Recent content by pilsbury

Ha! Got to be 30miles from that monstrosity!

Either 50 years ago or 1950. My misses can’t remember exactly what the agent told her. But you get the idea, bloody ages ago!

I have kind of already contacted them through the estate agent. I asked some basic questions like if there was any planning permission (no) and if there were any restrictions or covenants (no) and if the land was freehold (yes). One thing that did however ring some alarm bells was there website...

I had read the post mentioned above. All very interesting but not really what I wanted to hear. Leads me to think of flogging a dead horse. This property I’m interested in has not been lived in for either 50years or since 1950 - my misses can’t remember exactly what was said, but either way it’s...

The estate agent said it was not listed, which is a bonus. I’m trying to find info out, searching this Local Plan thingy, but finding it hard to extract info I need to confirm…. It’s a shame really as this plot is either worth the £10-20k per acre as a field, or hundreds of thousands as a...

I can see this sort of thing stopping a build!

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I did read a previous post you made suggesting this would be the first port of call for any planning consultant. I have tried to find this on Shropshire council website and found some plan policy maps…. It’s a mineral safeguarding area is all I can ascertain. I’m not looking to open a mine just...

Getting tired of living in an urban environment and want to move away….. well away into the countryside with no neighbours! In my search for an ideal property, I’ve found a derelict house for sale, with a tree growing inside it, in the middle of a couple of acres surrounded by woods and...

Will be painting my loft conversion soon. Going to borrow a mates airless sprayer which I’m hoping may make the job almost fun?! Anyhow, been reading a ton on mist coats….. there is so much conflicting info and I suspect in the past I’ve not done it correctly and added an extra step….. but I’ve...

Doubt it. All fitted, tiled etc. but I can sort out the foam and foil tape the edge of the frame as plasterboard will cover. No warm air could get out then. Hope this would cure it.

Not left in vent position.

The answer to whether I fit the velux insulation collar…… no! But I was aware of this and used celotex to create my own insulation collar. I thought with 4 velux windows at £45 a pop, I’d save a wedge by doing the same thing. I also thought what do velux know about install kits for their windows...

Possibly the same thing. Can’t be water ingress from outside in my opinion. Otherwise some downpours or sustained rain we’ve had before this cold spell would have highlighted this problem.

Mid loft conversion - probably more. Insulation complete, 100mm between joists, 50mm over the top. All foamed and taped. Several velux installed with insulation around them. There was a small 1-2mm gap in places where the frame met the insulation which I foamed not particularly well leaving a...