July 2006
At some point I will update this page more comprehensibly but to give
you an overall impression my original aim was to come in under 10,000
pounds. Its now looking more like 15,000 and that for a number of reasons.
Going to town on the roof (wildflower meadow, leaky pipe irrigation etc)
added an extra 1,500. Putting on an 8 foot veranda, getting specially
made windows and doors, aluminium guttering, using raw wool thermal insulation,
using new timber, leaving the scaffold up for longer than I expected -
all cost etxra. You could put this up for under 10,000 but you would need
to compromise on the quality of some of your ingredients. As the Strawdio
progressed I got a bit wild and free with my spending, wanting it to be
really nice. If you went for a plain felted roof, a smaller vernada, second
hand or reclaimed windows and frames, reclaimed door and cheaper insulation
you might even get it down to around 7,000.
| DATE | WHO | DESCRIPTION | COST | NOTES |
| Digger - Steve Young | Level Site | 150.00 | ||
| Reckless Orchard | Plans & Drawings | 500.00 | ||
| Makro | laser level | 13.00 | ||
| John Browns | Tape and spirit level | 9.00 | ||
| Ty and Mark, Keith and Mike blockwork | labouring | 130.00 | ||
| Nailsea Bulders Merchants | Blocks, scalpings, sand and cement | 219.00 | ||
| Nailsea Tool Hire | Whacker plate one week | 50.00 | ||
| Nailsea Builders Merchants | Butterfly Ties and Bolster | 14.80 | ||
| Nailsea Builders Merchants | Bag of Hydrated Lime | 5.85 | ||
| Nailsea Builders Merchants | 102 Cement blocks, 200 bricks, 15 bags sand, 6 bags cement, 2 rolls 4" DPC | 251.96 | ||
|
Staddens Timber
|
16 floor joists 8X2" and 7 metres of red cedar 3x4" for wall plate that sits under the bales | 300.21 | ||
| 4 Wooden Windows - no glass | 125.00 | |||
| John Browns | wheelbarrow and screws | 42.00 | ||
| Staddens | Circular Saw | 103.00 | ||
| Chris Wyatt | 200 bales | 300.00 | ||
| 3/3/05 | John Browns | 6" nails, 2 drill bit and screws, rubble bags, duck tape | 18.79 | |
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7/3/05
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Nailsea Builders
|
3 X ply boards | 69.23 | |
| Focus DIY | plastic boxes, oval head 4" nails, deck screws and 4X2 spruce | 61.95 |