From: Pete Fisher on 24 Dec 2009 13:18 In communiqu� <MPG.259db4c7ff0e84ce989cfe(a)news.eternal-september.org>, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >Ben wrote: >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:06 +0000, ginge >> <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: >> >> >On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:42:56 +0000, italiancar(a)gmail.com (SteveH) >> >wrote: >> > >> >>But that means spending �100k on a house twice as big as I need (which >> >>would involve morgages and stuff, which I don't want to do again). >> > >> >The real solution these days seems to get a house built from scratch. >> >My wish list includes detached, cellar, double garage with space for a >> >workshop, large kitchen, and a ground floor study/office, but I only >> >really want 2 or 3 bedrooms. nobody builds houses like that. >> >> There's some like that near me (3 bed), and they're exactly what I >> want. >> >> Unfortunately I don't have a spare 600k. > >That's a lot of money for a house in Wolverhampton. > That's very nearly a street full! -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Champ on 24 Dec 2009 13:47 On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:06 +0000, ginge <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: >The real solution these days seems to get a house built from scratch. >My wish list includes detached, cellar, double garage with space for a >workshop, large kitchen, and a ground floor study/office, but I only >really want 2 or 3 bedrooms. nobody builds houses like that. That's because the ground floor would be twice the size of the 1st floor. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: SteveH on 24 Dec 2009 13:48 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:06 +0000, ginge > <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: > > >The real solution these days seems to get a house built from scratch. > >My wish list includes detached, cellar, double garage with space for a > >workshop, large kitchen, and a ground floor study/office, but I only > >really want 2 or 3 bedrooms. nobody builds houses like that. > > That's because the ground floor would be twice the size of the 1st > floor. I fail to see the problem with that. -- SteveH
From: Pete Fisher on 24 Dec 2009 13:51 In communiqu� <1jb8s8h.ijq58xpvfxgmN%italiancar(a)gmail.com>, SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:06 +0000, ginge >> <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: >> >> >The real solution these days seems to get a house built from scratch. >> >My wish list includes detached, cellar, double garage with space for a >> >workshop, large kitchen, and a ground floor study/office, but I only >> >really want 2 or 3 bedrooms. nobody builds houses like that. >> >> That's because the ground floor would be twice the size of the 1st >> floor. > >I fail to see the problem with that. Works for me. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: ginge on 24 Dec 2009 14:08
On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:47:02 +0000, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:50:06 +0000, ginge ><the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote: > >>The real solution these days seems to get a house built from scratch. >>My wish list includes detached, cellar, double garage with space for a >>workshop, large kitchen, and a ground floor study/office, but I only >>really want 2 or 3 bedrooms. nobody builds houses like that. > >That's because the ground floor would be twice the size of the 1st >floor. Not if they were all good sized double bedrooms, and there were 2 proper bathrooms. |