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Buying a house near a mushroom farm
crispy_chris
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I've just had an offer accepted on a lovely house in a lovely area but I've now realised that it's close to (less than half a mile as the crow flies) from a mushroom farm.
A cursory glance at Google suggests these farms can regularly be very smelly. Before I go and canvas other residents in the area for their opinion I thought I'd see if anyone here has any experience of them?
Obviously not wanting to buy a house near something that we know will be smelly so leaning towards pulling out.
Cheers.
A cursory glance at Google suggests these farms can regularly be very smelly. Before I go and canvas other residents in the area for their opinion I thought I'd see if anyone here has any experience of them?
Obviously not wanting to buy a house near something that we know will be smelly so leaning towards pulling out.
Cheers.
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Oh dear. I too have just done a quick google and I think I'd be walking (or running) away from this one.crispy_chris said:I've just had an offer accepted on a lovely house in a lovely area but I've now realised that it's close to (less than half a mile as the crow flies) from a mushroom farm.
A cursory glance at Google suggests these farms can regularly be very smelly. Before I go and canvas other residents in the area for their opinion I thought I'd see if anyone here has any experience of them?
Obviously not wanting to buy a house near something that we know will be smelly so leaning towards pulling out.
Cheers.
We live semi rural, with farm fields opposite so are used to obnoxious smells. However, they are around for only 3 - 4 days twice a year when they're muck spreading, and we are prepared to live with that in exchange for the open outlook. We've been totally honest with our prospective purchasers, but are very grateful they didn't actually view during those particular days
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It might be a bit smelly, but the owner will be a fungi to be around.23
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There wont be mushroom to extend.
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Watch out for badgers.3
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could be a magic place to live10
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There is nothing wrong with badgers!!!NaughtiusMaximus said:Watch out for badgers.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.0 -
How big is this mushroom farm? I remember visiting a very small one - just an outbuilding with some mushrooms growing - and there was no noticeable smell. Maybe it depends on the type of compost and mushroom?crispy_chris said:I've just had an offer accepted on a lovely house in a lovely area but I've now realised that it's close to (less than half a mile as the crow flies) from a mushroom farm.
A cursory glance at Google suggests these farms can regularly be very smelly. Before I go and canvas other residents in the area for their opinion I thought I'd see if anyone here has any experience of them?
Obviously not wanting to buy a house near something that we know will be smelly so leaning towards pulling out.
Cheers.
No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
Sounds shiitake7
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Unfortunately it looks quite large. Multiple large greenhouse type things, several lorries on the Google earth view. If it's a warning flag for us now, it'll be a warning flag if we ever come to sell so I think our decision is probably made.GDB2222 said:
How big is this mushroom farm? I remember visiting a very small one - just an outbuilding with some mushrooms growing - and there was no noticeable smell. Maybe it depends on the type of compost and mushroom?crispy_chris said:I've just had an offer accepted on a lovely house in a lovely area but I've now realised that it's close to (less than half a mile as the crow flies) from a mushroom farm.
A cursory glance at Google suggests these farms can regularly be very smelly. Before I go and canvas other residents in the area for their opinion I thought I'd see if anyone here has any experience of them?
Obviously not wanting to buy a house near something that we know will be smelly so leaning towards pulling out.
Cheers.
I appreciate all of the mushroom puns too!1 -
I also did a quick google search and TBH nearly all the horror stories of smell were overseas and a few years back. I think doing your own research (that is actually visiting it and asking around) on this particular farm is the only way, if it was a problem I would be expecting stories in local newspapers from complaining local residents etc.1
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