Seahawk, recycled sixtie, thanks
Ayles, thanks, where did your family have history?
Skytrooper, I'll still be here, hopefully near the end of 2nd phase of fitting out the interior
livi, yes it is a monkey puzzle tree but I've never seen any Costwold Gibbon's swinging from the branches
911 rod, thanks, wood stud walls aren't used much, I've gone block work as the far end will be finished in a natural render ie sand/cement skimmed over the blockwork and end you can see in the photo will be stone faced
mreid, thanks, we actually bought the house at an auction in our local pub, it was just habitable, most expensive night out of my life but worth every penny.
My old family home was diagonally opposite a pub
As the shed is just the encore I'll blast through a few more pics,
Blockwork all finished, ridge beam is a steel I-section and softwood roof joists fitted
Roof done, tiles are reclaimed Welsh slate tiles, ridge tiles are reclaimed handmade Victorian blue clay, the roof it quite a shallow pitch so needed a long overlapping tile and also chosen to compliment the style of neighboring properties keeping the planners happy
I get a lot of enjoyment from hunting and finding those special bits to try and give the 'been built for ever' look to match the rest of my house. Oak beam is one of those, it was a little too thick so I had it band sawn and then I notched the back out as it sits on and hides an off the shelf pressed steel lintel
The stone is quarried in a neighbouring village and chopped to size 1/4 mile from my house. The type of stone is called Hornton or Iron Stone, only available across a narrow band of the UK
This style of stone is called 'randoms', slightly courser and less finished than cut to thickness stone and is a perfect match to the rest of my house. We used a mix of 3", 4", 5" and 6" wide courses, again to match the house. One of the restrictions I have to adhere to while building in a conservation area is a 1m2 stone sample panel needs to be approved by the planners before I could start building. The colour/style of stone, mortar colour/joint thickness all have to be in keeping with the area, I'm using a builder from my village so there were no problems gaining approval.
Window cills are cut Hornton stone, windows will be recessed 6" from the external wall, again to keep the planner happy but I also like the depth it adds to the look
The large stones on the corners are called quoins, these are decorative and add some reinforcing to the corners. These stones are from the back wall of an old farm cow shed on a local estate called Great Tew. Don't think there are many cow sheds left as they are being converted into multi-million homes for folk like the Beckham's and Harry and Meg
