General (main property discussion here) - have toolbox will travel !

hi Guys, well thanks for all your imput and for you Z, think i can get by just seeing what i have in my pocket at the end of the month, but seriousley think i will just stick to checking the balance on imputs and outputs and give the accountant a box of papers next year ! I have put some photos of recent work for you guys to peruse majority of which is work in progress, have a peep and and let me have your opinions regards steve http://steedw10.freeserverhost.com/

Hi Steve,

Nice work, top draw! Tell me, have you (or anyone) ever built a BBQ from scratch?

Am planning on building one early next year. I need to know a few basics as I've never so much as built a wall.

Firstly, do I even need mortar? (ie: is it fire tolerant enough?). Clearly it won't be buding anywhere as soon as I get mortar involved, but I think it'll look better with it.

Do I need any special bricks or are they all BBQ proof, since they've already been fired?

Any good BBQ building websites are also appreciated.. I've looked around and found very few and I'm keen to crack on with my first labouring project - albeit on a smaller scale to property development, haha!

Thanks,

Bob

Hi Bob, had to look twice thought i had read Have you built a B&Q from the ground up ! made a BBQ many years ago quite simple really if you take on board a couple of design considerations namely a firm base otherwise concrete footings, get yourself a sturdy griddle (this will determine the dimensions) i would use engineering class A bricks (approx 36 to a sqm) fire cement for the business end, suggest you lay the bricks out around the grill to visualise, decide a comfortable height for the shelf and face a row of bricks end on (ends facing inwards) to form a shelf to place a 2" slab (probably will require cutting to fit)continue building a couple of courses up and repeat the process of another row of inward facing bricks to support the griddle and continue building up 2 or 3 rows to finish, good luck and nooo sloppy mortar or your bricks will sink !

steve

Steve,

You are right: what really matters is the number of coins and notes in your pocket at the end of the month. However, I would encourage you to start getting a little more technical when it comes to looking at those coins and notes. The simple reason for this is that one day you will want to show your prospective lender that you mean business. You can thus use yield, as well as Return On Investment and projections in a sound business plan to get a LOT MORE money out of the lenders. Trust me on this. It works. Plan well now at the beginning and you will reap the rewards in a few years.

Regards, Malik

PS. Funnily enough I was thinking about building a brick BBQ ready for next summer!

oop's sorry, think i stumbled into a builders forum i beg your leave, Malik i keep impressing that point with the partner profit and loss accounts but seems to think that accounts don't matter until all the spending has stopped on the house, pretty sure thats not the correct approach but hey i am in charge of the spanners and bog rolls

Steve,

You're a star! Thanks for the tips, should be a superb barbie - with rotisserie!

Bob

since steve joined the forum the topics on the forum have diversifed.

i think it is great- obviously we all had pent up questions that we wanted to ask put never thought this property investment community could answer. clearly we can!

good on you steve.

tom

ooerr gee thanks for that tom, blushing now,,what can i say, this forum is like a quiet library with half moon bespectacled patrons considering Q's A's before delivering their considered deliberations has opposed too a well known landlord forum where Q's are left hanging with dozens of silent reviews !!! exceeded my big word count for today phew! Now then guys... are house prices starting to increase again or not !???????? regards steve

Good idea Steve! I'll start a new thread otherwise the title is confusing.. hang on a sec..