{"id":9977,"date":"2024-06-11T13:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/?page_id=9977"},"modified":"2024-06-16T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T16:06:49","slug":"sannox-hotel-main-function-room","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/home-page\/sannox-hotel-main-function-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Sannox Hotel &#8211; Main Function Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sannox Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Main Function Room<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #5e155e;\"><em><strong>For weddings, birthdays, anniversary celebrations etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Formerly The Old Residents&#8217; Bar<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>There were two major problems with this room:-<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>1]. A bad leak and horrendous dampness at the rear wall.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>2]. A very inefficient use of space. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The brick built bar meant no ability to use this room for anything other than an oversized, underused drinking space for 6 to 9 guests.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2691\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h.jpg 958w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h-610x437.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2h-419x300.jpg 419w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^ The Day We Viewed Sannox Hotel ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^ January 2018 ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The bar can be seen to be oversized for this room. What is less apparent is the overwhelming smell and feeling of dampness in the air.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We purchased the Sannox Hotel on the 18th February 2018 and within just a few hours, our original survey was proven correct. The wet wallpaper virtually peeled itself off of the slippery wall. The extent of the damp and mould was self evident&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2694\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2.jpg 969w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2d2-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^ The Day We Bought Sannox Hotel ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^ The Dampness Was Confirmed: The Cure Was Relatively Easy ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rdLpCm36k4?si=So9eaIHFMfxvuwWi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9666\" src=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1.jpg 779w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1-768x931.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/\u00a31-A1-A-A-Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Drone-Photograph-1-610x739.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>uyers, we have focussed on the renovation of ONE public room from this formidable 44 room old-closed Sannox Hotel structure.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>This is the condition of the derelict Main Bar as bought by our company in 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Old &#8220;Main&#8221; Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Looking Westwards ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>This was unrecognisable as the Sannox Hotel Bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Or as it&#8217;s previous name: The Ingledene Hotel Bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This page is aimed at helping the new owner as well as illustrating the <span style=\"color: #bd5200;\">85% of work now <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">completed<\/span> at Sannox Hotel.<\/span> We are &#8220;pausing&#8221; so the new owners can have their say on the final style and finishes to get from where we are now, in 2021 to the re-opening day, ideally early in 2022 (maybe late 2021).<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Also our friends and neighbours in the village and on the island have been incredibly supportive and have been showing an interest in how the renovation work has been progressing. We used to have a policy of showing folk around the hotel to see how things were moving forward. Of course Covid has curtailed that. So for both the prospective buyers and our friends, we include many&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>&#8220;Before&#8221; + &#8220;During&#8221; + &#8220;After&#8221; renovation photographs. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The Main Bar at Sannox was closed several years ago. Sadly, it will not re-open. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bd5200;\"><b>There will still be alcohol available for special occasions such as weddings and booked events. Plus regular table wine availability.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">But times have moved on. On this page we show why and how&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Main Bar: Already a disused shell when we bought this closed hotel in 2018&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Old &#8220;Main&#8221; Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Looking\u00a0Eastwards ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The Sannox Hotel Bar is no more.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This part of the hotel has now been transformed into owner and staff accommodation (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/sannox1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>) along with guest facilities. The era of old village pubs was coming to an end decades ago. Covid has underlined that. What pub business there was to be had at the island of Arran&#8217;s north eastern corner is currently well served by the Corrie Hotel which is 1.4 miles south of Sannox Hotel. We do not intend to open up and compromise existing businesses nearby to the point where both risk being viable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>There is a better way than that so existing jobs can be retained whilst new jobs can be created.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">At Sannox the ghost of an old fashioned pub is now gone. No more dark <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>corners and smoke-stained walls. There are more useful ways of utilising these redundant rooms. Especially with such beautiful views beyond the dingy, bricked-up walls of the old fashioned public (and residents) bars&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>A reconfiguration as well as a renovation of the whole Sannox Hotel was well overdue in 2018.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2597\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-610x342.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Outside The Main Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The inexorable decline in public house <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>usage is everywhere<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">. When one sector declines, the smart thing is to move with the times and find out the businesses that are growing so as to keep the local employment alive. Last orders were called on village pubs decades ago&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2716\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa.jpg 885w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa-300x46.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa-768x118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa-610x94.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1aaa-500x77.