tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post4777242958569637255..comments2024-03-26T19:19:35.144+00:00Comments on Eolake Stobblehouse thoughts: The Woodman's CottageEolake Stobblehousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-79008459981788390962011-04-03T02:11:05.294+00:002011-04-03T02:11:05.294+00:00I liked the guy who was building it. Although liv...I liked the guy who was building it. Although living unconventionally he's extremely hardworking and not an annoying hippy type. He's a "business hippy" sort of this dude: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mxelbu6PRg&feature=related<br /><br />but without the drugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-40053232636289795972011-03-27T10:56:29.969+00:002011-03-27T10:56:29.969+00:00Yes, this cottage was really brilliantly done all ...Yes, this cottage was really brilliantly done all the way through.Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-1457829717881739112011-03-27T02:01:23.170+00:002011-03-27T02:01:23.170+00:00Unrelated to this house, though, which was built f...<i>Unrelated to this house, though, which was built from scratch.</i><br /><br />That's true, but I was just talking about the show in general.<br /><br />I liked this clip so I downloaded the episode. I can see why it's a favorite. I loved that house and things really worked out well for him in the end. Not a bad way to make a living, and a very beautiful place to live (not just the house but the view). I liked that the budget was much more reasonable than most of the extravagant monstrosities other people on this show have built. (That's not really a critcism, as I like seeing those projects come together.) Even the addition he added on after kid #2 looked like it fit, like it had been planned that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-52802778186453840002011-03-26T19:23:45.170+00:002011-03-26T19:23:45.170+00:00Whoops! I forgot to say that barn conversions are ...Whoops! I forgot to say that barn conversions are like the listed buildings Dave Nielson wrote about above, in that they are very expensive but often not very practical.Roger B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-81583590223673846552011-03-26T17:40:37.664+00:002011-03-26T17:40:37.664+00:00Good point.
Unrelated to this house, though, whic...Good point. <br />Unrelated to this house, though, which was built from scratch.Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-1767932265726192972011-03-26T17:37:55.405+00:002011-03-26T17:37:55.405+00:00In the UK there are a lot of old barns converted i...In the UK there are a lot of old barns converted into houses. My dad, who grew up on a farm and was a builder and bricklayer until he retired still says,"Once a barn, always a barn"<br /><br />I agree. Not only do you get a home with no foundations, an impractical layout and restrictions on where your windows are, but you pay extra for the privilege!<br /><br />Madness!Roger B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-43523376532094868632011-03-26T17:29:27.220+00:002011-03-26T17:29:27.220+00:00"It's amazing the amount of debt some of ..."It's amazing the amount of debt some of those people go into to realize their dream home."<br /><br />Couldn't agree more, it's sometimes staggering.Eolake Stobblehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126147415891586345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16327517.post-26970479921809746462011-03-26T15:44:52.071+00:002011-03-26T15:44:52.071+00:00I've seen a few episodes of that. It's am...I've seen a few episodes of that. It's amazing the amount of debt some of those people go into to realize their dream home. If I lived in England I wouldn't go near a listed building, though. I remember this one where a couple were renovating an Elizabethan farm house, and the lengths they had to go to were ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com