HOUSE A
Location / Type
1930s ex council house with partial basement, near to but up from the river.
Roof
Tiled roof with large unconverted converted roofspace.
Old limited insulation between ceiling joists.
Walls
Brick cavity wall, partially rendered to first floor.
Injected cavity wall insulation in early 2000s.
Ground floor
Suspended timber floor with basement, with no insulation
Interior
Large principal living spaces with some decorative cornices and ceiling features.
Upper floors plain. Generally gypsum plaster throughout, with modern paint finishes.
Heating
Oil fired central heating to radiators throughout, boiler located in the basement.
Fireplaces to main living rooms; that to the rear dining kitchen has a multi fuel stove, but otherwise not used.
Windows
Large single glazed timber casement windows
HOUSE B
Location / Type
1960s semi-detached. Houses set down from road level.
Land falls away to beck behind, public footpath running alongside.
Roof
Felted slate roof. Partially insulated ceiling to loft space
Walls
Rendered, un-insulated cavity wall.
Ground floor
Un-insulated concrete floor throughout with a mix of
laminate flooring and carpet.
Interior
Gypsum plaster with a mix of modern paint finishes and wall paper.
Heating
1990s gas fired central heating boiler serving radiators throughout.
Windows
Metal framed double glazed casement windows.
HOUSE C
Location / Type
Late C20th barn conversion into a number of smaller units.
Located on the edge of a village within a Conservation area.
Courtyard to front. Fell to rear and side with paths off the
fell into the village running in front of the property.
Roof
Slate, re-roofed as part of conversion, with insulation between rafters.
First floor rooms open to lined out underside.
Walls
Rubble stonework with lime pointing and injected dpc.
Ground floor
Mix of tiled and carpeted flooring on insulated solid concrete floor.
Interior
C20th partitioning, principle living rooms have exposed stonework to exterior walls. Modern paint and plaster elsewhere.
Heating
LPG central heating to radiators.
Windows
Double glazed timber casement windows
HOUSE D
Location / Type
Victorian two storey mid- terraced house in large town,
close to the river running through the town.
Roof
Slate with partially converted loft space currently used for storage /playroom. Reasonable insulation, owner considering a full loft conversion.
Walls
Brick, mix of original lime and some cement repairs.
Ground floor
Suspended timber floor, with concrete floor
to more recent kitchen extension to the rear.
Interior
Painted and papered plastered walls. Plasterwork a mix of lime and more recent gypsum plaster.
Heating
Gas fired central heating serving radiators throughout, condensing boiler replaced within the last five years.
Fireplaces in principle living rooms and a number of blocked fireplaces to first floor.
Windows
Single glazed single pane sash windows to front, with smaller windows to rear, some double glazed.
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