New "Have a Look at This" thread

Woolsery

ProDave said:

Tiglet2 said:

Subsidence/heave problem here: 

 https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126205670#/?channel=RES_BUY

That's a strange one.  Clearly the ground has sunk, but no sign of the usual cracks on the building if it was subsidence?

My guess is poor ground, possible made up, knowing this the house and garage have been built on piled foundations so they have not moved, but the poor ground has sunk since the build?

Think it's on part of the redeveloped potteries industrial area. At least it's not over a coal mine....though on second thoughts maybe one of those might be handy right now!

Bet the neighbours are bricking it.

FreeBear

Woolsery said:

ProDave said:

Tiglet2 said:

Subsidence/heave problem here: 

 https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/126205670#/?channel=RES_BUY

That's a strange one.  Clearly the ground has sunk, but no sign of the usual cracks on the building if it was subsidence?

My guess is poor ground, possible made up, knowing this the house and garage have been built on piled foundations so they have not moved, but the poor ground has sunk since the build?

Think it's on part of the redeveloped potteries industrial area. At least it's not over a coal mine....though on second thoughts maybe one of those might be handy right now!

Bet the neighbours are bricking it.

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/rip-britain-stoke-trent-estate-5991847

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-59296871

It is an ongoing problem affecting several properties and the road - The council is refusing to do anything until the underlying problems has been fixed. Redrow (the developers) are blaming Severn Trent, who in turn are refusing to accept responsibility and are pinning the blame on the developers - All in all, a right mess with the home owners stuck in the middle.

And a couple of interesting maps.... https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Stoke-on-Trent-Is-Sinking-Into-the-Thousands-of-Disused-Mines-Beneath-It

It would appear that the ground under Stoke-on-Trent is riddled with coal mines, and subsidence is a major issue across the area. Quite possible that these houses on Boatman Drive have been built over some long since forgotten coal workings.

Skiddaw1

Something similar happened in our old town (Reading) a few years ago. The issue was related to unmapped chalk pits (Reading was historically a brick-making town). Awful for everyone effected of course.

in_my_wellies

[Deleted User] said:

Aside from the questionable looks, that must be a very awkward house to live in.

Similar squeezed in property:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125620637#/?channel=RES_BUY

With a tiny garden

YoungBlueEyes

Thanks rigolith. I completely misjudged the thing, I thought the bit you can see was the whole house! Like a tiny wee 2-up-2-down sort thing.  

Against that, it isn’t actually too bad… 

Patr100

When you absolutely must have 2 separate front doors in the space for one door:

ProDave

A relative used to live in this house.  Although it was a normal size and shape house, I always thought it was one too many squeezed in to the development, stuck out in front of all the others and with a tiny back garden.

GaleSF63

in_my_wellies said:

[Deleted User] said:

Aside from the questionable looks, that must be a very awkward house to live in.

Similar squeezed in property:

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125620637#/?channel=RES_BUY

With a tiny garden

At least it has windows!

peter3hg

[Deleted User] said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

[Deleted User] said:

Aside from the questionable looks, that must be a very awkward house to live in.

How about a link please Rigolith? 

It looks like a Friday afternoon jobber - Ah man, we haven't left enough space for the carpark! Bet you I can get one more house on that bit. Pffft, bet you can't. Bet I can!

Link please rigolith, I wanna see the inside....

Very strange use of the plot, maybe they intend to jam more houses in there. Here's the application:



RIBA accredited """architect""" and everything.

The council rejected that first plan and a revised application with the parking at the side of each semi. The primary reason for rejection seems to be that there would be cars reversing on or off the drives on the bend.

The final design was the cack-handed way to get the parking at the back of the site. The elevations aren't the clearest and I can only imagine the planning committee didn't understand them well enough to realise the abomination they were approving.

peter3hg

ProDave said:

A relative used to live in this house.  Although it was a normal size and shape house, I always thought it was one too many squeezed in to the development, stuck out in front of all the others and with a tiny back garden.

There are a few I know where the garages seem to be an afterthought and completely ruin the look of the road.

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/125954051#/?channel=RES_BUY
Imagine coming out of your front door everyday to be confronted with the neighbour's garage wall 5 foot away.


The one below it looks like they decided to cram in an extra house so the garage had to be moved on to the pavement with a really weird twin side entry design.