Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:16:01 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109143#Comment_109143 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109143#Comment_109143 Mon, 09 May 2011 19:45:44 +0100 fibee http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109162#Comment_109162 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109162#Comment_109162 Tue, 10 May 2011 09:34:10 +0100 skyewright Posted By: fibee...static caravan...creating a new shell - timber cladding (waney edge boards form our wood)it...
I don't know how successful it was but I've certainly driven past examples up here in the Highlands & Islands that look to be exactly that, i.e. wooden 'sheds' that give every appearance of being constructed around a static caravan. I've also seen static caravans with a wooden entrance porch added on the side.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109165#Comment_109165 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109165#Comment_109165 Tue, 10 May 2011 10:16:42 +0100 dickster
We stripped it down last year and moved the mobile (after 40 + years of immobility) to live in as we build our new house.

2 x 2 was rotten as a peach where it touched ground, insulation and roof full of dead rats, nests and shite!

Unpleasant.

PS make sure the axles are not supported on wooden blocks, use concrete.]]> http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109166#Comment_109166 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=7359&Focus=109166#Comment_109166 Tue, 10 May 2011 10:32:51 +0100 fibee
Any thoughts on sedum/green roofing (which I would be doing mainly for aesthetic reasons - from the mountain above us our mobile stands out like a sore thumb - but also because I fancy having a go at green roofing too) - I'm asuming a static caravan roof wouldn't bear the load of 240 sq ft of sedum plus media but not sure whether to build a freestanding canopy with a few inches of gap, or fix to roof but build in some load taking 'help'?.... All experiences, thoughts VERY gratefully received. This project is going to be a mini 'test bed' for all sorts of things that we are considering for our budget house renovation (12v lighting, solar PV, DIY solar water and wind turbine...)]]>