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Property Details

Property Name14 Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Shropshire
Property Locationview map
Property Type3 bedroom detached house
Price£189,950
StatusARCHIVE
For further information & viewings, contactAndrew Simmonds
tel: 07817517194
e-mail: simmondsmills@f2s.com
Web: simmondsmills.com

Summary of Property

Sensitive 'eco refurbishment' & 'eco extension' of turn of century
miners' cottages and gardens. Potentially suitable for use as 2 self-
contained units (1 & 2 bed) or one 3 bed house. Existing planning
permission for garage......

Environmentally Friendly Features

old house, solid brick, internally insulated, some externally rendered, some painted (silicate paint), new extension: local timber frame thermally broken stud construction, timber sheathing board internally finished with clay plasters or plasterboard timber rafters and purlins, vapour permeable sarking, original clay tiles reused, insulated at loft level, good loft space wood stoves - can heat a whole house at annual bought in wood cost approx £75

Dimensions of Rooms (m)

Kitchen2.4 X 3.5
Lounge4.6 x 3.6
Dining3.8 x 2.7
Bedroom 13.8 x 3.6
Bedroom 23.0 x 2.7
Bedroom 32.0 x 2.5
Other Roomsground floor bathroom 1.5 x 2.0
utility 3.0 x 2.0
Details of Heatingmains gas and / or wood
Average annual cost of utilities, electric, gas, oil, etc.675
Ground Rent
Details of any Accreditation or rating, e.g., BRE EcoHomes, SAP, NHERmains gas / or wood

Details of Garden or Outside Space

approx 680 sq metres, two apple trees, victoria plum, veg plot, flower beds, pond, willow wall, hedged three sides, wildlife rich, wood store, underground rainwater storage for garden use: More Info -- organic food production and gardening for 7 years 2 hard paved yards #1 - 21 sq metres #2 - 9 sq metres: both set into hillside, brick walled

Transport & Local Amenities

Parking facilities Driveway Off-road parking
Secure bicycle storage?Yes
Nearest shop/Post Office100m
Nearest leisure facilities1.00km
Nearest train station5.00km
Nearest bus-stop to main town/city100m

Further Information

Insulations ---- Roof: 175mm loft insulation to existing cottage: 250mm warmcel in line of roof pitch to extension
Walls: Existing walls lined internally with either 100mm sheepswool, 100mm rockwool, 150mm Leica or 50mm wood fibre board:

New extension:'Thermally broken' structural timber frame (150 x 50 + 50 x 50 local softwood) containing 200mm warmcell
Ground floors: existing cottage 25mm eps below welsh Douglas fir t&g floorboard. Extension: 100mm in suspended floor.
First floor: first floor josts of extension insulated between to reduce sound transmission.

Internal finishes --- Existing walls cottage:lime putty plaster internally
Extension walls: clay plaster,gypsum plaster and tiled areas
Natural paints, stains and wood wax / oil finishes used throughout internally

External wall finishes --- Extension: lime render on Heraklith panels, painted with calcium silicate masonry paint
---- Existing brickwork: painted with calcium silicate masonry paint

Heating and hot water ---- 2 no. 'Clearview' woodstoves (Pioneer) both chimneys lined and insulated - can be used alone as space heating (no back
boilers fitted). Gas central heating system for whole house heating (room thermostatically controlled radiators) and domestic hot water

Windows---- Predominantly new double-glazed timber windows using local Douglas fir from NT estate.
Rooflights double-glazed with low e glass

Water--- 2 no. low water use w.c.s, 1.5 cu.m rainwater collection tank buried in garden to water garden - overflow to pond

Existing planning permission for garage - future possibility of room over).

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Details last updated: 2007-11-22 15:22:06

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