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Update October 2010

Lock Cottage Renovation

Alison Moses updates us on the renovation of her 18th Century Lock Keepers Cottage in Staffordshire.

Still plenty of work to do on the existing building, recent progress includes:

  • Installing a structural oak beam and steel box beam to enable an internal wall to be removed.
  • Internal wall taken out
  • A bridge has been designed and built to go over the by-wash
  • Damaged floor joists have been replaced
  • Old shed has been taken down
  • Started to clear some of the rubbish and weeds from the garden
Taken down an internal wall Internal wall removed
Images above: Internal wall before and after removal.
•A bridge has been designed and built to go over the by-wash
Image above: A bridge has been designed and built to go over the by-wash.

Recent Deals!

  • Celotex Insulation 10 sheets of 100mm £230 (new)
  • 3000 Handmade reclaimed bricks for extension £2100 (ready to use)
  • 400 Reclaimed blue engineering bricks for garden path £125 (ready to use)
  • 400 Reclaimed engineering bricks for bridge structure £140 (ready to use)
  • Mahogany Bureau gift from family friend (in need of love)
  • 2 Sandstone slabs for bridge £50 (ready to use)
  • Celotex Insulation 200 sheets of 50mm £380 (new)

Planning Progress

Still waiting on planning decision, consultation responses seem reasonably positive about the extension design and proposed materials.

Click here to view the pdf of the plans.

 

 

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almoworld

Alison Moses and her partner are currently renovating an 18th century Lock Cottage in Staffordshire.

Currently the property has been stripped out, back to the orginal brick and they are waiting for planning permission before starting the extension. They intend on putting as much of the original features back into the property as possible and have already taken the ceiling down to reveal the old purlings.

Alison and her partner will be completing most of the renovation work themselves and expect this to take a year to 18 months before completion.