The Claypits, Welshampton, Ellesmere - 26th and 27th October

Property details:

Brick detached house. Part cottage dating back to 1807, part extension from mid-1980’s. The cottage is solid wall brick construction. The extension is cavity wall block and brick. The house is accessed off a long stone track.

What changes have been made?

The house has been taken back to the bones. Internal walls have been removed. An internal chimney breast has been removed. The ground floor has been dug out, so that the floor could be insulated, and underfloor heating installed. The downstairs floor plan has been reconfigured, with new stud walls, a new kitchen, and a new living/dining room. The plaster has come off all the downstairs rooms and most of the upstairs rooms, and the walls in the old cottage have been lined and insulated. The staircase has been removed and has been replaced with a new oak staircase. The roof over the cottage part of the house has been replaced, so is now fully insulated and has been tiled with reclaimed Welsh slate. Windows have been replaced with aluminum framed double glazing. Furthermore, a new front door fitted where an old window used to be. A small extension has been added at the back of the property on the ground floor as a new plant room to house the equipment for the ground source heat pump that has been installed. A new external chimney has been built to house a log burner.

Access/parking:

No access issues, although slightly off the beaten track down a long stone track. Lots of parking on site, and 8.2 acres to explore. It is still a building site; scaffolding is going up for a small second floor extension to extend the third bedroom and more roof space for solar panels. 

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