2 things im looking for

conkerrigan

hi guys just wandering if anyone could help me out on a few things currently looking to design my own pad after long debate, however not sure weather to build in town or countryside there seems to be mixed regulations between building in either; could someone tell me the difference between building in either locations am i only allowed to certain thing in one location and not the other.

my design ideas are prity straight forward and no way radical, wound really like to find the simply dos and donts if you like in either area.

Secondly i was looking to undertake an evening course in block/bricklaying anyone know anywhere i could find such a course, currently in the north east and fas does not do it in my area, dont have time on sat or sun any thoughts would be brill cheers guys

con

Quazzie

conkerrigan wrote: »

hi guys just wandering if anyone could help me out on a few things currently looking to design my own pad after long debate, however not sure weather to build in town or countryside there seems to be mixed regulations between building in either; could someone tell me the difference between building in either locations am i only allowed to certain thing in one location and not the other.

You are correct there are different guidlelines to follow in terms of design depending on where you decide to build, but probably not in the way that you are thinking. There is no set guideline for building in the country. Planning guidelines are dependent on location. If you know of a site that suits, go and have a look at surrounding houses and that usually gives you an idea of what the planners want in that particular area.
For example in Offaly this* is the PDF that they have available on their website to show some designs that the find acceptable and some they won't accept. Depending on where you intend on building, you should search the local LA website to see if they have something similar.

conkerrigan wrote: »

my design ideas are prity straight forward and no way radical, wound really like to find the simply dos and donts if you like in either area.

As a general rule the LA prefer simple traditional designs, with contemporary designs requiring considerable consideration and interraction between LA and architect. If you think your designs are simple and you are open to change then you should be fine. Again have a look at your counties website and see if they have something similar to what I posted above. If they don't have it online you could arrange a meeting with a local planning department representative to go through some ideas you have.

conkerrigan wrote: »

Secondly i was looking to undertake an evening course in block/bricklaying anyone know anywhere i could find such a course, currently in the north east and fas does not do it in my area, dont have time on sat or sun any thoughts would be brill cheers guys

con

I can't really help you on this apart from saying that no short terms course is going to give you enough competence to complete a full building. It might teach you enough build the boundary walls perhaps but for certification of compliance your engineer will require a competent blocklayer to do the main build.

I hope at least some of this helps

*PDF is 9.3mb so might be unsuitable if you are on Dial-up

Mellor

Quazzie wrote: »

*PDF is 9.3mb so might be suitable if you are on Dial-up

Whats dial-up?

Quazzie

Mellor wrote: »

Whats dial-up?

It's what us simple country folk, abandoned by the government upon the sale of Eircom to private hands, have to resort to, to access the outside world, on t'internet.

56k modems aren't quiet laughable antiques to everybody just yet unfortunately.

My original post shouldve read unsuitable. Apologies. I'll edit it accordingly

muffler

Oh pay no heed Quazzie. I think Mellor had his tongue stuck well and truly in his cheek with that quip

sinnerboy

....as in dial up pizza ?:D

Mellor

muffler wrote: »

Oh pay no heed Quazzie. I think Mellor had his tongue stuck well and truly in his cheek with that quip

You old timers with your crazy gizmos