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2718\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"818\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb.jpg 818w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb-768x162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb-610x129.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1bb-500x106.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2719\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"835\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a.jpg 835w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a-610x446.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News1a-411x300.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2720\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News2.jpg 596w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News2-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-News2-500x206.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BBC Excerpt: Creative Commons Licence. PA Media.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">So what\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>techniques<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0do we utilise to regenerate old closed pubs?<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Coincidentally, 15 years ago, we deliberately bought the worst pub in a mainland town to make a point. That there was life and use in these closed-down pubs. One technique to success was renovation into a coffee bar.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Following restoration and re-opening of the 2007 bar on the mainland, over \u00a340,000 worth of coffee was sold (excluding tea and other beverages and not including food) in the first three months.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>That exceeded our most ambitious hopes for an old, closed eyesore (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/turning-a-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). It also created 12 much needed jobs in a remote mainland town.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\"> Surprisingly that coffee bar conversion became very busy, once the <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>restoration<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0had been completed (before and after photos further into this page).<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">With respect to the Island of Arran and specifically the Sannox Hotel, what hit us in 2018 during our second inspection as part of the buying process was the tired state of the Lounge Bar. More <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>accurately<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0the musty, damp smell (large room 19 on the floorplan: <\/b><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0214b5; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0214b5; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">). Another closed-down and unused facility. Also, that back wall bothered us. A lot.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Moving from the introduction to this page, we now feature the 1 of 44 rooms: specifically the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">second<\/span> bar, sometimes called the residents&#8217; bar, other times known as&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Lounge Bar<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>\u00a0All we know is there was a very damp and m<\/strong><strong>usty smell&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sannox Hotel. As Bought In Spring 2018.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>By the time the legal ownership conveyance was completed and we received the keys for Sannox Hotel on 28th February 2018, the damp we had detected in the back wall had further deteriorated to become almost tidal&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The blue line circles the green damp and mould.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The wet-detective is on his way <\/strong><\/em><strong>\ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Making A Start<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">This page is comprehensively detailed to show the work that\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">has already been completed&#8230;<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">It also gives<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">new<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">owners\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">visual information to help them prepare their completion\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">specification and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">design preferences for the re-opening phase. We anticipate the new owners will require the last 15% of the renovation to reflect <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">their<\/span> individual tastes. We are happy to pay and arrange to get this completed. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\">Or alternatively we can reduce the final sale price to reflect any specific work the new owner wishes to complete\u00a0 themselves.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Here is the sequence of damp cures, brick-bar demolition and floor reinstatement, including repairs and new windows, new high-specification eco-insulated walls and a major new roof over the front part of this Lounge Bar area (new planning permission use to be a restaurant).<\/b><\/em><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2708\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b.jpg 965w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2b-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Redundant Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a6;\"><strong>It looked like an ordinary wooden structure.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a6;\"><strong>Nope! It was built like a brick jobbie-house.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>You don&#8217;t need an over-sized bar to satisfy an undersized demand (for booze). It is more than acceptable to apply for an occasional licence to cover weddings etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>So what appeared to be a simple job in this room and remove a\u00a0<\/b><b>lightweight<\/b><b>\u00a0construction became a Titanic battle with bricks.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>But it was and is imperative to have a flexible-use function room. Especially in the current climate where &#8220;Covid Safety Screens&#8221; are popping up all over the place to help protect customers.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>As for this Lounge Bar area, our experience is that multi-use function rooms can be vital for the success of a re-opened business. The brick bar was taking up an immovable 32% of this room&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2726\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1.jpg 969w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1-610x460.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-B1-SBH11c1-398x300.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Redundant Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Discussing the very last pint to be pulled at this bar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">No complaints about the Clydebuilt solid nature of this brick beast of a bar. It had wooden panels on the facia. When they came off, it revealed a very well engineered structure. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>The aim was to clear this entire area so it could become flexible open-plan enough to host weddings, or be used as an overflow space for the tea-room next door. