by Busby | Jan 19, 2023 | Listed Building
Six years ago, we jumped through the usual blazing hoops for the Conservation Officer. Our application involved 15 metres of the adjoining field to be allowed for parking off-road. Our property is a 16th Century black-and-white, at the end of a single track lane...
by Busby | Jan 9, 2023 | Listed Building
It’s the time of year my customers are calling me regarding frost-blown bricks and masonry, blown mortar, and exploding planters & urns. Good old English Jack Frost doing his bit. Any architectural salvage dealer with good sense knows which items to protect in...
by Busby | Jul 26, 2022 | Listed Building
To Caravan or not to Caravan? First up on the project plan for all self-builders is: where do we live while we get our dream home built? Renting local is ideal, but factoring the monthly cost of a project which will inevitably overrun, conjures up a figure that will...
by Paul Busby | Jul 3, 2022 | Listed Building
This week I’m looking for blue bricks. While I’ve always had a passion for bricks of all periods, from ancient roman thins to modern Accringtons, there is something about the durability of Staffordshire blues that warrants my enthusiasm. The fact is, barring trauma,...
by Paul Busby | Aug 25, 2021 | Listed Building
Building Control Officers: The National Careers Service advises that the following are essential requirements over and above a HND in an associated subject: Maths knowledge. Analytical skills. Customer Service skills. The ability to use initiative. Patience and...
by Paul Busby | Aug 25, 2021 | Listed Building
Before buying a Listed Building, check your blood pressure and your bank balance, and reckon on the former rocketing up, and the latter plummeting down by the time you complete your project. Unfortunately there is no cardio-vascular overdraft facility when your blood...
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