Property Drop Issue 12

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PROPERTIES
bedroom
living room etc
Robinscroft, Broadwell, Coleford
Ferrino 01594 811111 www.ferrino.co.uk
Price
£269,950
bedroom bedroom
living living room room etc etc
bedroom bedroom
living room living room etccentral heating
bathroom
This delightful cottage sits in an attractive walled garden on the edge of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
3
bathroom
3 1 3
bathroom
GAS
central heating
central heating
garage/covered parking
parking
It is a very quiet location within a short drive of the local town and beautiful open
woodland of the Forest. The property is presented in very good order throughout. The
fixtures and fittings including doors, flooring and kitchen appliances are all good quality.
The layout is surprisingly spacious with a flexible open plan style.
A particular focal point is the beamed fireplace in
garage/covered
the living
parking parking
room with the inset
central central heating heating
Colebrookdale bathroom bathroom multi fuel stove. There are three garage/covered good double parkingbedrooms and a large
family bathroom. A real bonus is the detached garage/workshop, a substantial building
with its own power supply. There is off road parking for two/three vehicles.
garage/covered parking parking
parking parking
The No 1 most costly self build
mistake - and how to avoid it
by Herefordshire’s Top 25 Grand Design Architect, Garry Thomas of Thomas Studio
Have you heard the phrase ‘On time and on
budget’? It’s a term used in all types of project;
from construction, renovation to interior fitout,
it refers to completing a project within the plannedtime-frame
and within the planned-budget.
Many times this does not happen and for your
project this is bad news.
There are many reasons projects might not come
in ‘on time and on budget’ but by far the number-onereason
is a lack of research in the early stages.
Here is the reason why: At some point during your
self-build, you are going to discover a way to make your
home better. And when people rush into the design and
construction phase people do not discover all the needs
and options they had (or what they really wanted) until
the concrete has been poured.
Without getting a full ‘self-build needs and options
review’ of your project, before your builder gets on site,
projects regularly go over budget.
If you discover better options early then you can
make changes effortlessly. Make your discoveries late
and you pay exponentially more.
Carrying out a ‘self-build needs and options review’
will allow your architect to fill in the gaps and help
ensure your project is on time and on budget.
At Thomas Studio we have designed a ‘self-build
needs and options review’ process, because we have
seen a huge issue in the self-build industry of people
starting design and construction BEFORE they have
fully done their research.
We invest the time in a full self-build needs and
options review of your project. Not having one can be
the most expensive decision you make. The most cost
effective time to discover ALL your needs and options is
before you start your project.
Of course these are only brief notes on how to
ensure your project doesn’t go over time and over
budget. If you would like to read the full article on
‘How to avoid the number one most costly mistake
when building your home’ you can access it for free at
www.thomasstudio.co.uk/avoid-the-number-one-mostcostly-mistake.
Garry is an expert in obtaining planning in
challenging rural areas, creating unique properties,
agricultural conversions and ‘golden years’ homes for
elderly parents.
For further help with your self build plans,
contact Garry on T: 01432 860338,
info@thomasstudio.co.uk or browse more useful
information on www.thomasstudio.co.uk