Intro from a Cornish farmhouse

[DavyH]

Hi folks!

Disclaimer: it's not actually my farmhouse, it's my big brother's. But I help with some of the work and I'm the geek in the family, so I tend to be the one who goes fishing for information online, so I'll tend to say things like "my house" for simplicity.

The house is on a few acres of land in south Cornwall. It's about 200-300 years old depending on which bit of it you poke, and it's been in the family for about 50 years. Earlier generations kept up the structure (roofing, damp-proofing etc.) but didn't do a whole lot about creature comforts. Apart from general renovations and a lick of paint, our current priority is to get it a bit warmer and more comfortable by running a basic hot-water and radiator system from the wood stove, which we mostly feed with wood from the property. That's nearly done and we're starting to look at our own solar or wind power, and running a water supply from the well on the property rather than the mains.

 

Pleased to meet ya all and looking forward to the discussions!

[SteamyTea]

Welcome.

 

When did you manage to get a picture of a clear sky in Kernow.

[Jilly]

Lovely spot!

Everyone on here is very keen on insulation and air tightness, but I expect you have to be mindful of radon gas. 

[SteamyTea]

13 minutes ago, Jilly said:

expect you have to be mindful of radon gas. 

Why our teeth fall out and we have high incidences of lung disease.

[DavyH]

2 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

Why our teeth fall out and we have high incidences of lung disease.

 

Hey, some of us like having extra toes... Or is that our marriage choices?

 

But yes, when they came out to measure the radon they looked worried and told us to install a radon sump p.d.q.  The damp-proofing my parents put in must have helped a lot but I'm not sure there's anything that stops gas percolating through a cob wall...

Thanks for the welcome! ♥

[Jilly]

4 hours ago, SteamyTea said:

Why our teeth fall out and we have high incidences of lung disease.

Can’t find any teeth references?

[SteamyTea]

16 minutes ago, Jilly said:

Can’t find any teeth references?

Ask anyone from St. Awful to smile.

Then duck out the way.

[DavyH]

5 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Ask anyone from St. Awful to smile.

Then duck out the way.

Avast with this discrimination! You're making it sound like Snozzle's a one-trick radon pony, when we're also renowned for a rich palette of grinding unemployment, sustained underinvestment, low-grade narcotics, overstretched healthcare, industrial blight, economic depression, pervasive anomie, and the Eden Project. Don't knock the radon: a little gamma radiation is about the only sparkle most of us are going to get.

[Jilly]

13 hours ago, DavyH said:

Avast with this discrimination! You're making it sound like Snozzle's a one-trick radon pony, when we're also renowned for a rich palette of grinding unemployment, sustained underinvestment, low-grade narcotics, overstretched healthcare, industrial blight, economic depression, pervasive anomie, and the Eden Project. Don't knock the radon: a little gamma radiation is about the only sparkle most of us are going to get.

What have I started?!