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">This was before Covid hit. The necessity for decent, large sized screens make it <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>imperative<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0that open and cleanable floorspace, with decent areas between tables to give large sized Covid safety screens the <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>ability<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0to protect people to the maximum. One of our favourite restaurant&#8217;s in Glasgow, Il Pavone has gone from &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\">pass the Covid germs please<\/span>&#8221; open plan and &amp; transformed itself very subtly and stylishly into a Covid-safer environment.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Our Favourite Glasgow Eatery: Il Pavone<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Before<\/span> Covid Screens Were Installed&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2767\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1447\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3-610x384.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Ill-Pavone-Glasgow-Before-Covid-3-477x300.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1447px) 100vw, 1447px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Without<\/span> Covid Screens ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Then this stylish space in Glasgow was transformed&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2793\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a.jpg 758w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a-610x526.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-Il-Pavone3a-348x300.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">With<\/span> Covid Safety Screens ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The photo above illustrates what can be done with a flexible and large space for a restaurant than may need reconfiguring to be made covid-safer. We already have the number of the designer for a final installation at Sannox restaurant (the former &#8220;lounge&#8221; bar) in the same safety minded nature of Il Pavone.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Better than cramped Glasgow, we have an al fresco dining place that has sufficient space from 36 folk to eat in relative safety. The landscaping firm is on standby. Use your imagination and you&#8217;ll see that this elevated garden area with the requisite planning permissions in place, will be a remarkable place to enjoy a very nice meal and wine in the evening. Or\u00a0 even just a light lunch and cup decent cup of coffee from 8am throughout the day.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">..<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2571\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-1-J-SBH1AAO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-1-J-SBH1AAO.jpg 720w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-1-J-SBH1AAO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-1-J-SBH1AAO-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-1-J-SBH1AAO-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Former Beer Garden ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Landscaping imminent.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This will be a post-covid fresh air dining facility. The landscaping will incorporate something much more safety conscious and comfortable than the old benches. Something along the following lines&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2803\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area.jpg 814w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area-610x367.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area-498x300.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Front Wall At Sannox Hotel ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Proposed new covid-safer style imported to Sannox<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The food garden area will have larger safety glass shielding between each booth. Plus the front view will also have a glass shield to help reduce the windier days from blowing away napkins etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The newbuild Bay Cottage wall at the north end\/south facing sun-trap area will have two of this style of covid-safer booths&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2781\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-Gone-New-Restaurant-Born-Photo-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Outside The Glasgow Restaurant ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Proposed new covid-safer style imported to Sannox<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The Il Pavone restaurant is in a shopping mall. So the exterior parts still have a ceiling.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>When the Sannox Hotel food garden landscaping is complete, there will be mono-blocked paving with manicured grass areas and flowers plus professionally laid our garden features.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Out with the old beer garden at Sannox Hotel&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2815\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1289\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs.jpg 1289w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs-610x270.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Beer-Garden-Artist-Presenttion-for-BEFORE-and-AFTER-designs-500x221.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Outside The Sannox Hotel ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Ideal for new landscaping: 36 additional covers. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Especially now that outside dinning has leapt up the menu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>It is important to note: all of this had been planned for. The injury of our director has scuppered some of the plans. So the new owners will have their bespoke ideas. Which is why we quote two prices at the end of this narrative:-<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>a). The price of everything completed and included. A turnkey design which is ready to trade.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Or&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>b). A discounted price to allow the new owners a significant amount of budget to spend on the way they would like the completed hotel to look.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>All in the knowledge from these pages, that the full planning permissions plus structural works and newbuild elements have been completed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The landscaping has been scheduled for August\/September 2002. Though this is subject to the input and design preferences of a new owner who will be getting this unique project back open again.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">That is part of the discussions via our company and a prospective owner (contact: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0505a6;\"><a style=\"color: #0505a6; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/contact-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span>).<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">For now, we return indoors to the main restaurant and that the Lounge Bar demolition&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2713\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1.jpg 968w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo2e1-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Redundant Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The photographs here are for posterity as quite a lot of local friends helped us when the community pulled together at Sannox Hotel. Several folk will rightfully be more than a bit curious as to what happened to the expired Lounge Bar (and the plans for bringing this space back to a useful existence.