Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

charolais0153 · 19-04-2017 07:14PM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I see the Journal has leased a beef/sheep farm for demonstration purposes in Offaly. 120 suckers and 120 ewes. Should be interesting.

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/tullamore-farm-a-new-venture-for-the-irish-farmers-journal-270667

It was on their Snapchat Today

Base price · 19-04-2017 07:21PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

They'll get it in the morning up till about 11 o'clock.
Our own house here is built on the very same orientation.
Even that bedroom beside the porch will be shaded a bit by the porch.
You get the most of the sun from the southwest during the whole year.
Even in midsummer at midday the sun is not directly overhead but slightly southwest.
Those windows at the side of the house and the double doors at the kitchen will be letting in the most direct sunshine during the day but the sun will be higher and not reach in as far in the rooms and then it swings around to the back after 3 o'clock in the summer.

Right Blue what colour do you think the kitchen should be?
I was thinking about a combination of orange and white.:)

+1
IMO houses should be built so that the bedroom windows get the rising/morning Sun if possible. I read somewhere many years ago (unfortunately before building my own house) that such an orientation is better for one's well being - yin/yang and all that.
Knight best of luck with the build. I see velux windows in the roof and a stairs in the floor plan. Are you intending to expand to the upper level in time.

kollegeknight · 19-04-2017 07:27PM

TITANIUM. wrote: »

Exciting and stressful times ahead I'm sure.

They say some of the most stressful things are having a first child- getting married- buying or building a house- moving house and a close relative getting sick or dying. Family fallouts

Since 2013- married once- moved house 3 times. Tried buying 2 houses- started building one. Father getting sick and dying- first child. (Although she was never and isn't stressful at any stage)
And three brothers/sisters not talking to me/ bad mouthing me for running the farm for my mother. (They have since mellowed when the saw the work involved and the cash needed to try get it back working right.)

While there is a lot to be done on the farm- I can see the wood from the trees and will get there.

One of the brothers is now my small ladies potential guardian should anything happen to us.

The sister has a bf now so that keeps her occupied now.

kollegeknight · 19-04-2017 07:29PM

Base price wrote: »

+1
Knight best of luck with the build. I see velux windows in the roof and a stairs in the floor plan. Are you intending to expand to the upper level in time.

Exactly. Concrete slab upstairs and will tip away upstairs if we need it. If Mam needed care, if we have a few kids or if I want a man cave.

Base price · 19-04-2017 07:39PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Exactly. Concrete slab upstairs and will tip away upstairs if we need it. If Mam needed care, if we have a few kids or if I want a man cave.

Loose the notions of a man cave

visatorro · 19-04-2017 07:44PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Builder- I've no time to even think about direct labour. 130k with no plumbing as OH wants high speck plumbing.

Yeah the two windows at the front will get most light. Tried telling that to the architect but how and ever.

Site is 250mtrs to the mothers farm house and them another 75 beyond that is the yard.

I wanted to put in a mud room but will do that in the shed when the house is built.
Wanted to keep it simple to get funds together.

Pure relieved to be starting.

Total build will be about 205k and house will be valued at 165k

What's high spec plumbing?

pedigree 6 · 19-04-2017 07:44PM

Base price wrote: »

+1
IMO houses should be built so that the bedroom windows get the rising/morning Sun if possible. I read somewhere many years ago (unfortunately before building my own house) that such an orientation is better for one's well being - yin/yang and all that.
Knight best of luck with the build. I see velux windows in the roof and a stairs in the floor plan. Are you intending to expand to the upper level in time.

KollegeKnight will be getting the sun straight in the face when it rises (depending on trees, hills, etc) in the morning.

There's loads of sun calculator maps and apps out now.
Anyone could build their own version of Newgrange now.

Here's one. You can change the date and time to see where it will be.
http://suncalc.net/#/52.6514,-8.5995,9/2017.04.19/20:28

Edit: this looks to be the best one.
http://www.sunsurveyor.com/

Good luck KK.

dzer2 · 19-04-2017 07:44PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Exactly. Concrete slab upstairs and will tip away upstairs if we need it. If Mam needed care, if we have a few kids or if I want a man cave.

Built a man cave behind the house, Pool table, small bar and large TV off dung deal. 2.5k.

kollegeknight · 19-04-2017 07:50PM

visatorro wrote: »

What's high spec plumbing?

Underfloor heating with an air to water heating system strong enough to have underfloor upstairs.

18k plus vat.

visatorro · 19-04-2017 08:04PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Underfloor heating with an air to water heating system strong enough to have underfloor upstairs.

18k plus vat.

Iv underfloor here, I can't make up my mind whether I like it or not. Air to water is expensive and I wonder about it too. If I could wait ten years and see what advances are made with solar power. But I can't wait that long. So will prob go with something along the same lines.

Base price · 19-04-2017 08:04PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

KollegeKnight will be getting the sun straight in the face when it rises (depending on trees, hills, etc) in the morning.

There's loads of sun calculator maps and apps out now.
Anyone could build their own version of Newgrange now.

Here's one. You can change the date and time to see where it will be.
http://suncalc.net/#/52.6514,-8.5995,9/2017.04.19/20:28

Edit: this looks to be the best one.
http://www.sunsurveyor.com/

Good luck KK.

I heard on the wireless a few months ago that there was a controversy about the provenance of Newgrange. The speaker claimed that an ex OPW employee (an architect from memory) claimed that the "sun box" was constructed in the '50's/'60's to suit Midwinters rising Sun :mad:
Cannot find the link at the min.

pedigree 6 · 19-04-2017 08:09PM

Base price wrote: »

I heard on the wireless a few months ago that there was a controversy about the provenance of Newgrange. The speaker claimed that an ex OPW employee (an architect from memory) claimed that the "sun box" was constructed in the '50's/'60's to suit Midwinters rising Sun :mad:
Cannot find the link at the min.

I heard something about that. That the sunbox was never there in the first place.

I heard about that controversy even when I was in primary school back in the 80's. Not sure who told us though.

Edit: All it is is a gap above the entrance.
Passage tombs I think nowhere else had a gap above the entrance.
It was said he saw the rising Sun in midwinter and wanted it to shine all the way back.
But the entrance/passageway is still lined up to get the midwinter sunrise.
The sun though might not have been shining all the way to the back of the chamber.
Just maybe halfway from the top of the entrance.

Reggie. · 19-04-2017 08:59PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Underfloor heating with an air to water heating system strong enough to have underfloor upstairs.

18k plus vat.

Have the same system only it's the horizontal pipes in the lawn.

Limestone Cowboy · 19-04-2017 09:03PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Builder- I've no time to even think about direct labour. 130k with no plumbing as OH wants high speck plumbing.

Yeah the two windows at the front will get most light. Tried telling that to the architect but how and ever.

Site is 250mtrs to the mothers farm house and them another 75 beyond that is the yard.

I wanted to put in a mud room but will do that in the shed when the house is built.
Wanted to keep it simple to get funds together.

Pure relieved to be starting.

Total build will be about 205k and house will be valued at 165k

Houses are gone mad expensive to build aren't they. It'll have to make some shape at doing something myself in the next 2-3 years. In a bit of a dilleama though because I have our old home house which is beside the fathers house but it went on fire a few years ago and I can't decide whether to knock it and start from scratch or do it up as it is and put a bit of an extension onto it. I wouldn't have any grand notions when it comes to houses and would rather a cosy cottage type house to a big 2 storey. Herself doesn't really like the notion of a big mortgage either and being tied down to it for 20-30 years.

Muckit · 19-04-2017 09:12PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Have the same system only it's the horizontal pipes in the lawn.

Geothermal

naughto · 19-04-2017 09:17PM

Base price wrote: »

Loose the notions of a man cave

Loose the wife build one big man cave

Reggie. · 19-04-2017 09:19PM

Muckit wrote: »

Geothermal

Yep

Reggie. · 19-04-2017 09:20PM

naughto wrote: »

Loose the wife build one big man cave

Now your talking

Buford T. Justice XIX · 19-04-2017 09:22PM

naughto wrote: »

Loose the wife build one big man cave

I have a big man cave.

The farm.

There's great peace with cattle and sheep roaring for feeding. And herself never bothers me there either.

My own little bit of heaven.

Base price · 19-04-2017 09:28PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I heard something about that. That the sunbox was never there in the first place.

I heard about that controversy even when I was in primary school back in the 80's. Not sure who told us though.

Edit: All it is is a gap above the entrance.
Passage tombs I think nowhere else had a gap above the entrance.
It was said he saw the rising Sun in midwinter and wanted it to shine all the way back.
But the entrance/passageway is still lined up to get the midwinter sunrise.
The sun though might not have been shining all the way to the back of the chamber.
Just maybe halfway from the top of the entrance.

The same fella must have done the rounds of Knowth. Dowth and Loughcrew!

Nekarsulm · 19-04-2017 09:52PM

Base price wrote: »

The same fella must have done the rounds of Knowth. Dowth and Loughcrew!

Since Newgrange was built, probably about 5000 years ago, the earth has "wobbled" a fraction in its orbit, so the light beam is now a fraction off, from its original design.

pedigree 6 · 19-04-2017 10:18PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Thanks for all the well wishes folks.
I'll pass them on.

He definitely looks to be on the mend today.
Talking about the wexford tipp match.
So not much wrong with him them.:pac:

He's going out for a walk today too.

I didn't want to end the story there.

Well the father is back milking cows again for the last few days again.
He likes milking cows.
I ain't going to stop him.

No rest for the wicked.

kollegeknight · 19-04-2017 10:22PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

I didn't want to end the story there.

Well the father is back milking cows again for the last few days again.
He likes milking cows.
I ain't going to stop him.

No rest for the wicked.

That's great. It's what he's happy at and if he stopped doing it, twud kill him.

pedigree 6 · 19-04-2017 10:25PM

kollegeknight wrote: »

That's great. It's what he's happy at and if he stopped doing it, twud kill him.

That's what he said.:D

Base price · 19-04-2017 11:05PM

I think the cat has killed my laptop walking over the keyboard :-))

Lady Haywire · 19-04-2017 11:09PM

Base price wrote: »

I think the cat has killed my laptop walking over the keyboard :-))

See if it works the other way round....throw the laptop at the cat.

Base price · 19-04-2017 11:16PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

See if it works the other way round....throw the laptop at the cat.

Afraid to do that cause the cat has seven lives left !

A cow called Daisy · 20-04-2017 05:21AM

Base price wrote: »

I think the cat has killed my laptop walking over the keyboard :-))

Was she after the mouse

blue5000 · 20-04-2017 10:51AM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

They'll get it in the morning up till about 11 o'clock.
Our own house here is built on the very same orientation.
Even that bedroom beside the porch will be shaded a bit by the porch.
You get the most of the sun from the southwest during the whole year.
Even in midsummer at midday the sun is not directly overhead but slightly southwest.
Those windows at the side of the house and the double doors at the kitchen will be letting in the most direct sunshine during the day but the sun will be higher and not reach in as far in the rooms and then it swings around to the back after 3 o'clock in the summer.

Right Blue what colour do you think the kitchen should be?
I was thinking about a combination of orange and white.:)

My bad, mixed up East and West!

Sorry Kollegeknight.

Magnolia! Until you get time to decide what colour you actually want.

marathon · 20-04-2017 01:08PM

Well I'm going to buy 10 bulls to finish at 16 months what's best breed to go at this method with??

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