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Here is two (slow) years worth of building work for our stables. We wanted to use the old buildings (which my father-in-law wanted to knock down to build a shed!) and keep as much character as possible, but bring them to life and give them a new purpose.

Let me know what you think and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated :)

Links are to separate albums, so click on next to view more pics in each section! :)

Before:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...00393194.85238.384094631628408&type=3&theater

During:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...60392838.85240.384094631628408&type=3&theater

Now:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...93725188.85244.384094631628408&type=3&theater
 
Bloody Lovely!
I am an avid fan of ye olde buildings and despair of people pulling them down. What you have done is wonderful and really kept the character.

...only thing missing is a weather vane and a dovecote!
 
Thankyou! We are very proud of it.
It probably would have been cheaper to knock it all down and start afresh, but it would have been such a shame to lose the character.
Heh, a dovecote and weathervane would look cute :)
We are going to put up bird feeders in the central grassy bit next to the stone trough.
 
They look fab, I know what you mean about knocking down being cheaper. We are in the process of reroofing a block that had asbestos sheeting. It will be slate by next week.
It would have been a crime to destroy those bulidings
 
pixie said:
Thankyou! We are very proud of it.
It probably would have been cheaper to knock it all down and start afresh, but it would have been such a shame to lose the character.
Heh, a dovecote and weathervane would look cute :)
We are going to put up bird feeders in the central grassy bit next to the stone trough.
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I was going to say it looks like a 'labour of love' and I certainly wouldn't have wanted to foot the bill :( But worth the outcome without a doubt - they will stand for the next few hundred years now :D
 
Thistle said:
They look fab, I know what you mean about knocking down being cheaper. We are in the process of reroofing a block that had asbestos sheeting. It will be slate by next week.
It would have been a crime to destroy those bulidings
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Yes. We were very lucky to be able to reuse a large amount of the roof tiles to help keep the character. Hopefully the new ones won't take too long to get the same "weathered" look :)

I hope you're keeping photos of your progress too. It really helps to see how far you've come, especially during the middle phase when it all looks like a great big mud pit! :)
 
Wow it looks amazing, so nice to see the transformation. We did up an old block of stables (well two, haha!) at the field I rent, it's so nice to be able to look at the before and after!
 
YasandCrystal said:
I was going to say it looks like a 'labour of love' and I certainly wouldn't have wanted to foot the bill :(
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Thankfully I have very generous in-laws who are happy to diversify on the farm in order to allow incomes for future generations. But yes, the bill is a bit of a case of closing eyes, hands on ears and "la la la, I can't hear you"! :o
It is gorgeous though :)
 
WOW what a labour of love. The end result is amazing and all you need is some horses. Wish are yard looked that smart would love an over hang so I did not get drips down the neck while mucking out. Congratulations on a lovely job
 
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