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On my way to Trinidad and Tobago next week on a hunting trip
Attended class in June '09, got our stock plans (we decided on getting the bundle to cover any future needs and all contingencies). We purchased our land 6 years ago, 5 acres of which half of that is good to build on. We got planning permission for 1 two storey building only - am travelling out next week with our plans (we have not had the time to make any alterations but will ask the architect to add a wrap around porch for us). We would ideally like to build two 40 x 40 side by side but will be happy just to have the basic plan with wrap around accepted by the planning dept. Our biggest problem will be in finding the logs and oh boy I think that will be one huge problem, if we get any for free will be a miracle but I've a lot of work to do to find them in the first place and then to get them as cheap as possible - worse case senario would be we will have to import them in - not sure how that will work out as money is short.
I've a huge list of things to do, sorting out the water, electricity options, planning dept. finding a surveyor to wet stamp the plans etc. etc. etc. and getting some sort of temporary living sorted out while we build....will probably end up in a tent!! have tons of practical stuff to sort out with the move, we plan to move at the end of the year latest beginning Feb next year - ......if I can just find a good source for logs I 'll be happy... I have two weeks .........wish me luck I'll need it!
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Hi Jo I know your back. Did you manage to find Logs?
I looked on the internet and it seems you can import timber with out a problem.
David
Am back now
Yes I am back now and what a trip it was - the economic downturn is starting to hit the country but most people are still in denial that they will be affected by any sort of recession - what this means for me is that I am not able to get things as cheaply as I thought as yet so will see what the new year brings.
On the topic of sourcing my logs - this was as expected not an easy task; I found out from the forestry commission that they do not sell or give any logs away to the general public, they only let the contractors have the logs so I have put out a couple of 'feelers' via cousins and friends that I am looking in the hopes that I will get what I am after - the local hard wood seems to be a species called Wallaba and apparently grows in the north which is handy for me as the land is in the north. The best time for me to get the logs would be in the spring next year, so I am hoping that one of my contacts will come back with something by then - in the meantime I am still out of work and am working on getting my house ready for sale - we hope to leave the UK by Feb next year whatever happens but I have much paper work to do before no least reinstatement of my citizenship - and I learnt that I have to re submit my planning application, I have left my cousin (the AutoCad Whiz) to re submit my planning application based on the 40 x 40 plan with some adjustments and I hope this will be granted by next Feb......If not I have not idea where we go from there!
Good luck I will visit you
Good luck I will visit you one day.