Red & BBs retirement home......
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Looks great so far. Very similar to some of our rooms when we started quarry tiles on black ash floor as well as bricks for flooring!
We got the quarrys up carefully and put down membrane then mixed the concrete in a mixer for the whole house tooks us an age!
Would love another 'project' but still need to finish this off.
Dave
We got the quarrys up carefully and put down membrane then mixed the concrete in a mixer for the whole house tooks us an age!
Would love another 'project' but still need to finish this off.
Dave
Looks like it's going to be great! Lot of work on your hands, but I can see the potential, and all that great original character. Congratulations, and good luck!
Boston is one of those towns lost in time....
I remember a school trip to Freiston when I was 10 or 11. I grew up in Lincoln and at that age, Boston seemed a world away. We were given a huge net bag of just cooked shrimps by a fisherman as we walked along the docks. Half a dozen kids, scampering along the dockside, munching on scalding hot prawns. A great time. Probably not allowed now.
I remember a school trip to Freiston when I was 10 or 11. I grew up in Lincoln and at that age, Boston seemed a world away. We were given a huge net bag of just cooked shrimps by a fisherman as we walked along the docks. Half a dozen kids, scampering along the dockside, munching on scalding hot prawns. A great time. Probably not allowed now.
Please keep up with the commentary BR! How much land do you have attached to it?
Perhaps one day I will be able to own non-portable property. And perhaps I'll also own a unicorn...
Perhaps one day I will be able to own non-portable property. And perhaps I'll also own a unicorn...
A little more progress for those who are interested. We wanted a new heating system. It had to be capable of "frost watch" if we are away, we wanted soething greener than the existing coal, so we chose LPG (no mains gas available) on a combi boiler to give us heat and hot water "as needed". This freed a lot of floor space from the existing tank.
To do this a tank is needed....so first step is a base....
Shuttering in for the base and trench dug for Gas feed
The base is poured
The tank goes in.....
New boiler is fitted
The only external sign on the house is the vent
But even that needed listed building consent.
Other progress?
Well we have new joists now - that meet the walls!
And we have painted the wall ties in the bathroom.....they are a feature we quite like showing the age of the place
Red
To do this a tank is needed....so first step is a base....
Shuttering in for the base and trench dug for Gas feed
The base is poured
The tank goes in.....
New boiler is fitted
The only external sign on the house is the vent
But even that needed listed building consent.
Other progress?
Well we have new joists now - that meet the walls!
And we have painted the wall ties in the bathroom.....they are a feature we quite like showing the age of the place
Red
keep up the good work hugh its looking brilliant so far.
sorry if this sounds dumb but what is listed house concent
drew
sorry if this sounds dumb but what is listed house concent
drew
Simply put, listed buildings are protected by (criminal) law. Its to preserve the heritage of rare, or high merit buildings from being ruined by out of character works etc.
There are three categories 1 (Buckingham Palace), 2* (Stately home) and 2 (historic old place)
With 2 (which mine is), you can do a lot but not extend or change things like exterior character. I can't change windows, doors or the exterior "look and feel" of the property without written permission
So no Sky dish
Red
There are three categories 1 (Buckingham Palace), 2* (Stately home) and 2 (historic old place)
With 2 (which mine is), you can do a lot but not extend or change things like exterior character. I can't change windows, doors or the exterior "look and feel" of the property without written permission
So no Sky dish
Red
absolutely superb Red . i,ve been wishing to do this for a loooong time.maybe someday ! i have some skills having worked in the building industry for a lot of years ,but the electrical and plumbing ,i would not be much good at.keep up the great work and pictures of the renovation.
Anything requiring something approachng skill is being done by some very nice local tradesmen for us 
. I claim no skill beyond,fetch, carry and scrape gill!
. I claim no skill beyond,fetch, carry and scrape gill!Anything requiring something approachng skill is being done by some very nice local tradesmen for us
what about tea making
Loving the updates.
One thing though, have you been allowed to chamge the windows to double glazed? My house use to have single panes and once we changed to double glazing i was shocked at how much cosier it was and the saving on energy.
Well here are some photos from this week
The bathroom plaster is drying nicely - second fit electrical (putting the lights etc in) should be okay in a couple of weeks, so we have started thinking paint colours. I think the one shown is nice and cool - what do you reckon?
Damp proofing is complete and the bulk of the plastering done!
This will be the study...
It opens off the lounge......
The lounge now has a ceiling
The celing needs skimming - but we can't do that until the floor is down to the main bedroom
I am very pleased with the fireplace though. You remember that thing that contained the anthracite boiler? Boxed in in tongue and groove?.....Look at it now!
The kitchen is just waiting for the calor lines running and the plaster to go off
Hopefully in a couple of weeks we will have a kitchen, all floor, ceiling and plastering done and central heating and hot water.....fingers crossed!
Red
The bathroom plaster is drying nicely - second fit electrical (putting the lights etc in) should be okay in a couple of weeks, so we have started thinking paint colours. I think the one shown is nice and cool - what do you reckon?
Damp proofing is complete and the bulk of the plastering done!
This will be the study...
It opens off the lounge......
The lounge now has a ceiling
The celing needs skimming - but we can't do that until the floor is down to the main bedroom
I am very pleased with the fireplace though. You remember that thing that contained the anthracite boiler? Boxed in in tongue and groove?.....Look at it now!
The kitchen is just waiting for the calor lines running and the plaster to go off
Hopefully in a couple of weeks we will have a kitchen, all floor, ceiling and plastering done and central heating and hot water.....fingers crossed!
Red
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