'non-stard construction'/concrete houses

[Gill Smith]

anyone here admit to buying one?

I'm considering it

even though I'm aware of The Problem......

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[Owain]

Which One Problem would that be?

Different concrete houses have different problems.

I considered one (how else could I afford a 4-bed semi at =A360k), would cost about another =A320k to do the external cladding, but even after cladding they have a reputation for being cold.

If you can get a detached cheap enough it might be a good prospect for demolish and build new.

Owain

[Donwill]

My first house was a Woolaway, that's all I could afford, however I do believe that they are now suffering from spalling problems in in the concrete panels. If I remember rightly it was approx 950sq ft (bungalow) and it cost me £2,500, and £300 for the plot.( no missing noughts here) in 1966. Cheers Don

[Gill Smith]

the one problem it all comes down to is re-selling

mortgage companies are v. leery

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[Owain]

Especially at the moment.

But depending on the system used, it may be possible to bring it up to mortgageable standards using cladding, external brick skinning, etc. Still a rather restricted pool of lenders would consider it though.

Owain

[The Natural Philosopher]

If the location is halfway decent get planning for demolish and rebuild and sell at a sane profit.

[Gill Smith]

and what about breeze-block internal walls?

is that better/worse than concrete?

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