GARETHN Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hello everyone. I'm Gareth, I am new here, and thought I would introduce myself, since there is a section for this. I have a number of hats where this forum is relevant - I am looking forward to contributing and learning lots from people who may have already gone through similar! 1.) I am currently renovating my poorly built, poorly insulated 60's semi detached family home. It has nice views, and we have lovely neighbours, which helps make this project worthwhile, but every room is being worked on, whilst we live in the property! This is a slow process, and perhaps we may finish it by the time the kids are old enough to move out!! Still, I'm enjoying the process! 2.) Much to the annoyance of my wife, I have a tendency to interrupt our own home project by buying property that usually requires an element of work - to either sell on after developing, or to keep and rent out. 3.) I work for (and am an employee owner at) the National Self Build and Renovation Centre (NSBRC), and should be able to answer any questions raised about our resource. (please note, I am not a technical expert - I have colleagues in the Centre that are!) Incidentally, I come from a family of self builders - my parents commissioned a self build in the 1980's (when there was virtually no support out there), and again about 10 years ago, and my uncle completed a barn conversion for his family. I am looking forward to being involved in this forum :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 minutes ago, GARETHN said: I'm Gareth, I am new here, and thought I would introduce myself, since there is a section for this. Welcome Gareth, sounds like you live an interesting life! The NSBRC used to get mentioned a bit, although my feeling is that references to it are down a bit over the years. To be fair, with over 10,000 members (admittedly most don't post) I'm sure there's a lot of posting going on that I might have seen when we were a lot smaller, so perhaps things haven't changed the way I feel they have. I'm sure you're aware of the forum's non-commercial posting rules, but I don't think you'll have any issues posting about the NSBRC as long as you keep things factual and don't try to sell anything. If you ever have any questions or concerns on this point, feel free to drop a moderator a private message (see list of staff here: https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/staff, although do try to pick a mod that you've seen online recently - we have a little shield showing at the top right of our avatar). Anyway, welcome again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hello and welcome. I love visiting the NSBRC and have done several times including a few courses and that’s despite me living in Scotland! The reception team are brilliant, friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARETHN Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 31/01/2023 at 18:20, jack said: Welcome Gareth, sounds like you live an interesting life! The NSBRC used to get mentioned a bit, although my feeling is that references to it are down a bit over the years. To be fair, with over 10,000 members (admittedly most don't post) I'm sure there's a lot of posting going on that I might have seen when we were a lot smaller, so perhaps things haven't changed the way I feel they have. I'm sure you're aware of the forum's non-commercial posting rules, but I don't think you'll have any issues posting about the NSBRC as long as you keep things factual and don't try to sell anything. If you ever have any questions or concerns on this point, feel free to drop a moderator a private message (see list of staff here: https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/staff, although do try to pick a mod that you've seen online recently - we have a little shield showing at the top right of our avatar). Anyway, welcome again. Thank you Jack! Certainly, my activities keep me busy, that's for sure! 😀 Yes, I was made aware of the forum's rules about non-commercial posting, and I'll be careful about what I'm saying. My intention certainly won't be sell anything (in fact as this forum is mostly made of self builders and renovators, and the NSBRC is a free resource, I haven't got anything to sell!), but I hope that I will be able to contribute! Need to just fins some time to explore this forum! Many thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARETHN Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 31/01/2023 at 18:27, Kelvin said: Hello and welcome. I love visiting the NSBRC and have done several times including a few courses and that’s despite me living in Scotland! The reception team are brilliant, friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Amazing Kelvin! We don't get many visitors from Scotland - most of NSBRC visitors are from within about 3-4 hrs from Swindon, so it's fantastic to hear of visitors from further afield! Oh, and thank you for the lovely feedback on the reception team. I'll be sure to pass that on - as an employee owned business, feedback is always valued! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Potter Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 31/01/2023 at 17:57, GARETHN said: I'm Gareth Yes a welcome from me too! On 31/01/2023 at 17:57, GARETHN said: I am currently renovating my poorly built, poorly insulated 60's semi detached family home. Me too.. a 60's house in East Kilbride... for longer than I thought... a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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