House Build Thread As Promised
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what a lovely looking house 
Love build threads like this, they appear overnight and they are complete. its like finding a new tv series boxset on netflix, you can just watch it from start to finish in one sitting if the mood takes you.
Fantastic thread and great build. Well done OP
thank you for sharing
Love build threads like this, they appear overnight and they are complete. its like finding a new tv series boxset on netflix, you can just watch it from start to finish in one sitting if the mood takes you.
Fantastic thread and great build. Well done OP
thank you for sharing
Thanks for the positive comments guys - much appreciated. If the weather is half decent over the weekend I'll try to take some up-to-date snaps.
Spud989 - no just plain white paint, a couple of shelves & a screed floor - toyed with the idea of some nice tiles of something but the doors open into the (very strong) prevailing wind & everything just blows in so I didn't think it was worth the effort and cost - might paint the floor one day if I can be bothered.
5potTurbo - tell me about it! The plot is around 2/3 of an acre so overdeveloment was never on the cards from my point of view.
Monkthefish - sorry, no idea. The builder flattened everything then a local farmer did the rest from weedkilling to rotavation to stone removal to seeding - and all at a VERY reasonable price!!
Hornetrider - yep, taht's mine too - another 3/4 of an acre or thereabouts. When I was a kid it was split in 2 with a house on the bottom half. When the old lady died the council condemned the house and flattened it. My dad bought it in around 1973 - mainly to stop anyone else building on it and ruining his view! I learned to drive on it in my mum's MOT failed Wolseley 1500!
Spud989 - no just plain white paint, a couple of shelves & a screed floor - toyed with the idea of some nice tiles of something but the doors open into the (very strong) prevailing wind & everything just blows in so I didn't think it was worth the effort and cost - might paint the floor one day if I can be bothered.
5potTurbo - tell me about it! The plot is around 2/3 of an acre so overdeveloment was never on the cards from my point of view.
Monkthefish - sorry, no idea. The builder flattened everything then a local farmer did the rest from weedkilling to rotavation to stone removal to seeding - and all at a VERY reasonable price!!
Hornetrider - yep, taht's mine too - another 3/4 of an acre or thereabouts. When I was a kid it was split in 2 with a house on the bottom half. When the old lady died the council condemned the house and flattened it. My dad bought it in around 1973 - mainly to stop anyone else building on it and ruining his view! I learned to drive on it in my mum's MOT failed Wolseley 1500!
BIGDAI said:
Hornetrider - yep, taht's mine too - another 3/4 of an acre or thereabouts. When I was a kid it was split in 2 with a house on the bottom half. When the old lady died the council condemned the house and flattened it. My dad bought it in around 1973 - mainly to stop anyone else building on it and ruining his view! I learned to drive on it in my mum's MOT failed Wolseley 1500!
Excellent. Congrats on the house btw. My first car driving experience was in a similar field in an A40!Would Hornetrider like bitter, lager or stout?
Yes, it's the original, brick built, twin chamber, septic tank. Again, it went in as part of the 1960's build.
The original was capped with a series of sort of concrete lintels my dad made (more reinforced concrete - he loved the stuff! I remember using my finger to put the date on one when before it set - 1966!.
They were (a) begining to fail and (b) looked bloody awful. Consequently we put some new ones down, put sleepers around them & covered the lot in golden gravel. When the tank needs emptying it's just a case of brushing the gravel to one side to give access to the manhole cover. I don't think it looks too bad really.
Yes, it's the original, brick built, twin chamber, septic tank. Again, it went in as part of the 1960's build.
The original was capped with a series of sort of concrete lintels my dad made (more reinforced concrete - he loved the stuff! I remember using my finger to put the date on one when before it set - 1966!.
They were (a) begining to fail and (b) looked bloody awful. Consequently we put some new ones down, put sleepers around them & covered the lot in golden gravel. When the tank needs emptying it's just a case of brushing the gravel to one side to give access to the manhole cover. I don't think it looks too bad really.
Nice thread, great build and a fantastic house. Thanks for taking the time to put it all together.
Our house (while nowhere near as grand as yours) is family owned and been empty for about 10 years. It was so nice to be able to breathe new life into it. All the old memories now along with new ones.
Our house (while nowhere near as grand as yours) is family owned and been empty for about 10 years. It was so nice to be able to breathe new life into it. All the old memories now along with new ones.
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