had a few days with family or friends helping though
Great result. £ Now on to costing the fixtures and fittings + the cost of where you were living during the build? It soon adds up!
I hope you took him to the small claims court.
Yes but to no avail, it went beyond that too but in the end we just had to draw a line and move on. 😬
Send the rugby club boys round?!
I would love to see the current life style of the person(s) that ripped you of with the first chassis you ordered. I'm "guessing" they are doing fine?
Director/partner of another mobile home company I believe yet untouchable for claims from this. 🙄
@@TheRestorationCouple Yep, sounds about right. Sickening.
@@TheRestorationCouplename and shame
Hope Maggie is ok? 😢
Trapped her paw in the door. She will limp for hours then next thing go running through fields like nothings happened. I’ll give here another day or two and see if it improves.
On the chassis nightmare did you pay by credit card and could you Section 75 and get the money back from your card on the paying for goods or services not received.
You could take your original builders of your chaises to court
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Has Maggie got a sore paw? She was limping at 1.17. You have a great investment there, you will surely make your money back, and the money you lost.
I'm in disbelief this cost 50k with the cost of wood isulation and steel have you got your working out right I'm doing a place in the Highlands and only done half and spent twice that amount
Kept a pretty good record of things so should be about right. 👍
You've achieved so much. Great job. Take the day off! xxx