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Mobile to house
#1
Posted 18 April 2012 - 23:19
#2
Posted 19 April 2012 - 12:04
#3
Posted 19 April 2012 - 17:07
#4
Posted 19 April 2012 - 19:48
We are building our own wooden mobile home to new-build house specs. However, it will be sitting on a low concrete block wall. Would it not be possible to, at a later date when full permission is granted, to sink footings around the timber exterior, build an external wall from that and incorporate the roof, windows, doors,etc? Obviously such a design would need to be incorporated into any application, but where could it fall foul of building regs?
#5
Posted 19 April 2012 - 23:42
KChally
#6
Posted 21 April 2012 - 17:18
The self build is purely to save money, but is still costing a good deal. This is why I want to know if I could include this construction in any future permanent build and, if so, what should be catered for now to save future problems. Practically, it is quite simple to tie a permanent exterior to this construction, but that does not always mean that the buildings regs bods will be happy.
#7
Posted 21 April 2012 - 20:19
You have not stated any conditions regarding your 'temp' - nor have you given us precise details of your temp pp - but we would have thought that if you fulfilled your side of the 'contract/bargain' made between yourselves and your council when you applied for and they granted the temp pp, then we do not understand why the council would not allow you to change the classification of your home from 'temp' to 'permanent' without your having doing anything more to it.
#8
Posted 11 May 2012 - 14:53
I think that I might just have a chat with my local councillor/planner to see that there would be no problems.
Thank you.
#9
Posted 21 May 2012 - 20:54
We have temporary permission for a 40x20 timber mobile home. We are constructing it effectively in two halves as we don't want to get caught out by not following the regs, as so many log cabin people do.
The self build is purely to save money, but is still costing a good deal. This is why I want to know if I could include this construction in any future permanent build and, if so, what should be catered for now to save future problems. Practically, it is quite simple to tie a permanent exterior to this construction, but that does not always mean that the buildings regs bods will be happy.
I know for it to be classed as a mobile home it has to be in 2 halfs or parts, does that include the roof? or can the roof be put on seperatly? Ive never seen a 2 part mobile home on the motorway with half the title roof on...surely the tiles would be ripped off??
Im only saying this as I am thinking about building a 2 part mobile home out of 2 shipping containers but I am stuck with the flat roof, unless I am allowed to put a pitched roof on top after ive bolted the two units together.
Anyone know?
#10
Posted 22 May 2012 - 13:01
I know for it to be classed as a mobile home it has to be in 2 halfs or parts, does that include the roof? or can the roof be put on seperatly? Ive never seen a 2 part mobile home on the motorway with half the title roof on...surely the tiles would be ripped off??
Im only saying this as I am thinking about building a 2 part mobile home out of 2 shipping containers but I am stuck with the flat roof, unless I am allowed to put a pitched roof on top after ive bolted the two units together.
Anyone know?
Got to be able to unbolt it and be moveable by road. So unless you make the roof in 2 halves you will fail the test.
As for the roof tiles, alot of homes have steel sheet tiling that is firmly fixed and is not like concrete interlocking tiles that would fall off as you drive down the road!!
Be careful with the shipping container idea. They dont usually make good conversions as you will have a problem with there thermal properties even insulated. You have a large heat sink structure that is hard to heat in the winter and cool in the summer!!!
Please have a look at our website to see if we have anything that suits your plans!!
Shaun
#11
Posted 23 May 2012 - 08:53
Many thanks.
Sodbuster
#12
Posted 23 May 2012 - 15:52
#13
Posted 23 May 2012 - 16:26
#14
Posted 23 May 2012 - 20:35
#15
Posted 23 May 2012 - 20:50
We can see where you are coming from. but we would again remind everyone that KChally moved a mobile home onto their site and then much later applied for temp permission - only to find that the council wanted them to pay a whole heap of backdated rates.
#16
Posted 24 May 2012 - 09:06
whilst you are doing building and engineering works you are 'staying' on the land.
#17
Posted 27 October 2012 - 20:34
Romany