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    • June 16, 2003 at 1:07 pm #706262
      paulirvine
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      Hello!
      I have a three bedroom two storey derelict farmhouse property in Fermanagh that needs more than just a breath of new life! Is there anyone here in this forum who can shed their experience on the process of regional labour and construction costs for a project whereby renovation or replacement was necessary, and which is more cost effective?

      Regards,
      Paul

    • June 16, 2003 at 2:24 pm #727544
      Andrew Duffy
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      You might want to check out the Grand Designs thread:

      https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2052

    • June 16, 2003 at 2:26 pm #727545
      Andrew Duffy
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      …or the About the House one:

      https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2073

      It must be the weather for televised conversion projects.

    • June 16, 2003 at 2:47 pm #727546
      paulirvine
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      ha! it must be all right! very interesting… As it happens I work in the Web industry and was thinking of setting up a ‘fly on the wall’ site making a case-study out of my own property development. I have been looking for information online and discover that in fact it is a very poorly covered topic. There is no shortage of tradespeople or advertisers or anything like that, just a disappointing lack of thorough coverage on a project such as this. Thank you Andrew for your advised threads, much appreciated.

    • June 16, 2003 at 10:17 pm #727547
      GrahamH
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      Sorry have to mention it, KEEP THE SASHES!
      (assuming it has them)

    • June 18, 2003 at 11:17 am #727548
      paulirvine
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      some of the windows yes do have original sashes on, but not all of them. i’d like to reuse what can be rescued

    • June 26, 2003 at 12:47 pm #727549
      paulirvine
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      Latest: going through the conveyancing side of things.
      And I reccommend this book: Building Your Own Home: The Essential Guide for Anyone Wanting to Build, Renovate, Convert or Extend Their Own Home in the British Isles. By Murray Armor, and David Snell.

      List Book Price: £25.00
      At Amazon UK it is: £17.50

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