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>A concern was the impact &#8220;coachloads&#8221; of tourists can have.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>When 50 people wander up the drive without any notice, all wanting a cup of tea and a toastie sandwich, this can cause many coaching inns and small hotels a problem. Anyone having been through that experience knows it is great for the cash-register but quite stressful. Especially if there are not enough seats for everyone.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Our aim is to have sufficient indoor capacity to accommodate regular customers and a coachload of tourists. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We may have to revise this as Covid is likely to be with us for some time yet.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Although staycations are booming and this is one of our fellow eateries in Brodick mid-pandemic, mid-July 2021.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We have several friends taking small breaks close to home and all are concerned at the lack of places to locate food. This\u00a0 is the case on the island and off it too.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Rock-Cafe-Brodick-mid-July-2021-mid-pandemic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2819\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Rock-Cafe-Brodick-mid-July-2021-mid-pandemic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Rock-Cafe-Brodick-mid-July-2021-mid-pandemic.jpg 614w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Rock-Cafe-Brodick-mid-July-2021-mid-pandemic-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-Rock-Cafe-Brodick-mid-July-2021-mid-pandemic-610x819.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ A Brodick Food Garden ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><strong>Mid July 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><strong>In the midst of the pandemic, the island seems as busy as usual.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><strong>Due for a major landscaping.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Fortunately Sannox Hotel has a garden facility which can easily cope with large volumes. Even the occasional coach party of coach party, where the customers are dropped off at the food garden and the coach goes and parks in the carpark at the foot of Glen Sannox a couple of hundred yards along the road.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2823\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2-610x460.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Garden-Dining-Area2-398x300.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Sannox Hotel Food Garden ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"><strong>Before any landscaping work has commenced.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>First we wave goodbye with a huge big lump-hammer&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2772\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c1-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c1-610x806.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Redundant Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The builder&#8217;s lump hammer has started nibbling bricks for breakrast.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>By demolishing the immovable &#8220;Lounge Bar&#8221; structure, this ensures that the Sannox Hotel can have very flexible spaces that can be formatted to suit weddings, birthdays, or simple restaurant function. Especially for the next year or two when many folk will prefer to have Covid-safe screens between tables.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/a\/upsn-1-feb-2-2020-photo-5m\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10227\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10227\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UPSN-1-Feb-2-2020-Photo-5m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"718\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Going, Going, Gone ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">A modest sigh as many good nights were enjoyed in this old bar.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>Given the <\/b><b>commercially<\/b><b>\u00a0fatal decline of many village pubs, we required to get rid of this overly large bar for one main reason&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><b>To provide a significant sized and useful function room maximum flexibility. The immovable bricks were not helping this!<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>Especially whilst the pandemic is with us.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2773\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2.jpg 959w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2-610x455.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Old-Bar-4c2-402x300.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Floor Required Extensive Repair Work ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>A lot of work was still to follow.\u00a0All interior walls and ceiling had a minimum of modern heat insulation added.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>In fact here is pretty much the standard regimen for each of the 44 rooms&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>a). Remove detritus.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>b). Repair\/replace roof.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>c). Repair\/replace damaged flooring.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>d). Install new walls and high-spec., insulation.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>e). First fix rewiring elements.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>g). Replumb. Including new central heating system.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>h). Install new double\/triple glazing.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>i). Fresh plaster of walls\/ceilings and then redecorate.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em>j). Install new doors and door fittings such as intumescent safety strips and door-closers.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b style=\"color: #000080;\">k). Complete second fix (<\/b><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>terminology<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #000080;\">: <\/b><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0202b0; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0202b0; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4M34e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><b style=\"color: #000080;\">).<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>l). Snagging list.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Multiply this by 44 and you will appreciate why the Sannox Hotel was scheduled to take 18 months for the back-to-bricks restoration.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Factor in the Covid pandemic and ferry logistic problems, even though the crew did their best, and add the TBI injury and here we are at the three year mark. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Fortunately now within sight of the finish line.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Digestible Details<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>In order to get through the extensive and expensive restoration in these details before it turns into a Tolstoy novel of a thousand pages, here is a slimmed down segment including the aspects just mentioned (you&#8217;ve seen the bar being removed)<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Multiply this by 44 rooms and you will understand why this was an 18 month major renovation that turned into a three year marathon.