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Did anyone catch Amazing Spaces with George Clarke last night?
Some of it was a bit meh, but there were some really interesting characters on it.
Stand outs were the french guy and the Airstream, and the ****less school teacher who built the forresters cottage which came good in the end.
The forresters cottage was a bit more of an honest bolt hole than Kevin McClouds shed.
Link to the micro site: http://scrapbook.channel4.com/bookmarkBar/508ff05ce4b09659197f9bcc
What amazed me was how little the guy spent on the hut think it was something like £5K, obviously this doesn't factor in the cost of the woodland in the first place but it got me thinking.
Anyone got any ideas on planning regs for a such a structure?
i thought that shed was a total waste and showed what an utter lack of imagination the guy had, i mean, one tiny window to the front with that view!
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that.
I'd have got hold of a set of old sliding patio double glazed doors.
£5k seemed a fair amount of money given that he got all bar the wood second hand/free
5k for a bus is one thing, 100k on a bar at the bottom of the garden is another. The frightening thing is the bloke who was building in the woods was a teacher, you'd have thought he'd have had a bit more common sence than he had going by his dodgy working practices.
Didn't see it, but having spent a night in an airstream, I will say you'd have to be a fool to buy one. My OH was smitten with them after first seeing one, but even she agrees they're actually a big pile of meh, once you're actually in one.
that airstream was a joke. 100k? you could build an garden room, beautifully designed for half that, and fit for purpose, which the airstream was not.
I like the way George 'had' to buy a really really cheap tatty caravan to do his project on, as that was the concept.
Then employed an artisan craftsman to work on it. Bet there's not change from £50k once it's all done.
Looks fun, nice use of the eaves
that airstream was a joke. 100k?
seriously was that what it cost, i missed that fact. what an utter and total waste of money.
George said he had 20k for his caravan.
The Tiny house ( shed ) movement has been getting bigger ( the movement not the sheds) in America for a while now.
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I built a massive shed a few years back.
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but really want to build a smaller version. I think the it would be a great way for young adults to live while at University or while saving for a house ( I wish it had a of been an option for me). I am looking into building a small retreat ATM but I really want to use all recycled materials this time.