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Reply | Forward Message #1419 of 1993 |
Re: Any opinions on prefab homes...???

Hi, there were several estates of prefab bungalows where I used to
live and the council had decided to knock them down. The residents
put up an amazing amount of opposition to this and all had very
favourable reports on why the homes should stay.
Our last house was prefabricated concrete design and they were fine,
but once again the whole row was due for demolition as one had
concrete cancer, the metal in the structural supports was beginning
to rot. The semis on each end were privately owned and are still
unchanged as are their neighbours. There are always certain lenders
who will lend on these but they may take a fair bit of looking for.
BTW we went on to buy a non standard construction home made of wood,
It is second hand as a structure and has been here for over 60 yrs.
--- In smallholding@..., "KarenR" <karence@...> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> We have a seen a compromise property to a smallholding, has about ¾
acre,
> which is probably more than enough for us, a paddock to rent next
door,
> seemed perfect as we skipped around it delighted in the rain today,
but then
> the agent announced at the end that it was of concrete
construction –
> bums!!!! My husband is dead against it now and although I have
found
> favourable info from Professor Beeby, his worries can't be allayed,
he says
> it won't be an investment property and the mortgage company will
probably be
> set against it.
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>
>
> Any comments on this, anybody living in a prefab with favourable or
maybe
> not comments?
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> Thanks in advance
>
> Karen
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> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Hi all, We have a seen a compromise property to a smallholding, has about ¾ acre, which is probably more than enough for us, a paddock to rent next door, ...
KarenR
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Jan 6, 2007
10:03 pm

Hi, there were several estates of prefab bungalows where I used to live and the council had decided to knock them down. The residents put up an amazing amount...
welliless
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Jan 7, 2007
11:52 am

... acre, ... door, ... but then ... construction – ... found ... he says ... probably be ... maybe ... What you don't say Karen is where you live. Some...
John
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Jan 7, 2007
3:34 pm

Hi John Thank you for your info on prefabs, as you asked I thought I would let you know the property is in England in South Somerset. I have just been told ...
KarenR
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Jan 9, 2007
10:21 pm

Hi Karen, I think given the age of the structure and the material content I would seriously advice you have it structurally tested by a Concrete engineer. If...
John C. Newsome
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Jan 12, 2007
1:06 am

Hi John Thanks for the advice. Yes, if we were to go ahead with an offer, then we would certainly have the property fully surveyed and would insist perhaps on...
KarenR
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Jan 14, 2007
11:41 am

I thought that if I was getting this place Karen I WOULD be thinking of making an approach to Stroud Council to see if they would let me have some spares for...
John C. Newsome
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Jan 16, 2007
12:41 am

Hi John Was tickled by your email :-) That’s an excellent idea and I hope they are recycling parts or all of the demolished buildings. I’ve decided to...
KarenR
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