Re: Workshop - underground....

["Mark Harrison \(Yahoo!\)" <mph@xxxxxxx>]

Indeed it might... but I'd like to actually find someone doing this to get
a
comparison on cost.

In most of mainland Europe, basement/underground structures are still
commonly built, and local builders will have knowledge of how to build a
new
house with a basement. Here in the UK, the average builder raises his
"don't
do that" defence, and quotes a ludicrous price... not because it's
expensive, but because it's unknown.

Maybe the solution is to get a French builder in?

As for "expensive" - it's all relative. It would cost about £250k
for me to
move to a "local" house with another reception room. This is
because my
house is about the biggest "estate" house around here, and that
the only
things bigger are "rural / village", which command a huge premium
for
like-for-like sizing.

M.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Harris" <dh140770@btopenworld.com>
To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Workshop - underground....


> convert the loft may be cheaper?
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Paul Gale
>   To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 3:24 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Workshop - underground....
>
>
>   >From purely having watched grand designs / property ladder / all
the
other DIY shows out there - I would have thought this would be a pretty
expensive option (but then maybe I'm wrong)?
>
>   Paul.


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