Saw some new build houses near Kettering that had a strange “chimney” type thing. Never seen them before and wondered if anyone here knew what they were?
by Only_The_Pwnly
Saw some new build houses near Kettering that had a strange “chimney” type thing. Never seen them before and wondered if anyone here knew what they were?
by Only_The_Pwnly
38 comments
Warning beacon to summon the armies of man in case the orcs attack.
Looks like the bell housing on my old school
chimneys?
Fake designer chimneys. They have zero function.
Santa stoppers
Watchtower. To take in the sights of Kettering.
mini bell towers
It’s for birds, I have a new build just like this and have something similar
They are Deano-boxes.
It looks like an imitation dovecote.
It’s Quasimodo’s gaff. The developers sub let it to him on an ad hoc basis.
Unaffordable houses
Pigeon AirB&B
Massively out of plumb..absolutely shocking!
Pointless…
A way to call Rohan for aid
It’s so that your soul isn’ trapped inside as it evaporates
They’re called pigeon magnets.
Fake chimneys. The houses next to me have them. It was a planning stipulation. They are fibreglass. It beggars belief.
https://www.gbcsupplies.co.uk/products/false-chimneys/
To get permission to construct where there is possibility of nesting bats being displaced, developers need to provide alternate homes in the area so as to maintain the population as they’re a protected species.
“Character“
They are chimneys aswell they are fibre glass sometimes they are made with brick slips aswell a total pain in the ass and waste of time
The small box things on the roof?
These are the affordable housing, penthouse studio apartments – as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework
These housing developments are so cookie cutter that I thought it was one near me. They are unaffordable and very low density. Not what is needed at all.
What we really need, if we want more individual houses, is terraced housing that is economical and more dense than this. Instead of having a yard and garden for each, have a communal park and allotments.
It’s a better use of space and creates a better sense of community
They look quite similar to the waste pipe vent chimney things you get in some countries (to allow for a centrally located toilet, or just not having the piping up the exterior), but it’s probably the fake chimney thing
A grit bin! £10 says there’s a half eaten bag of chips in there.
Depression
Santa Escape Hatch
About an extra 20-30k on the house price.
These are fake chimneys.
Why uk home has lots of fake and dummy objects? Its more like a business skill, selling points for homeowners. I pay freaking huge rent, my kitchen is a ‘modern’ modular kitchen with dummy exhaust -_- .
It’s a watchtower
The beacons! The beacons of Minas Tirith are lit! Gondor calls for aid.
pigeon house
Bird sniper spot
Houses sold as shared “ownership” because we haven’t quite finished fucking everyone over yet
It’s a Morrisons isn’t it?
Faux architecture intended to make the houses look different from each other.
Sniper turrets?