House for sale in my town
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wrote on 6 Apr 2025, 13:54 last edited by
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
wrote on 6 Apr 2025, 15:36 last edited byFarnly 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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wrote on 6 Apr 2025, 15:38 last edited byThis post is deleted!
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wrote on 6 Apr 2025, 17:50 last edited by
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
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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 ferretwrote on 6 Apr 2025, 22:54 last edited byHouse is 8 years old. I say plastic because the siding is vinyl.
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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 10:12 last edited by
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. -
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.wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 12:08 last edited byYes, 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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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 15:26 last edited by
@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
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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 15:37 last edited by
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 woodwrote on 7 Apr 2025, 15:43 last edited by@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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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 15:51 last edited by
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.
wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 15:55 last edited by Steve Miller 4 Jul 2025, 17:10It may also be painted asphalt shingle siding. It was popular for a while.
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wrote on 7 Apr 2025, 16:58 last edited by
@Steve-Miller Didn't think of that. Also a possibility.
