Old Yorkshire farm house and barn

[Pogzwinder]

Hi everyone 👋

 

I’m new here and thought I’d introduce myself as we’re about to embark on what feels like a fairly sizeable (and exciting!) project. We’re currently in the process of purchasing an old farm property that’s seen better days and is very much in need of some care and attention.

 

The house itself has been a rental for a long time and, as you’d expect, has suffered from a fair bit of neglect. Phase one for us will be getting the main house brought up to modern standards – sorting the basics, improving comfort and efficiency, and generally making it a solid, future-proofed home again.

 

Once that’s complete, phase two will be the big one: converting the existing barn into residential use. The long-term goal is to create a spacious five-bedroom family home, making the most of the character of the original buildings while blending in plenty of modern comforts – hopefully lots of underfloor heating and well-thought-out modern electrics along the way.

 

I’ve already spent far too many hours reading through the forum and it’s clear there’s a huge amount of knowledge here, so I’m really looking forward to learning from others, sharing progress, and no doubt asking plenty of questions as we go.

luckily we gutted/renovated a nice 3 storey property in Whitby over lockdown which has given us confidence to attack another project. 
 

Thanks in advance – I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from me soon!

[jack]

Welcome!

[Gone West]

Welcome to BuildHub. It sounds like you've got some useful experience, but if you get stuck, there's plenty of people who will help on here.

[mickeych]

Well done and best of luck. To mis-quote Donald Rumsfelt, it's the unknown unknowns that seriously affect turning an agricultural building into a house!