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>First..<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Repair\/Replace The Roof.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We began the renovation part of this page with a large damp patch in the Lounge Bar wall. That was traced back to the central guttering that existed between the front house and then the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">second<\/span>\u00a0almost identical house built several decades later on the back. You can see the two houses by studying the two pitched roof elements here&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2840\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"656\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x.jpg 656w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x-610x569.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plan-Drawings-first-and-second-parts-of-original-hotel-80-years-ago-x-322x300.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Lounge Leak? &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ab0000;\">X<\/span>&#8221; Marks The Spot ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">From the photo showing the original house plus the identical sized extension added approximately 80 years ago, there was a\u00a0<\/b><\/em><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">rain water hopper and downpipe effectively &#8220;built around&#8221; in the middle of the enlarged property. A great deal of the water from the two main pitched rooves was <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>funnelled<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0in what was a virtually hidden downpipe in the centre of the building. For non-roof folk, this is what it looked like&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2744\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11b.jpg 323w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11b-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The two pitched rooves in the centre <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>all fed into this type of rainwater goods&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2745\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11a.jpg 238w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-Sannox-Hotel-11a-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ab0000;\"><strong>The damaging result?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Just check out the video below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Okay if you know about this and can\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>regularly clear the leaves and detritus.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Best to redesign the roof box gutter\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>so it never happens again.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0f6e0f;\"><strong>We sorted this. That problem is now remedied.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Fortunately, we had already started to double heat\/sound insulate every guest bedroom so that visitors are no longer disturbed by the television in the next room at midnight. <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>During<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0the additional insulation work <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>upstairs<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">, the sound of running water was more than just a drip. So a panel of old plasterboard was removed and this nightmare that was buried deep in the middle of the hotel was discovered. Right above that damp patch above the wet Lounge Bar wall&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0rdLpCm36k4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Above The Lounge Bar ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000a3;\"><strong>Cool fresh water on tap. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000a3;\"><strong>Well no tap. It just flowed and<span style=\"color: #0303a1;\"> flowed. No<\/span> &#8220;off&#8221; lever.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Thank goodness this was clean rainwater and not a sewage pipe!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Every one of the 44 rooms had a major problem. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>All are no repaired and each room fully renovated!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>It cost \u00a3238 to fix this leak and \u00a32,620 to fix the whole problem with major roofworks and rainwater goods required. That could have been done cheaper, but when we show prospective buyers round Sannox Hotel, it will be a comfort knowing we are handing over a building that has been renovated to a decent standard.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Extensive Roof Renewal &amp; Repair<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>In fact, the whole hotel&#8217;s roof structures required overhauling and repair. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If we focus on the old Lounge Bar area as it joins onto the new and completed &#8220;green room&#8221; with the best views&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2842\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating.jpg 963w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating-610x457.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-View-Before-New-Landscaping-Covid-Safer-Seating-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ View From The Lounge Bar Green Room ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>The &#8220;Green Room&#8221; (room 20) is joined onto the (former) Lounge Bar (room 19) and in terms of Building Regulations forms one big room. But structurally, as you will see, this room number 20 is a single storey annexe added onto the hotel approximately 40 years ago.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Rooms 19 and 20 are joined&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2670\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"772\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan.jpg 772w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan-610x430.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-GF-Plan-426x300.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Room 19 Flows Into Room 20 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The separation of spaces helps in <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>terms of the current Covid pandemic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>We mention room 20 here on the page that focusses on room 19 as the integrity of the roof above room 20 affects both rooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>The day after we received the keys and ownership of the Sannox Hotel, the patchwork quilt of repairs above room 20 started dripping. We had already factored in a new roof for this. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4176\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/A1-A-Sannox-Bay-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Contingency-Reserve-Safety-Net.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"827\" height=\"615\" \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ Room 19 Flows Into Room 20 ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>In this case, the flow was more to do with water leaks than customers walking between the two rooms. A\u00a0quality solution was required. One which is designed by the same people who put the rooves onto our lighthouse buildings&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2844\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts.jpg 855w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-610x420.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-436x300.jpg 436w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ If A Flat Roof Is Good Enough For This Wild Place ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Then is should be a very good roof match for Arran. W were keen to install the same high-specification technology to the flat roof structures at Sannox Hotel. But first we needed to get rid of a tired old thing that has done its job for many many years&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8204\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-20-During-renovation-photo-11a-New-Roof4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ Room 19 Flows Into Room 20 ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A temporary covering was added to hold back the river, pending delivery of a brand new roof, and one which is designed by the same people who put the rooves onto our lighthouse buildings.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8205\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-20-Before-renovation-leaky-flat-roof14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"756\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ Room 19 &amp; Room 20 ^^^<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Are you getting the idea of what we mean by&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>A back-to-bricks renovation?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If you follow these photographs, you can see that all we have left of the hotel at this vitally important area that is very popular with customers is a neatly arranged pile of bricks.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8208\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-20-During-renovation-photo-11a-New-Roof4i.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"757\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Room 19 &amp; Room 20 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>One good thing: there was no doubt ~ a new flat roof was definitely required at the front of the hotel. In fact 92% of the flat roof area was rebuilt. As an homage to one of our excellent roofing contractors, here is a song he was singing during the renovation work on these wonderful bright, sunny Arran days. Fairly apt for when the rain comes in from the Atlantic and over the Arran peaks behind the hotel&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iywLT4MqUE0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Holding Back The River: Wet, Wet, Wet.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&amp; Yes It Was.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-room-20\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-room-26-during-renovation-photo-22-roof-d\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8211\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8211\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-26-During-renovation-photo-22-roof-d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"754\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Sannox Hotel Flat Roof ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Above The Old Lounge Bar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Main Restaurant (Rooms 19 &amp; 20).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-room-20\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-room-20-during-renovation-photo-11a-new-roof4c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8200\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-20-During-renovation-photo-11a-New-Roof4c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"755\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Sannox Hotel Flat Roof ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Local contractor Peter MacKinnon is helping remove the old roof detritus. The Sannox Hotel had a lot of local help. Peter has been especially supportive. Not least but his grandparents used to own Sannox Hotel. Well it was previously called the Ingledene Hotel back then and Peter managed to help locate some very important artefacts that had &#8220;wandered&#8221; offsite&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2698\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"488\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS1.jpg 488w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2699\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2.jpg 787w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2-610x510.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-SBS2-359x300.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Locaton: Sannox Hotel. Formerly The Ingledene Hotel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Source Material: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0202c7; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0202c7; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/memorials\/item\/memorial\/44527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Returning to the roof renewal, we needed to check the integrity of the earlier RSJ support steels. Another visit by an industry professional passed these as over-engineered. That was a good report&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2853\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs.jpg 695w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs-610x457.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-RSJs-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Structural Support Passes Integrity Test ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A wire brush and fresh set of red oxide coats should give these otherwise unseen components in the hotel structure another 50 to 00 years lifespan.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Though the flat old roof was well past its sell-by date&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1199\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Rot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Rot.jpg 620w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Rot-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Rot-610x817.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Main Restaurant (Rooms 19 &amp; 20) ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Folk often forget&#8230; below was a huge amount of detritus that had to be specially moved to licensed landfill&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2845\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-2.jpg 626w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-2-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-New-Roof-Flat-parts-2-610x804.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Folk Seldom See The Hard Part ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Lugging tons of waste material into skips&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-THAT-expensive-skip-\u00a3350-plus-VAT-plus-\u00a31-daily.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-957\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-THAT-expensive-skip-\u00a3350-plus-VAT-plus-\u00a31-daily.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-THAT-expensive-skip-\u00a3350-plus-VAT-plus-\u00a31-daily.jpg 581w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-THAT-expensive-skip-\u00a3350-plus-VAT-plus-\u00a31-daily-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Disposing of Inert Waste on An Island ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The cost of many skips adds up.