Greyman 27,569 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: Honestly Paul, the shape of this place is everywhere, I've had to follow some walls, but in the bathroom I've packed the battens and tried to get it fairly square/level... its been a b*****d! Lol I can't plaster for toffee, but I'm OK with most structural things, so knocking up the timber and boards I can do, saves paying someone..back at it tonight! Lol Bent walls in old buildings are called character mate you’ve done a grand job I was using a hammer and nails when I was getting a pound a board no cordlesses back then lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 736 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: Honestly Paul, the shape of this place is everywhere, I've had to follow some walls, but in the bathroom I've packed the battens and tried to get it fairly square/level... its been a b*****d! Lol I can't plaster for toffee, but I'm OK with most structural things, so knocking up the timber and boards I can do, saves paying someone..back at it tonight! Lol Rather have your place than a shite new build any day of the week , solid and built to last …. ( well up to now anyway ) . Just finishing off decorating the third 200 yr old (at least) Georgian town house (on the trot ) . All been totally restored from proper decaying wrecks …. It’s satisfying when it’s finished … you even find little gems of history every now and then Edited May 28 by Franks dad 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 41 minutes ago, WILF said: Lift a floor board and 15 more jobs appear…… Absolutely mate! My trade is all about line and level, this place don't quite fit that!! Lol 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 34 minutes ago, Greyman said: Bent walls in old buildings are called character mate you’ve done a grand job I was using a hammer and nails when I was getting a pound a board no cordlesses back then lol Thanks mate, and I totally agree...when you come here you'll see the best "bent wall" ever in the cottage, it is a complete bananna if I'd of tried to straighten it we would of been left with one long corridor! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 29 minutes ago, Franks dad said: Rather have your place than a shite new build any day of the week , solid and built to last …. ( well up to now anyway ) . Just finishing off decorating the third 200 yr old (at least) Georgian town house . All been totally restored from proper decaying wrecks …. It’s satisfying when it’s finished … you even find little gems of history every now and then Completely agree, although at times just to have the normality of a new build would be nice! Lol The cellar in this place dates back to 1054, it's all built on an old saxon long house, with the first bit done in Tudor times, then a Georgian extention to the rear and a 2 bed annexe about 30 odd years ago, the history is great and I'm trying to keep as much as possible intact, but lath and plaster walls and ceilings are a twat, cob walls are a twat, branches for joists are complete twats! Lol Here's a few of the finds under the floor boards this time.. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 736 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 2 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Completely agree, although at times just to have the normality of a new build would be nice! Lol The cellar in this place dates back to 1054, it's all built on an old saxon long house, with the first bit done in Tudor times, then a Georgian extention to the rear and a 2 bed annexe about 30 odd years ago, the history is great and I'm trying to keep as much as possible intact, but lath and plaster walls and ceilings are a twat, cob walls are a twat, branches for joists are complete twats! Lol Here's a few of the finds under the floor boards this time.. I Love it , do you have any pics of the outside and any original features in the cellar ? ….. can’t even get my head round that far back !! Did a pub a few years ago that was built in 1630 ish and hasn’t changed all that much tbf … had a couple of priest holes . Original oak studded door , you could almost feel the history when you where in it ….. I’ve been in basements with original Roman columns . Knowing there was someone standing exactly on the spot you are from that long ago …. Mind blowing ….. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,204 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, NEWKID said: Completely agree, although at times just to have the normality of a new build would be nice! Lol The cellar in this place dates back to 1054, it's all built on an old saxon long house, with the first bit done in Tudor times, then a Georgian extention to the rear and a 2 bed annexe about 30 odd years ago, the history is great and I'm trying to keep as much as possible intact, but lath and plaster walls and ceilings are a twat, cob walls are a twat, branches for joists are complete twats! Lol Here's a few of the finds under the floor boards this time.. Can I have permission to metal detect the garden?? (Before Arry gets in there) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 4 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Can I have permission to metal detect the garden?? (Before Arry gets in there) I have mentioned it to Arry before...but I might have a go myself, could do with a decent treasure haul! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 25,445 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: Can I have permission to metal detect the garden?? (Before Arry gets in there) Oi,get back to your moles,leave this sort of thing to the experts. Couple digging new kitchen floor in their 17th century cottage find £35,000 hoard of English Civil War coins hidden under the concrete WWW.DAILYMAIL.CO.UK Robert Fooks had dug 2ft deep using a pickaxe by torchlight when he found a smashed glazed pottery bowl full to... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,307 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 4 hours ago, NEWKID said: Completely agree, although at times just to have the normality of a new build would be nice! Lol The cellar in this place dates back to 1054, it's all built on an old saxon long house, with the first bit done in Tudor times, then a Georgian extention to the rear and a 2 bed annexe about 30 odd years ago, the history is great and I'm trying to keep as much as possible intact, but lath and plaster walls and ceilings are a twat, cob walls are a twat, branches for joists are complete twats! Lol Here's a few of the finds under the floor boards this time.. Do you not have to renovate it in a traditional way like using lime plaster etc? I love looking at old building with walls all over the place etc its character but I think living in one would piss me off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 22 minutes ago, gnipper said: Do you not have to renovate it in a traditional way like using lime plaster etc? I love looking at old building with walls all over the place etc its character but I think living in one would piss me off. I have in all the other rooms so far, but the walls were so bad in these 2 rooms I couldn't make it work, it's certainly not an easy project, parts of these rooms had already had renovation by previous owners, probably 30 years ago, so there is odd plaster board stuck on walls, even a solid block wall built straight on top of the floor boards as a divining wall, no strengthening below etc...its a minefield mate, I'm trying to keep as many features as possible, but lots have been lost over the years with less sympathetic farmers! Lol 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,557 Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 8 hours ago, NEWKID said: Cheers mate, I certainly won't be doing it for a living though! Lol Can be hard work pal lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 44,642 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 I Love working on the old listed ones....will you be moving into it when its done? Air bnb? Or selling on ? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,016 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 2 hours ago, Daniel cain said: I Love working on the old listed ones....will you be moving into it when its done? Air bnb? Or selling on ? We're living on it now mate, the top floor is finished, kids rooms and bathroom, heating system and plumbing in (new oil boiler needed at some point) first fix electrics in on middle and ground floor, still using a split between old and new.. hopefully finish middle floor this summer, then onto ground floor, that's a bid undertaking so need to get my head down and hopefully get on it next year... we've made a few downstairs rooms liveable, the kitchen is the big one, complete rip out required! Long term we will hopefully build a small place in the top field for us and holiday let all of it, 3 cottages and the main house...there is a long run of barns as well, but that is making my head hurt thinking about it!! Lol 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 14,834 Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Labouring for my mate today building a well, 1800 bricks to cut, my back feels like it’s going to break The Yorkshire stone arrived for next week, this will be the most expensive patio I’ve ever put down, £200 a square meter, some people have more money than sense 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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