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    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/157869305#/?channel=RES_BUY

    What do you think of this monster for potential re-conversion back to a family home?
    Well reviewed guesthouse not far from us, superb position with views, walking distance to Durham City centre.

    I was musing what you could do, the ground floor (7 rooms?) back to dining sitting library music study rooms, using some of the attic bedrooms for hobbies sewing, art etc.

    Downsides, we'd need to employ a cleaner, win the lottery. Wife asks could we add an orangery? Seriously 😆

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      https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/157869305#/?channel=RES_BUY

      What do you think of this monster for potential re-conversion back to a family home?
      Well reviewed guesthouse not far from us, superb position with views, walking distance to Durham City centre.

      I was musing what you could do, the ground floor (7 rooms?) back to dining sitting library music study rooms, using some of the attic bedrooms for hobbies sewing, art etc.

      Downsides, we'd need to employ a cleaner, win the lottery. Wife asks could we add an orangery? Seriously 😆

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      Steve Miller
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      @AndyD

      Farnly Tower! I’ve always wanted to live in a house with a name like that.

      I suppose I could name mine, but “Little Plastic House in a Cornfield” just doesn’t carry the same weight. 😎

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          Plastic? Is it modern? On TV American cornfields have wooden houses.

          Ours came with the name Cabrach. We discovered this to be gaelic, meaning mossy, and well deserved.

          Farnley Tower reminded me of Fawlty Towers and so wasted considerable time finding
          No fret lawyer
          An owly ferret

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            Plastic? Is it modern? On TV American cornfields have wooden houses.

            Ours came with the name Cabrach. We discovered this to be gaelic, meaning mossy, and well deserved.

            Farnley Tower reminded me of Fawlty Towers and so wasted considerable time finding
            No fret lawyer
            An owly ferret

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            Steve Miller
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            @AndyD

            House is 8 years old. I say plastic because the siding is vinyl.

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              Like plastic shiplap?
              (Sorry if I'm being dim)
              We are thinking of replacing our 1962 wood with it... or alternatively repairing bits and repaint.

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                Like plastic shiplap?
                (Sorry if I'm being dim)
                We are thinking of replacing our 1962 wood with it... or alternatively repairing bits and repaint.

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                Steve Miller
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                @AndyD

                Yes, plastic shiplap.

                I joke about it but it really is a great material choice for siding. Doesn’t require any maintenance, holds it’s color, lasts along time.

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                  @wtg
                  Are the walls of that house original terracotta tiles? It is very attractive both inside and out.

                  @Steve-Miller
                  Ours is mainly brick but with three sections of tongue&groove wood

                  20221003_170450.jpg

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                    One of the rentals is sided in cedar clapboard. It’s a huge PITA to maintain in this climate.

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                      @wtg
                      Are the walls of that house original terracotta tiles? It is very attractive both inside and out.

                      @Steve-Miller
                      Ours is mainly brick but with three sections of tongue&groove wood

                      20221003_170450.jpg

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                      @AndyD said in House for sale in my town:

                      @wtg
                      Are the walls of that house original terracotta tiles? It is very attractive both inside and out.

                      Methinks they are painted/stained wood shingles.

                      When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                        Here’s a picture of TLPH in the C. Maybe you can use it to help decide what to do on your house.

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                          @AndyD said in House for sale in my town:

                          @wtg
                          Are the walls of that house original terracotta tiles? It is very attractive both inside and out.

                          Methinks they are painted/stained wood shingles.

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                          @wtg

                          It may also be painted asphalt shingle siding. It was popular for a while.

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                            @Steve-Miller Didn't think of that. Also a possibility.

                            When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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