How many are there in a book? http://imagefap.in.net imagefap.com Kevin O’Connor of Cranbrook Basements, a specialist design and build contractor, agrees. O’Connor recently knocked down a five-bedroom, 3,800sq ft house sitting in half an acre in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, for which he paid somewhere between £1.5 million and £2 million. He is just finishing two new houses in its place, each at 6,000sq ft, complete with basements and loft-level living.