Hi, from Cornwall

[Gareth J]

Hello all,

Have lurked for a while, absorpting some great information.

 

Currently living in and, room by room, "extreme decorating" an old stone and earth cottage. Trying to allow breathability, seal unwanted draughts, plan for more mindful ventilation and, ultimately, EWI. If we ever get there.

 

Also interested in renewables; most of the hot water and a good chunk of heating is supplied from excess generation from PV and a small wind turbine.

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[SteamyTea]

Welcome.

 

Which bit of Cornwall, it is a long county.

 

Good luck getting a wind turbine past planning.

[Gareth J]

3 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Welcome.

 

Which bit of Cornwall, it is a long county.

 

Good luck getting a wind turbine past planning.

 

About as far north as you can get without it being Devon!

 

Fortunately the turbine was put up ~10 yrs ago, when planning wasn't impossible. It's only a baby one but glad to have it.

[joe90]

2 minutes ago, Gareth J said:

About as far north as you can get without it being Devon!

That’s near me then, Bude area?

[SteamyTea]

2 minutes ago, Gareth J said:

About as far north as you can get without it being Devon!

Wrong end mate.

 

 

[Gareth J]

2 minutes ago, joe90 said:

That’s near me then, Bude area?

Morwenstow/Kilkhampton

[Gareth J]

3 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Wrong end mate.

That's one opinion. Many would agree, as is reflected by the relatively low population density here, maybe.

[joe90]

21 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Wrong end mate.

 

 

No it’s not!

 

 

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[joe90]

14 minutes ago, Gareth J said:

Morwenstow/Kilkhampton

Yes I know it well, just North of Bude. My builder lives in Kilk (as it’s known around here).

[SteamyTea]

12 minutes ago, joe90 said:

Kilk (as it’s known around here).

What is the other place known as, Moron.

[ToughButterCup]

6 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

What is the other place known as, Moron.

 

Naaaah.

Moron? Thats the collective noun for a group of sober Corns.

 

It's OK, I'll get my coat....

[Gone West]

6 hours ago, Gareth J said:

About as far north as you can get without it being Devon!

You're definitely in the right bit. Once you're down past Bodmin it's all tourists and pollution.

[SteamyTea]

1 minute ago, Gone West said:

You're definitely in the right bit. Once you're down past Bodmin it's all tourists and pollution.

Yes.

The emmets pay my wages.

And we are immensely proud of the polluted landscape, we jazz it up with names like "Heritage" and "Historic".

Allows us to charge and extrs quid.

[Susie]

Great another local member. 
im in Morwenstow. 
The right end of Cornwall 

I know of a little house just by the side of the main road with ground mounted solar and wind turbine. If that’s you I’m sorry but I look out the car window every time I pass thinking how nice it is.

[Gareth J]

9 hours ago, Susie said:

Great another local member. 
im in Morwenstow. 
The right end of Cornwall 

I know of a little house just by the side of the main road with ground mounted solar and wind turbine. If that’s you I’m sorry but I look out the car window every time I pass thinking how nice it is.

Hi Susie, no, that's not us, we're the other side of the a39. That one, that's more or less in the forestry, is a curious one. Used to be a little service building (water, electric or something).