Daydream thread continues.....

COOLTRIKERCHICK

well....well..... what has been happening then.....

well done Rhiwie....:beer: did you know it was going to make big bucks? or was it just a punt getting the toys?
OOOO yes i am still smiling... and i still cant believe its ours...
The completion date is the 5th April, BUT i am going to contact my solicitor today, and ask him to see how quick it can be done..as I am just itching to start doing work around the place... hubby wants a chainsaw party, and I want to start doing the old veg patch ( to start with)

lucielle

Ooooh looks fab and full of potential.
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Lotus-eater

Currant bushes as well by the looks of it.

Have you got any fruit trees do you know?

TallGirl

Cooltrikerchick I can understand why you are so excited it looks ripe for getting stuck into.

Sorry to hear about the chickens that is horrible but good on doggy and owl. I used to have chickens as a kid at my parrents house did loose quite a few to Mr Fox and huge dog. Reported it to the police turned out it was a nearby farmers dog and he was best friends with this police officer. Fast forward 2 years and I took my driving test guess who failed me. My surname is unusual so I am sure it was revenge for me reporting his friends dog.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Currant bushes as well by the looks of it.

Have you got any fruit trees do you know?

dont think so?.... There are HUGE conifers ( you can see some in the pic) which def would benifit that part of the garden if they wernt there, but we would have to have a professional in to do them...as i think the house wouldnt be standing if hubby had a go at felling them:rotfl:

would love some apple treese, especially bramleys, as we love apple pie and apple crumble in our house..... especially with ice cream.......

Davesnave

Those leylandii, or whatever, look more like giant redwoods! But just think how many logs they'll make for 2015!

Just had news this morning that our ex-neighbours have agreed to buy our old part-garden for £20k. :beer: This is a fair result, considering they don't want pedestrian access.

It also leaves us with a few square metres of concrete and a pyracantha! :rotfl:

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Those leylandii, or whatever, look more like giant redwoods! But just think how many logs they'll make for 2015!

Just had news this morning that our ex-neighbours have agreed to buy our old part-garden for £20k. :beer: This is a fair result, considering they don't want pedestrian access.

It also leaves us with a few square metres of concrete and a pyracantha! :rotfl:

Hurrah, hurrah!



What a great few days the dreamers have had!

Itismehonest

Good news, Dave. :beer:

I think with what is happening to egg prices that there will be a lot more chicken rustling going on. Keep them safe folks.

The other thing I feel I should point out to anyone considering developments involving anything commercial is please bear in mind that, as things currently stand, lenders no longer give residential mortgages on anything considered commercial.
It makes life incredibly complicated as your home itself will be residential but anything used commercially will probably have to be separated from the residential side & a commercial loan/mortgage needed by any prospective buyer.
We're in the middle of trying to sort out exactly this kind of hassle.

rozeepozee

alfie_1 wrote: »

what do you reckon ????

Beautiful and fearsome! That's the frown my youngest daughter has when you take her biscuit off her!

rozeepozee

Davesnave wrote: »

Those leylandii, or whatever, look more like giant redwoods! But just think how many logs they'll make for 2015!

Just had news this morning that our ex-neighbours have agreed to buy our old part-garden for £20k. :beer: This is a fair result, considering they don't want pedestrian access.

It also leaves us with a few square metres of concrete and a pyracantha! :rotfl:

Da iawn, ti!

Davesnave wrote: »

Wow! This thread moves fast when I'm asleep.....

Rozee, those plans look palatial, but better, if you can afford. We must be meeting with our architect soon to discuss our plans.

We looked at air source heating systems at the weekend, and woodburners which can be linked into the system, We also spent an hour on a secondhand static caravan site, but we're not sure that they're for us. To get one suitable to rent out afterwards means a serious spend, and I'm not sure we have an appropriate site for that. OK for us, but holidaymakers would want a better view than a polytunnel & big barn!

We may well go for the option of a site hut + touring caravan, because the former would be more use as an outbuilding.....or we might tart-up one end of the barn and add 'facilities' in case we want to go down the camping/caravan site route in future.

There's a fair few of us in a very similar position at the mo. My OH is traumatised today because we let the man and digger job run away with us a little. Our problem is we don't have anything like finalised plans for where the garage/workshop/potential facilities are going to be but we'd save an awful lot of money and effort if the static could have been sited around the same spot. It's done now, but where the static is now, if we were to subsequently site the garage there, it will impede any potential attractive aspect for the annexe which is a self contained unit and potential a holiday let. So the hardstanding will have to be moved at a later stage, although we may be able to use some of it for the path to the house.

Also, OH came away from the diggerman to help me with the children and left him to get on with the job. On reflection, a lot of the tidying up he did could have been done by OH with a wheel barrow at a lot cheaper than £24/hr.... Probably cost us about £200...

It's a learning experience. Being foreman will be so much easier when we're on site and not half a mile down the road.