More storage restoration

[Tony Betts]

hi chris,

like many things ive done in my time, it was because i couldnt afford to pay a builder to do everything properly.

i think the original quotes came in from two local builders, both wanting £10k at the time.

the barn is 36ft by 12ft. to stay inside building regs.

so i done the footings myself, and the floor.

i paid the builder £1k to lay the bricks. (which i cleaned). yes hands were raw and blistered.

the roof trusses are pre-made.

i fitted them.

the roof is all reclaimed from a local barn in lubenham, leics.  that was being converted to a house.

i also hand made the doors, probably why they rotted away?

i put the electrics in, but its only a simple ring main for plugs. a professional checked it and fitted the fuse box

total cost of build £3k. inc all parts and labour.

and yes im very proud of the building, even though its only a barn. and most people built lovely houses. buy im no builder.

thanks tony

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ps, i found it easier to us an axe instead of a hammer to get the cement off. and i amazingly still have all my fingers in tact. if you layed your 300 bricks yourself, and they look good. well done, reclaimed victorian bricks are all uneven and hard to make look good.

tony