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Gareth Hughes
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If you move your cottage 50 miles north east into my patch, we do have a grant fund for thatched buildings, listed or not. But I suspect we won't have next year, and we are the last local authority in Norfolk to have a historic buildings grant budget at all. I imagine the situation will be similar in Suffolk, and I can't think where else you might be able to get even very modest financial help from.
Not very encouraging, I'm afraid.
Incidentally, I see there's a revised conservation area appraisal for your village on MSDC's website. Consultation continues until February.
Not very encouraging, I'm afraid.
Incidentally, I see there's a revised conservation area appraisal for your village on MSDC's website. Consultation continues until February.
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It's a conservation area appraisal, that's been revised 
It's also a huge document that takes forever to download, and isn't especially informative to be honest. Just some general stuff about the history of W le W, a bit about the "shape" of the village, local building materials and so on. I suspect MSDC only have the one, very hard-pressed, conservation officer, and a conservation budget that reflects that.
It's also a huge document that takes forever to download, and isn't especially informative to be honest. Just some general stuff about the history of W le W, a bit about the "shape" of the village, local building materials and so on. I suspect MSDC only have the one, very hard-pressed, conservation officer, and a conservation budget that reflects that.
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No, it's already a conservation area (has been since 1974), they're just expected to revise the document.
i had a feeling it was, i wont be chopping down those pesky trees after all then.
i called msdc regarding grants and i am not sure if i got through to the right people or not , apparently if i were on benefits i could claim up to 3k to make the house water tight but as it is there is nothing available, worth a try though. still getting quotes for the roof but its still looking like lots of k's and we have around a year or so left in the north facing thatch so everything else is on hold while we save for a new roof, even my replacement for the saab with something a bit more practical, a jag xkr (i can dream).
i called msdc regarding grants and i am not sure if i got through to the right people or not , apparently if i were on benefits i could claim up to 3k to make the house water tight but as it is there is nothing available, worth a try though. still getting quotes for the roof but its still looking like lots of k's and we have around a year or so left in the north facing thatch so everything else is on hold while we save for a new roof, even my replacement for the saab with something a bit more practical, a jag xkr (i can dream).
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A decent quality tarpaulin would buy you a lot of time if the thatch is failing to protect the house.
its not failing yet FF , its got three coats on the north facing part and there are gulleys where the water has penetrated down into the middle coat so in parts the water has seeped down to about half way , it looks much much worse than it is , apparently. its got moss , tall grassy type plants and mushrooms growing on it.
i enquired about a flush ridge and thatchers are more than happy to do this but it will need redoing more regularly than a proud ridge , its an easy job though and can be done without removing any of the other thatch on the roof, so its not all doom and gloom.
i will keep a tarp handy though just as a back up but whoever we choose to do the work will come and patch it up if it leaks between now and when they do the roof, which is looking like next summer.
i enquired about a flush ridge and thatchers are more than happy to do this but it will need redoing more regularly than a proud ridge , its an easy job though and can be done without removing any of the other thatch on the roof, so its not all doom and gloom.
i will keep a tarp handy though just as a back up but whoever we choose to do the work will come and patch it up if it leaks between now and when they do the roof, which is looking like next summer.