Hello everyone! Firstly new to this apologies if this is in the wrong place. However! I want to give you a scenario / Hypertherical set up (at present). I hope you will be able to help us with some basic questions.
We are seeking to buy some land and eventually build a home on this land. We are currently going through the processes of unseeing what is needed to live comfortable as possible while this process takes place. I’m sure we will be back with more questions as we go but will start with the following and if anyone can help for us getting our heads around some of the process that would be great.
We are not looking to the be “permanent” but long enough to go through planning permission stages and the build itself. Could be 12 months or 5 years. But there is an end goal but we want to make sure it’s comfortable enough to live in for a large period of time.
Please answer questions you have either experience or knowledge it’s greatly appreciated.
Base
Wallpaper & Painting
Shower (Hot Water)
Solar Panels / Wind
Stove Fire / Heating
Cleaning
Spares / Repairs
General recommendations I welcome any information from owning a caravan you would recommend this could be tricks to keeping it clean, warm to smelling fresh.
Thanks for reading and hope you can help.
We are seeking to buy some land and eventually build a home on this land. We are currently going through the processes of unseeing what is needed to live comfortable as possible while this process takes place. I’m sure we will be back with more questions as we go but will start with the following and if anyone can help for us getting our heads around some of the process that would be great.
We are not looking to the be “permanent” but long enough to go through planning permission stages and the build itself. Could be 12 months or 5 years. But there is an end goal but we want to make sure it’s comfortable enough to live in for a large period of time.
Please answer questions you have either experience or knowledge it’s greatly appreciated.
Base
- Could the caravan be set on anything, or is there a usual practice such as gravel, pavers, concrete for any specific reason?
- (Novice question) how are static caravans balanced with the bases usually have supports built into the frame? Or would something like breeze block suffice as part of the balance?
Wallpaper & Painting
- If we was to re wallpaper the interior to make it suitable to my taste is this easy to do? Similar to a house or similar to paint over the paper / wall?
- Are all walls got wall paper or do they have some plastic walls without wall paper?
- If we paint the interior wood would this devalue the caravan if it was done to a high standard, and decided to sell it in the future?
- Painting the exterior, is this something that’s fairly simple to do once thoroughly cleaned?
- Should you paint under the caravan and roof at all to help protect from any type of rust or rot?
Shower (Hot Water)
- What methods are used in a static caravan for heating water for a shower or hot tap in the kitchen area? Is this usually done with a mini boiler or water storage that’s heated to a temperature?
- Do caravans usually use electric showers or showers which are tap controlled (hot and cold mixed).
Solar Panels / Wind
- Has anyone ever installed solar panels on the top of the caravan itself, is this safe to do, any tricks or videos out their anyone is aware of that covers static caravans?
- Can you connect solar system into the caravan itself and is it simple to do?
Stove Fire / Heating
- Has anyone had experience of having one in a caravan and this does work well across the whole caravan or only great for the living room area?
Cleaning
- Is there any tricks to cleaning the upvc or plastics that have discoloured for example from white to cream/yellow over time?
Spares / Repairs
- Baring the obvious eBay and Amazon, is their any websites which sell spares or items from old caravans?
General recommendations I welcome any information from owning a caravan you would recommend this could be tricks to keeping it clean, warm to smelling fresh.
Thanks for reading and hope you can help.