Hello to all the BP-ers
My name is Maja and I write from Croatia. I have the
beutiful problem of an old house in the village of
Blazici - suppose you never heard of it. Anyway, Ian
Evans reccommended me to join this list of yours and
seek help, which is exactly what I am doing.
HELP!!!!!!
Maja
--- Ian Evans <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear BP-ers,
>
> This is to introduce a new member of BP: Maja
> Mozetic. Maja first
> wrote to me several weeks ago with the story of a
> major conservation
> challenge which she is facing with the old stone
> house she inherited
> from her grandfather. Somehow she had found my
> website and sent me a
> passionate appeal for help with some of the problems
> she is facing.
> My belief is that Maja's grandfather made a very
> wise choice in
> selecting her as the new owner of his house.
> The house is located in a village in Croatia and,
> while traditional
> building techniques are probably still alive and
> well there, Maja is
> finding it very difficult to get good advice on some
> of the problems
> she is facing.
> Rather than tell Maja's story I think it best if I
> simply pass on
> extracts from her email messages to me:
>
> -----------------------------------------< MESSAGE
> SEPARATOR
> >--------------------------------------------
>
> I have inherited an old house from my grandpa and I
> am in the middle of reconstructing and decorating
> it. This house
> dates before the time of Napoleon, it must be at
> least 200 years
> old, made entirely of stone, no bathroom.
> The walls are twisted, the roof is old and the whole
> house is wet.
> The walls must be at least 1,50m wide, which makes
> it difficult for  rearranging things.
> ...... the roof is leaking, so I have to change it.
> This is a very expensive thing to do. I WANT to keep
> the house because it has history, soul and warmth.
> The
> walls are twisted because they are made of solid
> natural stone  ....... I have also discovered that
> my house was originally
> completely different and smaller of course, and that
> every new member of the family just built another
> room
> where there was enough place for that. Not even the
> windows and the doors are equall.
>   I have come across some "good" advice from parents
> and
> friends who suggest to leave the house, sell it and
> buy a flat which is of course much cheaper to
> furnish
> and keep. I think their suggestion is reasonable and
> good meant but I am somehow romantic and optimistic
> about this house. I have managed to restore some of
> its interiors and I am very pleased with the effect
> I
> got. Every new thing gives me strength to go
> further.
>
> -----------------------------------------< MESSAGE
> SEPARATOR
> >--------------------------------------------
>
> There is a wealth of expertise on BP and I hope that
> Maja will be
> able to call on us all for the help that she clearly
> needs --
> particularly in the areas of masonry and roofing.
> From her email
> messages I think the roof is the first problem to
> tackle and there
> may be structural issues as well. Please make her
> welcome and
> encourage her to ask all those questions for which
> at the moment she
> has no answers.
>
>
>
> -- --
> Ian Evans
> The World of Old Houses: http://www.oldhouses.com.au
> Publisher: The Flannel Flower Press Pty Ltd
> PO Box 591, Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia
> 2482
> Phone/fax: +612 6684 7677 Email:
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