Prefabricated Homes.

[John F Collier]

#9 It's the same here Doc with young people trying to get on the property ladder, some of them stand no chance at all, a lot of people rub their hands in glee over the rate that their values are increasing but they don't seem to realize that their next property purchase will have increased at the same rate. It's a vicious circle with no winners except inheritance beneficiaries and landlords the
losers being the first time buyers, it's a sad time for them. Re: the prefabs, that was my first thought about the heat and cold in Aus
it must have been like an oven and especially the one's with tin roofs, and with those snakes there's no way I would sleep outside, I
really hate snakes. Hope you're well, cheers, JC.

[Ron Kendall]

Although the yellow painted prefabs have all gone , there are still some double decker prefabs in Workington and York that I know of. These were brick built downstairs, and a prefabricated upstairs, I believethe rents are now around £60 they used to be about ten bob when they were built!

[Doc Vernon]

All well here thanks JC
Hope the same goes for you and yours there!
Cheers

Yes the ones with Metal Roofings were really hot,i know because we had some Froends when we came here that lived in one like that,and we got here in the Beginning of Summer,heck it was like an Oven in their House,we had to sit outside under Trees to try and keep cool!

Cheers

[John F Collier]

#10 I can remember seeing some prefabs with a trellis and climbing roses and they could look very nice as you say if they were cared for, I also noticed some seemed to be next door to an allotment, I wonder if that was a leftover from the war, when they were told to dig for victory, and made the most of any spare ground. (there's not much of that about anymore is there? cheers, JC.

[vic mcclymont]

Bestwood in Nottingham has a large percentage of two story Prefab buildings. Some have their original finish others are clad in brick.
Vic

[John F Collier]

#12 Hi Ron, Thats the first time I've ever heard of double decker's, the one's I knew were like bungalows and were light grey asbestoses,
with no paint. From the adverts I've seen in the local paper you'd be lucky to get a room for less than £60 a week in a private house
here.I went to York for a week last year it's a lovely city if you like old buildings and history, we went to the Old Star Inn a couple of
times that was my favourite,had a smashing time there. cheers, JC.

[Doc Vernon]

Typical old Type in Aussieland

[John F Collier]

#15 They must have been well made to have taken the weight of cladding etc, probably unrecognizable now. JC.

[John F Collier]

#17 Thanks for the picture Doc that could quite easily have been in England except you could fry bacon and eggs on that roof , I know it's a lot different now though, except for the egg frying bit. Cheers JC.

[Doc Vernon]

John
In the Summer here one can still Fry eggs on the pavement mate!
That is true! I have actually tried it when we lived in Penrith, the pavement was so bleedin hot! We got many days over the 47degrees there! Phew!!! that was hot! (Never ate those Eggs LOL)
The Tar on the roads were just melting,and you could hear the sticky sounds on the Car Tyres as they drove past!
I tried to get to the Shops we had very near us,but only got stuck to the Tar.

Thank goodness we are now in the cooler Blue Mountains!

However also can get hot in Summer with the Bush fires! Eeeeek!
I have three Sprinlers on my Roof (Concrete Tiles) in case!
Cheers

Thank goodness for Air Con in the Summer and Gas Central Heating in the Winters!