Old byre conversion.
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Old byre conversion.
Was back doing a little snag at a job me and my brother did over around 6/7 months this year at nights and weekends for a nice couple wee know. It was a wreck of an old cow shed/byre with nothing but bare walls. We built a timber frame inside,insulated and plasterboarded as well as putting in new Douglas fir beams which are exposed. New hardwood windows and hardwood bi folding doors and a little boiler room cupboard to hide the underfloor heating manifold and boiler.
We built a mezzanine with traditional floorboards and installed a velux up there as well.
The couple were great and just wanted it done over a longer period whilst they could be there after work to muck in a bit!
Sorry for the crap photos,it's on an iPhone and my hands seem to shake as well!
The whole area has a new concrete floor with 150mm kingspan laid. Underfloor heating pipes and a liquid screed was done. Travertine tiles were then installed before the finishings were done.
A flat pack spiral staircase was done,the handrail is a pig to mitre!
We built a mezzanine with traditional floorboards and installed a velux up there as well.
The couple were great and just wanted it done over a longer period whilst they could be there after work to muck in a bit!
Sorry for the crap photos,it's on an iPhone and my hands seem to shake as well!
The whole area has a new concrete floor with 150mm kingspan laid. Underfloor heating pipes and a liquid screed was done. Travertine tiles were then installed before the finishings were done.
A flat pack spiral staircase was done,the handrail is a pig to mitre!
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Re: Old byre conversion.
Looks like a project and a half there Stevie...Don't envy you with that handrail.
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Re: Old byre conversion.
It was enjoyable to do as the folk we were doing it for allowed us to take our time whilst doing it,the guy paid a nice hourly rate and was a bit just happy to know things were being done properly.
He wired the whole place himself and got a sparky we know to sign it off.
He also installed all the underfloor heating himself,not bad for a g.p!
He wired the whole place himself and got a sparky we know to sign it off.
He also installed all the underfloor heating himself,not bad for a g.p!
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Re: Old byre conversion.
very grand designs, imho it needs a splash of colour
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Re: Old byre conversion.
Lovely example of skilled work there Stevie, one to be rightly proud of
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Re: Old byre conversion.
I agree,when we finished it it was a bare shell and had a really big echo.flash22 wrote:very grand designs, imho it needs a splash of colour
That's the first of me seeing it with any furnishings and some acoustic wall art,the echo has almost gone but like you said it could do with a burst of colour.
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Re: Old byre conversion.
Very nice job Stevie, my Uncle flitted to the borders and bought some land with cow sheds on, plopped a caravan on there and lived in it for 2 years while they converted one into their house and built 2 more on the land.
Granite looking stone, hard as fook and walls as thick as a metre in places, similar to that one in some pics but single stroey, no mezzanine.
Many of his best mates are now sweaty socks, and having met a few they are a sound bunch.
Granite looking stone, hard as fook and walls as thick as a metre in places, similar to that one in some pics but single stroey, no mezzanine.
Many of his best mates are now sweaty socks, and having met a few they are a sound bunch.
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Re: Old byre conversion.
hoofing job mate
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Re: Old byre conversion.
Nice work.
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Re: Old byre conversion.
I know a GP that is very good at DIY and will have a go at most things.steviejoiner74 wrote:It was enjoyable to do as the folk we were doing it for allowed us to take our time whilst doing it,the guy paid a nice hourly rate and was a bit just happy to know things were being done properly.
He wired the whole place himself and got a sparky we know to sign it off.
He also installed all the underfloor heating himself,not bad for a g.p!
That job looks incredibly smart, well done
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