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Topic: Serious renovation
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Akashius
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posted 09-13-2002 01:07 AM
 
I and my wife are seriously considering purchacing one of County Galway's many fine towers and renovating it for living in sometime within the next five years. What I'm looking for is a "total cost" guide that needs to including average costs of materials and land, typical problems, doing the work ourselves vs. hiring a crew, and how to get ahold of the property in the first place. Mind you, this all needs to be according to Irish costs and laws, not American.We pretty much already know what we'd like, just not exactly how to get it. The tower itself should be 4-6 storeys in hight and we'd like 2-3 acres of land surrounding it. We will have to install up-to-date plumbing, electrical wiring, and telephone lines, as well as a satelite dish. Any information you can give me would be appreciated, and if you really don't know any specifics, I would appreciate being pointed to somewhere I could find them. Thank you. |
miraflores
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posted 11-03-2002 03:13 PM
Hi just looking for castles and saw your post.
In the area which you seek your property
estate agents are your best guide to all information .cost of land this depends on location.views.access. costs depends on contractor or builder. cost of materials again vary on quality etc.doing work yourselves you can save .hiring crew ,depends on what type of work.you also need comply with local government for any kind of structural work. take care with this.
hope this helps you Martin.
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Levan
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posted 11-04-2002 04:45 AM
You need a specialist architect for this kind of work. I would suggest that you contact Ian Begg's Edinburgh practice - they have restored many Scottish tower houses, including Castle Levan (which won an award for the 'Best Domestic Restoration') and Baltersan Castle.RAYMOND MUSZYNSKI
Forsyth House - 93 George Street - Edinburgh EH2 3ES
Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)131 243 2575 I would have thought that Scottish prices and the common European legislative arena will be closer to the Irish situation than those of the US too. Levan www.castlelevan.com
[This message has been edited by Levan (edited 11-04-2002).] |
Peter
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posted 11-04-2002 03:21 PM
I note that into todays paper, property has gone up for sale in West Wales (near the coast).
The asking price for a simple stone shell is £85,000:
With a reserved cost of £50,000 for basics works for it to be lived in. | |
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