August 14, 20197 yr Hi everyone, my husband and I bought a fairly standard Bradstone 1960s 2 bed house in the Cotswolds in Nov 2017, with a view to extending & renovating to make a family home for us and our three kids (now 7, 5 and 2). Took us a while to work out exactly what to do, but we now have planning permission to demolish and build a replacement. It took me a while to be happy with this idea, but now I can't wait to get started. The new house will make so much better use of the plot, giving us amazing views over a valley and a great south facing garden (currently filled with parking and a garage that blocks the view). We've been working with a brilliant architect and also a Passivhaus consultant. The house won't be a certified Passivhaus, but it made sense to us to work with someone who could help design a house that would be warm and not cost much to run, and could also advise on over heating risks (I know so many people living in new builds who just can't cool the bloody house down if they have a sunny day!). We do have a fair bit of ground floor glazing but also a verandah that runs along two sides of the house to provide shading, and it will be well insulated, with an MVHR unit. Out to tender at the moment, demolition should be taking place in the next few weeks, then we can start building. Looking forward to asking a few questions here - have been lurking and reading for a while!
August 14, 20197 yr Welcome! I wonder, are you in a Cotswold conservation area? Will it be a traditional design or modern?
August 14, 20197 yr Author 1 hour ago, Dreadnaught said: Welcome! I wonder, are you in a Cotswold conservation area? Will it be a traditional design or modern? Thanks! We're outside of our village's CA, but we are in an AONB. We're using traditional materials and construction (mix of Cotswold stone & colour through render, slate roof), but the house is definitely modern - although not a spaceship! I can have a bit of a bugbear with houses that try to look like something they're not (so for example the existing house was built in 1965 but designed to look more like a 1920s one), so very happy to have something that will look like it's been built in the here and now.
August 14, 20197 yr Whereabouts are you I’m in Cirencester, there are a few of us on here all local to me.
August 15, 20197 yr Author On 14/08/2019 at 17:04, Russell griffiths said: Whereabouts are you I’m in Cirencester, there are a few of us on here all local to me. Painswick
August 15, 20197 yr 23 minutes ago, selfbuildrookie said: Painswick Spent last weekend in Painswick. Nice area. Stayed at Cardynham House.
August 16, 20197 yr I did a job for a very nice 80s pop star who lives in painswick, do you ever see her around @selfbuildrookie Will you have any stone rock to dig out, have a free tip here for it if you do?
August 16, 20197 yr 5 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: very nice 80s pop star I got eyed up by Sam Brown and her friend in the mid 80's, think it was because I was wearing cycling shorts. Thomas Twining was born in Painswick.
August 16, 20197 yr 26 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said: might get lucky(ier) this time May get a mug of tea more like. And not from Sam, or her Dad Joe. I always find it strange that 'celebrities' live alongside 'normal' people. Quite a few have places down here and just seem to blend into the background.
August 16, 20197 yr I worked at her house for a whole day before realising who it was lets just say she was a SMOOTH OPERATOR.
August 16, 20197 yr 11 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: I worked at her house for a whole day before realising who it was lets just say she was a SMOOTH OPERATOR. I had a similar encounter flying back from the US sometime in the mid-1990s. I got bumped from business to first and ended up chatting to this really nice lady for an hour or so. No idea who she was, until I ended up standing behind her in the check-in queue at Heathrow for the Glasgow shuttle the following morning. She was holding her boarding card up and I saw that the name was "Ms Ruby Wax".
August 16, 20197 yr 20 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said: I worked at her house for a whole day before realising who it was lets just say she was a SMOOTH OPERATOR. Gail Porter?
August 17, 20197 yr 16 hours ago, Russell griffiths said: I worked at her house for a whole day before realising who it was lets just say she was a SMOOTH OPERATOR. A mate of mine went to dinner with her and several other people (I have utterly no idea how he ended up in this group). At the end, she paid the bill. Not much of a story, I know, but at least it's on topic. Actually, just noticed the topic is an eco build, so maybe not.
August 17, 20197 yr 15 minutes ago, jack said: but at least it's on topic 15 minutes ago, jack said: so maybe not Thought it was going to end up the the Derek and Clive sketch about the worse job they ever had. Edited August 17, 20197 yr by SteamyTea
August 17, 20197 yr 7 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Thought it was going to end up the the Derek and Clive sketch about the worse job they ever had. Would have been more interesting!
August 17, 20197 yr Waiting for someone I recognise, never mind know, on this thread. Edited August 17, 20197 yr by Ferdinand
August 17, 20197 yr 2 hours ago, jack said: A mate of mine went to dinner with her and several other people (I have utterly no idea how he ended up in this group). At the end, she paid the bill. Not much of a story, I know, but at least it's on topic. Actually, just noticed the topic is an eco build, so maybe not. Didn't they go out a few times more but it was never as good as the first time?
August 17, 20197 yr 21 minutes ago, Onoff said: never as good as the first time Getting back on topic to house building. The first cut is the deepest. Baby I know. Edited August 17, 20197 yr by SteamyTea
August 17, 20197 yr 20 minutes ago, Onoff said: Didn't they go out a few times more but it was never as good as the first time? Keep looking.
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