26th January 2007, 05:41 PM
Exactly Peter.. with the loss of stone walling or hedging to be replaced by easier to maintain cheaper to build⦠but at the loss of the character of the landscape. One could argue that this is what happens, the landscape is the product of millennia of people changing, tearing down , rebuilding etc.
(Unit may be glad to know that the reclaimed slates came from salvaging the best slates from my roof (trimmed down and reshaped) and from a nearby building which had been demolished to make way for a new shed⦠(now you could argue also that this building could have been retained.. )
The re-opening of the Ballachulish quarry is a real possibility⦠I have not heard of any verifiable examples of buildings being deliberately quarried for slate.. thus kind of nullifying the idea behind itâ¦..
I should point out that my house is List B.. and although I could have applied for a grant, I preferred to carry out the renovation with no strings attached.. at my own expense. And yes I recorded everything⦠(some of it can even be seen in the document about Building Recording Standards)
Without grants.. traditional and vernacular can give way to the cheapest and easiestâ¦
Use Lime Mortar I say⦠but cement is cheaper⦠use suitable materials⦠try to be sympathetic..
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
(Unit may be glad to know that the reclaimed slates came from salvaging the best slates from my roof (trimmed down and reshaped) and from a nearby building which had been demolished to make way for a new shed⦠(now you could argue also that this building could have been retained.. )
The re-opening of the Ballachulish quarry is a real possibility⦠I have not heard of any verifiable examples of buildings being deliberately quarried for slate.. thus kind of nullifying the idea behind itâ¦..
I should point out that my house is List B.. and although I could have applied for a grant, I preferred to carry out the renovation with no strings attached.. at my own expense. And yes I recorded everything⦠(some of it can even be seen in the document about Building Recording Standards)
Without grants.. traditional and vernacular can give way to the cheapest and easiestâ¦
Use Lime Mortar I say⦠but cement is cheaper⦠use suitable materials⦠try to be sympathetic..
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu