Daydream thread continues.....

rhiwfield

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Rhiwie, Dai took a peak in the attic:eek: but after the guy said he had been up there, and there was nothing there, so i am ok, no dead bodies:rotfl:

CTC, Dai couldnt have had a proper look unless he took the chain saw to the opening

Plenty of space in the corners and over the far side :eek:

lostinrates

First batch of squabs reared and fled the nest already...made it from the nest in the barn we use as a field shelter all the way to the next barn

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Rhiwie, he managed to get his head and shoulders up there,but all he could see was nest and some sort of insulation, BUT... there is a wall dividing the two attics, with gap at the top..

one of the old owners said he actually went in the attic, and said there was nothing there....

I am now getting really concerned as he said the cracks only started appearing about 7 - 10 years ago, but he did say it could be longer as time flys by....

It still feels like we are walking into someone else's house at the mo... so maybe once we get rid of the crap at ffairfach at the end of the month, then maybe it will start feeling like ours...

came home from work a bit early today, just to catch up on the washing up:cool: as we ahve been going straight up there after work....

Still havent really managed to get our teeth into anything yet, as there has allways been people there, tonight we have an off-roader friend coming up, and hopefully help hubby to pull some old telephone poles out of the culvert ( they were edging a sort of bridge that we drive over to get to the house)

Better get the bubble bath ready and the washing machine on standby it will not be one of the cleanest jobs that need doing:rotfl:

rozeepozee

Trying to take in the up to date posts, but am very distracted as the QS report has come back and to say it's depressing would be an understatement. I'm trying to be postive and not annoyed but the final figure is four times what we told the architect was our budget for the shell and, more importantly, not economically feasible. It probably would cost less to knock the bloody thing down and build from scratch.

A bit of a rude awakening to say the least.

We're meeting with the architect and QS tomorrow and hope we can salvage something from this endeavour. I'm now thinking we may be in the static for considerably longer than we hoped, but I'd rather go down that route and get the shell we want (or as near as) because this is our only shot at this. I don't then mind living in something that we do up slowly, room by room.

I'm trying to get my head round our options: a) Just do a cosmetic refurb and move in as it is, b) refurb the ground floor, don't raise the roof and have two bedrooms upstairs with the others down (this would mean foregoing the annex, c) refurb just the shell and then live between this and the static until we can make it liveable.....

Ah well, the sun is out, I have a wonderful family, a great property, I can afford chickens and we've achieved so much so far.

One ray of light is that we've been told by our architect that if a building has been vacant for two years or more, a certificate can be issued to reduce the VAT to just 5%. That would be a considerabe saving, although it still won't make the difference between affordable and unaffordable based on the current plan. The property has been vacant for at least a year as the old man died last March and may not have been living there at that point as he was in his 90s. Enquiries will have to be made.....

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

Trying to take in the up to date posts, but am very distracted as the QS report has come back and to say it's depressing would be an understatement. I'm trying to be postive and not annoyed but the final figure is four times what we told the architect was our budget for the shell and, more importantly, not economically feasible. It probably would cost less to knock the bloody thing down and build from scratch.

A bit of a rude awakening to say the least.

We're meeting with the architect and QS tomorrow and hope we can salvage something from this endeavour. I'm now thinking we may be in the static for considerably longer than we hoped, but I'd rather go down that route and get the shell we want (or as near as) because this is our only shot at this. I don't then mind living in something that we do up slowly, room by room.

I'm trying to get my head round our options: a) Just do a cosmetic refurb and move in as it is, b) refurb the ground floor, don't raise the roof and have two bedrooms upstairs with the others down (this would mean foregoing the annex, c) refurb just the shell and then live between this and the static until we can make it liveable.....

Ah well, the sun is out, I have a wonderful family, a great property, I can afford chickens and we've achieved so much so far.

One ray of light is that we've been told by our architect that if a building has been vacant for two years or more, a certificate can be issued to reduce the VAT to just 5%. That would be a considerabe saving, although it still won't make the difference between affordable and unaffordable based on the current plan. The property has been vacant for at least a year as the old man died last March and may not have been living there at that point as he was in his 90s. Enquiries will have to be made.....

I wish we had thought about that. Moving in to an outbuilding or static could have saved us a fortune.:(


My news is my parents house might have got a buyer. If it does one of them will be moving in with us, and they will pay for a 'decent' bathroom, as its the one thing they cannot live without...


Hurrah.....:D

rozeepozee

That's good news LIR. Our situation would look very different if one of our sets of parents wanted to move in. Making sure we could afford to build the annexe would then be desirable for more than just us and it's what we want it for long term anyway.

Re the VAT thing, why aren't Architects telling us these things at the outset?

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

That's good news LIR. Our situation would look very different if one of our sets of parents wanted to move in. Making sure we could afford to build the annexe would then be desirable for more than just us and it's what we want it for long term anyway.

Re the VAT thing, why aren't Architects telling us these things at the outset?

My parent would LOVE the potential annexe here, but recognises that getting a kitchen and heating in the main house takes our priority. I wish we could afford to do it for them though.....buit then we would be nipping over there for a shower all the time:rotfl:

alfie_1

right 1st things 1st....which one of you bright sparks sent me the hailstone's from hell.....???? :eek: thought my windscreen was going to shatter !!.....

anyway...evening all

ive spent a morning in a litttle shop that was heaven !! moved the van twice re parking so;s i could peruse at leisure. FULL of antique/vintage stuff and CHEAP !!:) ended up sat drinking tea with owner and 2 hours later left with an assortment of goodies...:o...some im selling on to another friend who will bite my hand off [thus paying for MY bits out of profit ] one item/s was a little wooden cover book full of "the flowers of jerusalem"..real pressed flowers on each page AND the hat the lady wore when on her travels in the 1930s....sooooooooooo sweet.
anyway i then spent the afternoon sorting out the debris in my 3rd bedroom. i put all my antique/vintage lace etc in one box container and divided/sorted all other materials into others. im going to sell my singer sewing treadle machine. its got little wooden drawers under the top and should sell well as its complete and ornate. i love it but i dont love it THAT much...;)
i discovered cushions that i had forgotten about so have re vamped my church pew on the verandah. i found "winter jumpers" id put away so long ago they are almost vintage..:rotfl: [car boot em]....i can NOW see the floor and i hoovered in there :eek:.
i keep thinking if i sold all my "collectables" i could give my son the balance for the deposit on him buying his own place ...even tho he thinks its all TAT he insists i do no such thing...:) [:j]

iv just eaten the most bland chicken korma easy meal iv ever had ...:( teach me for being lazy...:D

im going to put up a picture and i need your opinions...i did use the services of a reliable source but .....you just cant get the staff these days..;) :dance:
its so exciting reading about CTC's new pad...i do wish them well.

alfie_1

the saddle part is made of a very thick wool [compressed like felt]. the embroidery is not hand stitched. the colors are much brighter than in pic. i was told arabic but.........

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

the saddle part is made of a very thick wool [compressed like felt]. the embroidery is not hand stitched. the colors are much brighter than in pic. i was told arabic but.........

Are you ebaying it?


It does look like an eastern saddle....seen very few in the flesh though

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=arab+saddle&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QuaFT7KDN8Ol8gPv1NTVBw&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672