So the first thing I need to solve on this project is the barn. It's sat at the back of the site, and it's not an insubstantial building. The question is, what to do with it?
There's no question that it's going to have come down, the difficulty is how am I going to do it, should I simply get a JCB in and bring it to it's knees in a matter of minutes, scoop up the rubble into a big truck and see the back of it, of do I take it down bit by bit and see what I can salvage.
I reckon the roof alone is worth keeping as it's proper slate tiles, which appear in good condition, and besides which, apparently there is a condition of the planning that I need to take them off one by one to look for Bat droppings of all things! Suffice to say in the event that I may find the said droppings I'm not sure I'm going to shout too loudly about it, as I really don't want a Bat in my belfry to bring the project to a dead stop before it's begun.
I know it's not the greenest solution to trash the whole barn, but I reckon to get the ball rolling it might be my only option. I suppose with all self build there is a question of personal involvement. I said before I started this project that I want to do minimal labour, however, I am kind of resigning myself to the fact that it is going to be on the top of a tall ladder picking off the tiles and storing them neatly. We shall see.
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