Colt Home - advice and experiences please

Pippa22

Does anyone have any experience of buying, and living in, an old Colt Home please?

The one we’re interested in is a bungalow built in the 1960’s. The structure has had little to no work done, but the roof was professionally replaced with slate about 3 years ago.

It’s on a fabulous rural plot, which is what we’re drawn to rather than the bungalow.

We don’t need a full mortgage, but demolishing and replacing wouldn’t be affordable.

Thanks in advance.

hazyjo

Know nothing about them unfortunately, although google tells me this which would have me extremely concerned (especially when considering one constructed in the '60s):


The timber frame itself is normally "guaranteed" by the manufacturer for various periods ranging from 10 to 40 years. It is a commonly perceived opinion within the industry that 25 –30 years is a reasonably expected life span for a softwood timber framed building.30 Jun 2019

Rural_Puppy

I viewed a similar type of thing for sale when we were looking to buy a house with some land in the country. The size of the heating bill was extraordinary, very poorly insulated, and thus hard to keep warm economically. You might want to ask about the insulation in the walls, floor and loft. Best of luck.