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We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.
Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.
Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person |
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"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.
Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.
Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person"
Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last? |
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"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.
Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.
Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person
Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last?"
Depending on the make (wood clad static homes) are usually 30 years but the underlying structure is often aluminium so would last for ever bur park sites like modern homes so they say 30 years. A proper lodge cabin made from say siberian larch will last 3 or4 centuries
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"We have stayed in them many times and loved them. Pluses so warm and cosy. Downsides you nust be minimalist.
Three things to remember. 1. May need replacement after x years. 2.i Choose a residential park and not a holiday park as one only allows you stay x weeks a year. 3. Dont forget park fees as well as council tax.
Overall, a really good decision for the right type of person
Thank you, that's the sort of thing I was thinking of. How long do you reckon they last?
Depending on the make (wood clad static homes) are usually 30 years but the underlying structure is often aluminium so would last for ever bur park sites like modern homes so they say 30 years. A proper lodge cabin made from say siberian larch will last 3 or4 centuries
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I see. Thank you very much. |
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable. "
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical. |
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical. "
Based on the log clad static aluminium van then no. To live in one you have to be minimalist. You will need a log cabin. Try going to logcabins.lv and look at things like sycamore. I like the tan cabins. There is a list of uk agents |
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical. "
storage..?
then when the works done have them delivered back.. |
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.
Based on the log clad static aluminium van then no. To live in one you have to be minimalist. You will need a log cabin. Try going to logcabins.lv and look at things like sycamore. I like the tan cabins. There is a list of uk agents"
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.
storage..?
then when the works done have them delivered back.."
good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility  |
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Me and the other half brought a year old park home and sited it next to the barn we were planning to convert nearly three years ago
It's a cheaper option than renting and we wanted to be on site
3 years later no barn conversion and no other half.
Ours is a 38 x 12 feet with full mod cons
Nice to live in but I miss having a bath ( it's got a double shower cubicle )
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.
storage..?
then when the works done have them delivered back..
good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility "
kindle.. |
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"My father lives in a park home. It's huge and comfortable.
Thanks. I'm looking at at least 800 books and a huge collection of clothes neither of which I want to get rid of. I wonder if it would be practical.
storage..?
then when the works done have them delivered back..
good idea, we were discussing that earlier. I bet I'd want to read the one that was at the back of the storage facility
kindle.. "
got one of those too these include a lot of reference books and things that don't translate well to e-readers but its worth thinking of storing the least used, putting as many as possible on kindle and just keeping the most used. |
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"Me and the other half brought a year old park home and sited it next to the barn we were planning to convert nearly three years ago
It's a cheaper option than renting and we wanted to be on site
3 years later no barn conversion and no other half.
Ours is a 38 x 12 feet with full mod cons
Nice to live in but I miss having a bath ( it's got a double shower cubicle )
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oh dear 
The ones we're looking at have three bedrooms, two en- suite, a patio to three sides and a garden. They're more log cabin type really. We'll have to look into construction etc. |
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Mines a abi élan 3 bedroom. Storage will be your biggest issue.
Wardrobe space is limited
Thankfully we have some buildings on site for storage.
Although I'm currently flat hunting so the ex can continue the build etc. |
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My father's one is forty something feet long and twenty something wide. His ensuing is bigger than many peoples bedroom.
I took a corner bath out that was dwarfed by the room and I've turned it into an enormous wet room as he is disabled.
He moved from a three bed house into this and he has way more room than before even though it is only two bedrooms.
There is a concrete garage outside too.
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"My father's one is forty something feet long and twenty something wide. His ensuing is bigger than many peoples bedroom.
I took a corner bath out that was dwarfed by the room and I've turned it into an enormous wet room as he is disabled.
He moved from a three bed house into this and he has way more room than before even though it is only two bedrooms.
There is a concrete garage outside too.
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Ok thank you. Next step is stop talking abut it and go and look |
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We are in the process of doing the same. To be honest, with a proper log cabin, apart from the re-creosoting every couple of years, the £ per bang you get over modern timber framed crap is incredible.
Getting them to carbon neutral and no power bills to speak of is very easy. You are quids in. |
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