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Hello,

I am renovating a cottage and trying to bring it up to modern standards.

My main concerns about my project are

- Make it belt and braces
- Dealing with heat loss (the building has stone walls in most places) and high ceilings
- Working with the constraints in place (can't really put new pipes in through concrete floors or thick walls)
- Stopping the elements getting in (we have horizontal rain sometimes!)

I am not a tradesmen but I do have lots of time to learn, hopefully I will get some long lasting knowledge in this forum!

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Welcome, High ceilings are good,  old buildings with thick old stone walls (no cavity), uneven floors, no DPC under concrete floors etc etc etc.  can be cold and hard work! ... but everything is do-able and someone on here will have seen it before.

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Just now, idontknowwhatiamdoing said:

Thanks, I made a start but with COVID lockdown, it has been on hold for over a year.

I wish I could get an old experienced builder to join me and tell me what to do.


 

Welcome welcome. 

 

Don't worry about not being a tradesman or having an experienced builder to hand. 

 

A diligent DIYer can do a good job of most things with time and research. 

 

Do you have any photos to share with us or a plan of how you hope to use your house in the future?

 

Jonathan

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