High Cunsey Farm
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Some pictures of the finished project and some of the construction history and the people involved
People
Client
Builder
Design
Architect:
WS Architecture Ltd
W Sutherland
Engineer:
Grasmere Structural Engineers Ltd
Interior Design:
Maureen Whitemore
Images > Sample & Hold during Construction
Oak trusses probably pre-date the building, retained and carefully studded round so as to give the impression of walls supporting beams although the truss is self supporting
During stripping out the builders pointed out some original plaster which seemed to contain grain as a filler - quite unique in my experience
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Existing converted barn and 17th C farm cottage being renovated and upgraded
P&R Redding
Bownass & Harrison
Site
Under
Construction
Autumn
2015
Grain in plaster?
Routine in cottage alterations but seldom seen by most people is what's inside a Lake District rubble stone wall
Oak timbers meet - originally black with age and having been painted so over the centuries the original colour can be restored by treatment with micro-abrasives, a messy business but can produce good results - ask first on Listed Buildings though
Setting out the underfloor heating pipes in the kitchen and dining areas - such pipes are much improved in toughness recently
Cottage interior, dining and lounge area, computer rendering to illustrate lighting options in dining area
Old oak meets new
In older properties there is often not much floor depth to work in for the plumber and heating engineer
William Sutherland rias riba
Chartered Architect
Director
Cluan, Rydal Road, Ambleside LA22 9BA
Tel: 015394 34489
