Non-motoring > House with a bit of privacy.	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Fenlander	Replies: 33

Fri 25 Mar 11 07:36   House with a bit of privacy. - Fenlander

Wrong area for us but at last a house on the market with no old Land Rovers or wheelie bins in the front garden... and an enviable amount of privacy... www.metro.co.uk/news/859081-extremely-ivy-covered-house-goes-on-sale Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:18   House with a bit of privacy. - Clk Sec

An extreme measure to hide the dreaded wheelie bins, in my opinion. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:29   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

Could well be a tree house for all we know. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:37   House with a bit of privacy. - Cliff Pope

Fantastic. Space for a few ivy-covered old cars in the front garden too. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:48   House with a bit of privacy. - MD

Could have extremely covered up brickwork. Martin, please stop trying to evede the swear filter Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 25 Mar 11 at 10:40 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:53   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

Apparently it has a tree growing through the middle too. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 08:59   House with a bit of privacy. - Hard Cheese

It's probably got a mint '69 Miura in the garage ... Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 09:22   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

The house probably belongs to the drummer from The Ivy League. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 09:24   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

>>Could have extremely covered up brickwork<< Only if it was previously damaged or unsound (ask any unsound builder) :) Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 25 Mar 11 at 10:40 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 10:12   House with a bit of privacy. - Mapmaker

Don't get why it's so cheap. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 10:19   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

Its a wreck, and you probably cant get a mortgage on it in its current state. So its cash only. That being said, it will probably go for 200k+ Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 11:03   House with a bit of privacy. - Fenlander

Perhaps when they strip the ivy it will look OK like this one... tinyurl.com/6h2ln4j (Google map link) Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 11:38   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

Its actually got wheels on it. There is a transit round the back. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 11:41   House with a bit of privacy. - Cliff Pope

Nice one. Don't underestimate the destructive power of ivy. At stage one it's just a lovely romantic wall covering, but wait till it gets its shoots into crevises in the brickwork and through gaps round window frames, under slates and into the roof eaves, and you find it is a tree with 3 inch stems forcing the whole structure apart. In the end it will loosen massive sections of the walls, and you end up with an an ivy structure with chunks of wall hanging detached inside it as in a cage. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 12:59   House with a bit of privacy. - Snakey

Maybe its cheap becuase its also next door to a giant phone mast? You can see some kind of mast sticking out from the neighbours house Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 13:16   House with a bit of privacy. - Cliff Pope

The thing like a loft ladder sticking out of the roof? Handy for growing ivy up. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 13:18   House with a bit of privacy. - Fenlander

Here it is on streetview.. tinyurl.com/4smnn2m Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 13:28   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

There is mad, and there is mad - and he's mad IMO. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:04   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

>> Here it is on streetview.. >> >> tinyurl.com/4smnn2m >> Where has the mast gone? Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:22   House with a bit of privacy. - Fenlander

Seems when streetview car was about there was some factory/development land at the rear... perhaps they sold a bit off for a mast?? Last edited by: Fenlander on Fri 25 Mar 11 at 15:22 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:24   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

>> Seems when streetview car was about there was some factory/development land at the rear... perhaps >> they sold a bit off for a mast?? We need to send a C4P detective out there to satisfy us. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:29   House with a bit of privacy. - Fenlander

Hmmm.. who's the Chelmsford local agent? Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:33   House with a bit of privacy. - Zero

Cockle is out that way. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:22   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

>>Where has the mast gone?<< It must have gorn up after Mr Google took his piccie. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 20:59   House with a bit of privacy. - Leif

Cliff Pope said: >> Don't underestimate the destructive power of ivy. At stage one it's just a lovely romantic >> wall covering, but wait till it gets its shoots into crevises in the brickwork and >> through gaps round window frames, under slates and into the roof eaves, and you find >> it is a tree with 3 inch stems forcing the whole structure apart. In the >> end it will loosen massive sections of the walls, and you end up with an >> an ivy structure with chunks of wall hanging detached inside it as in a cage. After my mum died I had to sell her house. She had a greenhouse, made from an aluminium frame with glass panes. The ivy had destroyed it by growing along the aluminium, and through joints. In addition ivy can bring down trees by increasing weight and wind resistance. It can be nasty stuff. I saw a nice house recently, but with a hole in the roof, and damp inside. The problem with that house, and the ivy one, is that unless you are an expert, you don't know the damage. In my case the estate agent told me some experts had examined it and declared it sound. So, that's alright then. No paperwork, or proof, mind!!!! Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 13:25   House with a bit of privacy. - Soupytwist

Is this have a pop at Essex day - first Chelmsford and now lovely Jaywick? Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 20:17   House with a bit of privacy. - MD

Mongrel. 0:) It will grow through the masonry quickly enough particularly with Lime mortar joints. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 20:31   House with a bit of privacy. - Dog

This my luvly Ivy guv'nor, the only damage done was/is in the top RH corner where the outside light is, Ivy found a soft spot and entered the loft area but died orf due to dark, lack of moisture. www.flickr.com/photos/43576259@N04/5558941783 Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 20:12   House with a bit of privacy. - MD

>> Could have extremely covered up brickwork. >> >> Martin, please stop trying to evede the swear filter >> KEEP???? Well that is old hat isn't it?? and evede as well!! I wasn't trying to evAde the swear filter. Lighten up a little will you. We are all adults here on one of the most pleasant sites on the net and I can't believe anybody would be offended by that manufactured word. I actually stole it from a women in the W.I. who used it recently at a meeting locally. I was there in a professional capacity (emergency Plumbing). Her audience were all MATURE, SELF FINANCING, PROFESSIONALS. You know... the backbone of the country type and they ALL roared with laughter. I think that in these days of the 'F' word being used willy nilly (is that allowed???) that it made a point and would NOT have offended anyone...other than you. Perhaps you would have the courtesy to run this (the whole thing) by the other Moderator's. Regards..............Martin. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Fri 25 Mar 11 23:57   House with a bit of privacy. - VxFan

Martin, it starts by one person breaking the rules, then others start to jump on the band wagon because they think they can also get away with it. I didn't write the rules. I, and the other moderators however are here to make sure people abide by them. You've previously been brought to task about this via email, yet you continue making up words to evade (checks to make sure I spelt it correctly this time) the swear filter. It was a polite request. If you cannot handle polite requests and also follow the T's & C's like most other people on here, then might I suggest you find another forum that is more suited to your made up words. >> We are all adults here Are you sure? I sometimes wonder because of the puerile way that certain people behave. No names mentioned. Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 25 Mar 11 at 23:58 Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 26 Mar 11 10:48   House with a bit of privacy. - bathtub tom

Whatever happened to pink fluffy dice? Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 26 Mar 11 14:00   House with a bit of privacy. - MD

Help me out here a bit. I am trying to recall the character on this site who thought it was quite good to slow down or indeed use the handbrake to avoid showing brake lights to someone following too closely. My question was triggered by the word Puerile. Best regards as ever..........Martin. Reply to this message | Report message

Sat 26 Mar 11 20:02   House with a bit of privacy. - VxFan

>> I am trying to recall the character on this site who thought it was quite good to slow down or indeed use the handbrake to avoid showing brake lights to someone following too closely. I would have said that was reckless and dangerous, not puerile. Reply to this message | Report message

Fri 25 Mar 11 15:31   House with a bit of privacy. - Telb

Or you could buy a whole beach... tinyurl.com/6d9acbv Reply to this message | Report message