It might be freezing cold but lots of heat was generated from the collective brains of our Architects Urs and Andi and ourselves. We had a serious planning meeting today whereby the initial ideas that had been supplied to us, and the summation of the ideas of Reggie and myself came together in a great 2 hour planning session. Urs led us gently into the process, listening to what we had to say and then soliciting his ideas from both a design and technical perspective.
We managed to find agreement on a new staircase and cloak room, as well as floor levels and heating and plumbing systems.
We would like to join the village community heating network, which will supply heat to our underfloor heating system, if that is not possible we will explore an earth pump or air pump system.
Reggie and myself have simplified the upstairs layout, but have also added requests for a glass brick wall, a new staircase, a rainwater collection system to supply water to the toilets and washing machines.
So what about timing for the project? The detailed planning will take place between now and the end of February. The main construction work will take place for the following 4-5 months.
Reggie and myself will continue to remove the old kitchen, old boilers and other objects no longer required.
So in summary. A good meeting which has left us excited and fully engaged. As soon as we get more detailed plans, we will post them for you to look at.
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