Dude, Where's My house(s)?
Discussion
It is with great trepidation that I start a post about my housing journey. At home, I have been experiencing bouts of anti-social behaviour. Cars revving, late night parties. Sometimes the cars park up and combine loud music, revving and late teenage kids screaming. The house is at the end of a cul-de-sac in what I thought was a nice area. Well, it has been for the last 14 years. it's only lately that it has turned into a scene from slum dog millionaire. A recent post on pistonheads describing a dog "attack" turned into "it's me that's the problem", sure... I can accept that I might be slightly unhinged. I recently looked in the mirror and was shocked to see a slightly younger and more attractive Albert Einstein looking back at me. nutter. 
Anyway, the post included derogatory comments about the length of my driveway. It is only good for around 5 or 6 cars. I thought this was quite good but apparently, the Pistonhead masses have spoken. This coupled with the standard response of "Move house" and the fact that the pills I were taking didn't increase the size of my driveway.
I went out and brought a new to me, house.
And so I come back to the Pistonhead masses with a new problem. I can't find it. Well... all of it.
The new place is old, and big by my standards. Although, I'm sure it's a shoe box apartment to some folk. It comes with 7 other buildings.
Critically, 2 garages, I can find. One of these has a Rolls Royce in it that has not moved in over 30 years (my guess). it's in really good condition.
It also has a bunch of other buildings, 2 have planning to convert to residential, and have been started on and then abandoned sometime in the 80s. I can see them on Google Earth, and from the upstairs window of the main house.
The main attraction, for me at least, is it also has planning permission (Lapsed) to build a driveway, or access road. To the barns that are up for conversion. I figure this could be around 3km if it twists and turns around the land a little bit. A proper private road that would not have any speed limits, right?
The main house, thankfully is accessible, and for the most part livable. but does need complete renovation.
Given it's all your fault that I'm in this mess, should I continue a thread here documenting my hilariously predictable peril? I wonder if I can take the Roller to the shops... Nope, it's a Flintstone edition.
Anyway, the post included derogatory comments about the length of my driveway. It is only good for around 5 or 6 cars. I thought this was quite good but apparently, the Pistonhead masses have spoken. This coupled with the standard response of "Move house" and the fact that the pills I were taking didn't increase the size of my driveway.
I went out and brought a new to me, house.And so I come back to the Pistonhead masses with a new problem. I can't find it. Well... all of it.
The new place is old, and big by my standards. Although, I'm sure it's a shoe box apartment to some folk. It comes with 7 other buildings.
Critically, 2 garages, I can find. One of these has a Rolls Royce in it that has not moved in over 30 years (my guess). it's in really good condition.
It also has a bunch of other buildings, 2 have planning to convert to residential, and have been started on and then abandoned sometime in the 80s. I can see them on Google Earth, and from the upstairs window of the main house.
The main attraction, for me at least, is it also has planning permission (Lapsed) to build a driveway, or access road. To the barns that are up for conversion. I figure this could be around 3km if it twists and turns around the land a little bit. A proper private road that would not have any speed limits, right?
The main house, thankfully is accessible, and for the most part livable. but does need complete renovation.
Given it's all your fault that I'm in this mess, should I continue a thread here documenting my hilariously predictable peril? I wonder if I can take the Roller to the shops... Nope, it's a Flintstone edition.
4Q said:
I'm in and looking forward to the thread
Thanks, I forgot to post a picture of what I dealing with. It's beautiful but wild! I will be specifically vague with some pictures so I don't give away my location. See if you can spot the street lights and buildings.You can see I made an attempt at cutting the grass near the house, but gave up and just did the edges and made some pathways in it.
I now have a "Lawn tractor" on order. but fear I might need something bigger, like napalm or a T-Rex, to deal with the fields.
CoolHands said:
Can someone read all that and give me the gist
New house, needs work, wana watch?The rest of it is backstory and jokes.
Did you mean to say, that guys written engish is really poor, or did you mean to say "im an idiot and cant read". Can some one else give me the gist?
I did see that episode of Clarkson's Farm and wanted one. Until they mentioned the cost at the end.
At the moment I'm trying to get to, and then clear the land around the buildings so that they stop returning to nature. Even a push-along flail mower would be too much for this, a lot of it is quite tight and I want to keep some of the surviving trees and pretty plants.
What I do have is a strimmer with a brush cutter and lots of enthusiasm. For the moment.
I got a brush-cutting end with mulching bits on the end and this gets through it a lot better than a standard brush cutter. When I come to do the big open fields, I expect I will rent a walk-behind flail mower. Unless I can find a farmer who wants the grass for silage. but I don't think it's good enough quality for that.
Apparently, LPG gas suppliers want but an entry and exit point to the tank. Explosive, danger, something, something... So once I found it, I cut a path in and out.
At the moment I'm trying to get to, and then clear the land around the buildings so that they stop returning to nature. Even a push-along flail mower would be too much for this, a lot of it is quite tight and I want to keep some of the surviving trees and pretty plants.
What I do have is a strimmer with a brush cutter and lots of enthusiasm. For the moment.
I got a brush-cutting end with mulching bits on the end and this gets through it a lot better than a standard brush cutter. When I come to do the big open fields, I expect I will rent a walk-behind flail mower. Unless I can find a farmer who wants the grass for silage. but I don't think it's good enough quality for that.
Apparently, LPG gas suppliers want but an entry and exit point to the tank. Explosive, danger, something, something... So once I found it, I cut a path in and out.
FourWheelDrift said:
LooneyTunes said:
Hire or buy one of these:
They're not easy to find in the UK, but there are a few out there and they make light work of that sort of job.
They're not easy to find in the UK, but there are a few out there and they make light work of that sort of job.
ETA: the DR Power one in the video isn't a flail, it's a rotary blade (like a regular lawnmower) but with a much larger engine. Tend to use it for clearing paths through areas we let grow wild, bramble control in woodland, etc.
I can understand the other suggestion of a tractor and flail but it’s harder to use in relatively small areas (unless it’s on a compact tractor and you’re looking at lower brambles/brush).
Edited by LooneyTunes on Thursday 30th May 15:51
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