IainH Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) Being a mere dreamer of building our own property I had previously been a regular visitor to the eBuild forum and was disappointed by it's closure, so whilst doing a recent t'interweb search for Larsen trusses, I was really pleased to find this forum and offer my sincere thanks to all involved in achieving the resurrection. My previous eBuild name was Eyefor and I had asked many questions and gathered very welcome advice on planning procedures, Architects, build methods etc - all of which were asked on the basis of "soon, we would find a plot" but having looked for over 10 years in our area we were near to giving up and buying a ready built. Our son and his partner then showed an interest in a fairly local farmhouse that had adjacent (but definitely separate) barns having both agricultural and industrial (B1) uses classification that gave us concerns for the long term future of his property, should he buy it. Long story short... They bought the farmhouse in September 2017 and in October 2017 we completed on the 5 barns (total 11,000+ Sq ft) plus 2.9 acres of paddocks without planning permissions but to us, it was a no-lose basis because, although they might make us a nice dwelling, our primary reason for buying them was to protect our son and his partners interest. Earlier this year, using (superb) planning specialists we submitted applications under permitted development Class Q for change of use to a dwelling on a 2000 sq ft agricultural barn and prior approval for a dwelling under class PA for the 4800 sq ft main barn. Both were approved in July. Lots to think about and lots to do in the forthcoming months (and years) but I will be regularly visiting the forum in search of ideas (and help!). Edited September 6, 2018 by IainH grammar 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Welcome aboard, @IainH. Sounds good. Where abouts are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainH Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dreadnaught said: Welcome aboard, @IainH. Sounds good. Where abouts are you located? Hi, We're near the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire borders - not far from Kimbolton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Welcome, sounds exciting, look forward to hearing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Welcome and good for you, looking forward to hearing your unfolding story and remember there s no such thing as a silly question, being silly is not asking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfrdave Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 We need pictures, lots of pictures of these barns. Always fancied a barn conversion not sure now though going through this self build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Welcome back, glad you found us again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Welcome back! I wonder how many eBuild strays are still out there in the wilderness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Sounds like a good project. Where do ebuild lost souls lurk before they find this site? Need to go and round them up like a shepherd and his lost sheep ? ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 32 minutes ago, newhome said: Where do ebuild lost souls lurk before they find this site? Need to go and round them up like a shepherd and his lost sheep ? ?. Dunno..... I put the Bat-sign up but nowt yet. Probably shouldn't have used a solar powered one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 06/09/2018 at 12:20, IainH said: My previous eBuild name was Eyefor Well if we dont approve of the style you choose you'll be getting changed over to 'Eyesore' Hi and welcome ( back ) to the madhouse. Were you in contact with any other absent members? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainH Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 23 hours ago, vfrdave said: We need pictures, lots of pictures of these barns. Always fancied a barn conversion not sure now though going through this self build. At the moment I only have photos of the existing buildings so I hope initial 3D drawings are ok? Photos to follow as work progresses. Unit 1 (working title "The Old Grain Store" ) 440M2 plus Mezzanine, all 3 / 3 / 3 black trapezoidal steel insulated panels. All polished concrete floors on ground floor. Hybrid ASHP / LPG with UFH heating to ground floor. Radiators to 1st floor. All internals block. Existing slab ("excellent condition") and steel portals retained. Prior Approval obtained. Agribarn 1 (aka "The old Stables") - 198M2, block & beam with double block plus 150mm insulation walls, Slate roof, wood cladding, brick plinth. Hybrid ASHP / LPG boiler with UFH. Permitted development Agricultural to C3 approved. Edited September 12, 2018 by IainH Change from .pdf to .jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainH Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, jack said: Welcome back, glad you found us again! Thanks. Very pleased to find you again. A great forum. 11 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Well if we dont approve of the style you choose you'll be getting changed over to 'Eyesore' Hi and welcome ( back ) to the madhouse. Were you in contact with any other absent members? Now you can see for yourself ^^^^^ "Really hope you like them" (American for couldn't give a f***)! Not in contact with other members because until recently I was just a "lurker" / dreamer. Now it's for real.... Edited September 12, 2018 by IainH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jml Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi. Is picture a Gordon? Fellow owner if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainH Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, Jml said: Hi. Is picture a Gordon? Fellow owner if so. ..No. sorry. Working cocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jml Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, IainH said: ..No. sorry. Working cocker. Still, lovely,. Very similar looking apart from size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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