Georgain panelling update

[jess marley]

Thanks for all your comments, I'm afraid my typing is really rather slow hence the delay in replying..... anyway:

Nemesis:

The panels we envisage would fit into the existing row of oak plugs at dado height. Above dado height the wall is daub with a lime plaster finish which we intend to leave well alone.

We do not intend sinking new fixings into the fabric of the wall and are working on designs which allow for the panels to be removed entirely to allow for regular damp inspections.

Re C.O., ours is a poppet, we chat lots.


Penners:

Suspect you may be right regarding the quality, or lack of, acoustic dampening with panelling alone - so have been looking at acoustic matting and underlays.... These all seem a bit plasticcy (technical term) and I'm looking for an alternative.

We inherited some v.v.ugly secondary glazing but it's really horrid so instead, I'm trying to drown out noise by moaning about it - works for me.


Biff:

When we moved in we found the original shutters in an out-house being used for shelving..we hope to re-hang these soon.

Unsuprisingly, these make a significant difference to road noise and hey - who needs daylight? I'm pretty sure the kids could find the T.V. remote in a total blackout..


Thanks again to all, and sorry for my late reply...my typing is so slow I had to delegate to my husband.

 

[Nemesis]

Poppet or not - I'd check before spending cash on plans etc to do something which many may regard as against the spirit and letter of Annexe C. It all rather depends.

Shutters do make a difference - ours do - not so much noise however but warmth once it gets dark.

 

[jess marley]

Spending money? As IF.... this is all very much a hand-made, home-made project. This is why I was asking for information on Georgian joinery patterns.
Annexe C? We just have a couple of outbuildings.

 

[Nemesis]

Ho Ho.

Annexe C Planning Policy Guidance 15...
Planning and the Historic Environment.

 

[jess marley]

Mmmmm, must give that a go next time I've run out of toenails to chew.

 

[Nemesis]

I would - it's what CO's should be working from.

It's government policy, and sound conservation advice.

http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1144055

and this is part of Annexe C:

C.6 In general the wholesale reinstatement of lost, destroyed or superseded elements of a building or an interior is not appropriate, although, where a building has largely retained the integrity of its design, the reinstatement of lost or destroyed elements of that design could be considered. In such cases there should always be adequate information confirming the detailed historical authenticity of the work proposed. Speculative reconstruction should be avoided, as should the reinstatement of features that were deliberately superseded by later historic additions.

So it all depends really... but if there is no evidence to show what may have been there then in general speculation and guesswork are to be avoided.

 

[Penners]

I'm trying to drown out noise by moaning about it - works for me.

You're not by any chance related to Mrs Penners, are you?

 

[Moo]

Having had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Penners I'd like to reassure everyone that she is a most attractive and delightful lady and Penners is jolly lucky to have her.

Do not believe every word this man says!

 

[Penners]

Curses! Unmasked!