What do you want to vent about today?

[duke63]

Does look impressive.

Double garage = room for more bikes

[Blade]

Looks good Blade, but why do they build them so damn close together!

To get more houses on the development I guess.


The shot in OP looks a little worse than it is. Here's a few doors down.



One good thing is we are not over looked on the back as it's trees and a field full of horse''s. Plus the plot is south facing at the rear so good for sunshine if we ever get any

[Blade]

Does look impressive.

Double garage = room for more bikes

Honest answer is the only reason we are moving

There's a spot reserved in the garage for a Ducati you will be glad to hear Duke

[Blade]

Looks good Blade, but why do they build them so damn close together!

This may have something to do with it.

Quick Google search reveals:

UK Population Density = 414 people per km2

AUS Population Density = 2.8 people per km2

Plenty of room in the UK for immigration though

There planning on building 225,000 new homes in Manchester alone. Very topical at the moment as land grabbing lots of green belt land to accommodate the ambitious building plans.

One new garden village (Government BS name) in our borough has plans for 2500 new homes but no new schools or public services or infrastructure like roads. Just build houses and nothing else

[kiwikrasher]

Those figures are a bit misleading though as 90% of Australia's land mass is uninhabitable compared to 30% of the UK.

But new developments in Sydney are just as close, and totally understand the reasons.

[Blade]

I guess our money would go further privately Kiwi but it's the convenience of a new home that sold us plus we like the modern layout across 3 floors. The kids have the top floor with their own lounge and we have down stairs with a buffer floor in between so plenty of room to give everyone their own space and everyone even has their own bathroom so should be very few clashes if any.......hopefully anyway

[D41]

225,000 homes just in Manchester??

Are you sure about that Blade....that figure is SOOO out of the ballpark in sheer construction terms it's beyond scope.

You have a link or sommit, mate??

[Monty]

Yep, we've spent the last 30 years not building enough houses, and now we're blaming immigration

[Blade]

225,000 homes just in Manchester??

Are you sure about that Blade....that figure is SOOO out of the ballpark in sheer construction terms it's beyond scope.

You have a link or sommit, mate??

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co ... p/37729165" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[StMarks]

Yep, we've spent the last 30 years not building enough houses, and now we're blaming immigration

Sorry Monty, I still can't agree with you.

[Blade]

Yep, we've spent the last 30 years not building enough houses, and now we're blaming immigration

Never mentioned number of houses in relation to immigration, just population density per km2.

UK Population Density = 414 people per km2

AUS Population Density = 2.8 people per km2

But you raise a valid point if we haven't built enough homes for 30 years and the population density is growing excessively high then perhaps the problem of an increasing UK population is worse than first envisaged.

[Monty]

Yep, we've spent the last 30 years not building enough houses, and now we're blaming immigration

Sorry Monty, I still can't agree with you.

To be fair, I sit on several UK Govenment and Scottish Assembly steering committees and they don't agree with me either!

[TonyB]

I believe so. I think there on a timer or so I'm told but not installed yet. If there LED they might no be too expensive to run hopefully.

Worst case I can turn them off and replace with some LED security lights with pir sensor. Have to see when I get in tbh.

In fairness there only there as I insisted on street lighting. Originally there was nothing planned. I got mine and 4 neighbours done otherwise there would be nothing but darkness.

A good idea to have street lighting, especially in todays society.

Any pics of the new house matey? I love looking at houses

Some shots of the show house Cookie. Ours isn't finished yet but it's the same apart from furniture.

Bit pokey but not bad for a starter home

Seriously though, looks great. Enjoy it

[kiwikrasher]

I guess our money would go further privately Kiwi but it's the convenience of a new home that sold us plus we like the modern layout across 3 floors. The kids have the top floor with their own lounge and we have down stairs with a buffer floor in between so plenty of room to give everyone their own space and everyone even has their own bathroom so should be very few clashes if any.......hopefully anyway

It's a stunning house Blade no doubt! Sounds very well thought out but I'd expect nothing less from you

[C00kiemonster]

That looks lovely. Plenty of space thats for sure.

I only saw the size of the garage for the first few mins

It should be worth all the hassle in the end.

[Monty]

Yep, we've spent the last 30 years not building enough houses, and now we're blaming immigration

Never mentioned number of houses in relation to immigration, just population density per km2.

UK Population Density = 414 people per km2

AUS Population Density = 2.8 people per km2

But you raise a valid point if we haven't built enough homes for 30 years and the population density is growing excessively high then perhaps the problem of an increasing UK population is worse than first envisaged.

Never said you did!

That's a cracking pad dude, I see a lot of new builds and the last majority are hotel rooms with mortgages. That's something else, very jealous!

[D41]

I think Blade just proved what most of us already knew.

That no-one wants to live in Australia.....

[Monty]

I'll take death by snake/spider/crocodile/kangaroo over Trump any day of the week!

[Monty]

....... forgot sharks and jellyfish!

[TonyB]

And drunken Bogans!