From: Pete Fisher on
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!

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From: Champ on
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.
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From: SteveH on
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.
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From: Pete Fisher on
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.


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From: ginge on
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.