beautiful looking home there, and the joy of living in something you have built is a rare gift these days.
On my way to a - HOUSE!
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If thats a Lithuanian mouse, I'm coming over to be a mouse catcher
Great photos again and an inspiring build. Are you going for sedum on the roof?
No BR, that's my sister!
The green bits in the turf will be planted next spring in a plot of grass that later on will be cut into manageable slices and installed on the roof, so we'll see what grows best. I think the more rapid species will take place first, but then the lack of nutrition and water will bring out the more hardie species in a few years.
sgtoutback - yep, it's so cool to build a house for yourself, even so small but still it's something to stay and is made by - you.....
The green bits in the turf will be planted next spring in a plot of grass that later on will be cut into manageable slices and installed on the roof, so we'll see what grows best. I think the more rapid species will take place first, but then the lack of nutrition and water will bring out the more hardie species in a few years.
sgtoutback - yep, it's so cool to build a house for yourself, even so small but still it's something to stay and is made by - you.....
I believe in the UK planning regs are also easier for farmers. My mate is the son of a farmer who looked into building on his parents land. Told me he didn't need planning permission but he could not sell it if he moved on. Had it worked out too but chickened out. Ended up taking over a cottage on the farm and did it up. He could always sell that later on if he wanted.
Great project. Wish I had the guts. Told myself I'd build a house if I won the lottery, but pay someone else to do it. Would love a project to do but one that's cheaper and smaller. Keep it up and all the best on the house.
Great project. Wish I had the guts. Told myself I'd build a house if I won the lottery, but pay someone else to do it. Would love a project to do but one that's cheaper and smaller. Keep it up and all the best on the house.
AAAAAaaaaaaaaaahh it's about time for me to update this post, don't you think??
So it has been a year since i managed to do anything to my new cottage. Things slowed down quite a bit because we were blessed with a newborn this summer so it has been child care and things related mostly these past months. But I grabbed a week off all things and did something good to my cottage too. Here it is:,
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We fitted windows and plastered around them with some cement sand and lime plaster. It's needed so the sensitive places like windows wouldn't leak weather into the building. Then went up the wall with natural boards, I have plenty of them and I think they look very appealing when fit in this manner. What do you recon?
Close up:
The front of the house now looks like this:
The views from living room:
An surely the CREW: me top right (age 30), my cousin (age 14) and my grandfather and the knowledge vault (age 76). It's nice to work with people from different era's and get the kids off the PC, parents are very happy to lend the youth too
So it has been a year since i managed to do anything to my new cottage. Things slowed down quite a bit because we were blessed with a newborn this summer so it has been child care and things related mostly these past months. But I grabbed a week off all things and did something good to my cottage too. Here it is:,
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We fitted windows and plastered around them with some cement sand and lime plaster. It's needed so the sensitive places like windows wouldn't leak weather into the building. Then went up the wall with natural boards, I have plenty of them and I think they look very appealing when fit in this manner. What do you recon?
Close up:
The front of the house now looks like this:
The views from living room:
An surely the CREW: me top right (age 30), my cousin (age 14) and my grandfather and the knowledge vault (age 76). It's nice to work with people from different era's and get the kids off the PC, parents are very happy to lend the youth too
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Just giving back what I can to people I like
Not much happening at the moment in this field, but surely a lot to come!Thank you! Let's hope the youngsters will appreciate these efforts
Thank you Sir!
And cheap as chips! If I had them properly sawn I'd loose 50-60 to chips and plus the expenses of sawing
I'm jealous.
I'm proud!
I'm set up in another house not far from this one. So I have no need to move in quickly, wood aside there are lots of other problems to solve, like running water, kitchen, bathroom. Soooooo I have a lot to do before I can get my wife to move anywhere
Thank you
Amazing and is your sister single?
You're about 4 years too late I'm afraid.
Cheers!