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">But the the sun <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>starts<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0to shine and the new joists and roof make progress&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1202\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-During-Renewal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-During-Renewal.jpg 581w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-During-Renewal-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Flat Roof Above Rooms 19 &amp; 20 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8668\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-Room-20-During-renovation-photo-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"775\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Restaurant &amp; Tea Rooms 19 &amp; 20 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Completely renewed. Indeed, 92% of the flat roof was completely rebuilt and renewed as can be seen when we see the adjacent rooms 24, 25 and 26 have their roof structures brought up to lighthouse quality standard&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Repair-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1203\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Repair-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Repair-1.jpg 579w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Repair-1-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Roof-Repair-1-314x300.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Flat Roof Above Rooms 19 + 20 + 24 + 25 + 26 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>All completely renewed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-960\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2.jpg 623w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2-610x591.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal2-309x300.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Flat Roof Above Rooms 19 + 20 + 24 + 25 + 26 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>High-specification covering applied and new leadwork flashings replacing the old ones (left of photo above.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Then we look at the underside of these new rooves&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal8a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-961\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal8a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal8a.jpg 580w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal8a-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ RWA45 Insulation Throughout\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This was double skin overlapped with &#8220;pink&#8221; fire retardent plasterboard.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Then a second ceiling was installed to increase the eco-credentials and to keep the heating bills down.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal3e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-962\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal3e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal3e.jpg 578w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal3e-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Hotel-Roof-Renewal3e-313x300.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Green Room (Room 20)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The final pasterboard is being taped and jointed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Not forgetting to look out of the newly fitted high-insulation glazed windows at the views which are a main <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>feature<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0of Sannox Hotel&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2712\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn.jpg 962w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn-610x464.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-7-SBH-Old-Bar-Lounge-Photo1nn-395x300.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Repair &amp; Replace Damaged Flooring<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This is self-evident from the next photograph of rooms 19 as it flows through to room 20&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Floor-Rot-Before-Repair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1200\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Floor-Rot-Before-Repair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Floor-Rot-Before-Repair.jpg 589w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Sannox-Hotel-Flat-Floor-Rot-Before-Repair-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ New Joists &amp; Flooring ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">This is a once in 50 years overhaul and we have sought to have each job on a very, very long &#8220;to do&#8221; list completed to high standard. No papering over any cracks with a back-to-brick restoration.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Install New Walls &amp; High Specification Insulation<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b>This is fairly standard practice\u00a0with all of our renovation projects ever since we witnessed the heating bills reduce by 66% up at the lighthouse HQ buildings for our company.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2795\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings.jpg 965w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-All-insulation-all-walls-and-ceilings-399x300.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ New Walls &amp; Insulation Is Standard ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Even the bedroom walls have had an extra layer of stud wall. This helped with the insulation and aims to cure a bain of many hotels: the people in the adjacent bedroom having noisy entertainment,. or the television on too loudly.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We have tested each bedroom in Sannox Hotel and the sound-proofing has vastly reduced this room-to-room noise problem\u00a0 that can afflict other hotels.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>First Fix Rewiring Elements<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>One of our directors worked as an electrician many years ago, and was alarmed at the lead sheathing in parts of the Sannox Hotel. This dates back to the second world war. The all traced back to consumer units that unfortunately ended up having a deep-fat fryer located below them by a previous owner. There was a thick layer of grease on the electrical consumer unit infrastructure.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2848\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec1.jpg 516w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec1-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ GONE ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The old consumer units are history<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>So too is all the lead sheathed wiring (circa 1880 to 1950: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/wip\/DPgz7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">A brand new Consumer Unit system has been safely installed far away from any deep-fat fryers or other fire hazards&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2849\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec2.jpg 662w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec2-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec2-610x803.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ New Consumer Units Installed ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The old consumer units are history. Gone.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If all that was not enough to prompt a full rewire, then this next photo certainly nudged things to ensure a brand new electrical system that is complaint with modern regulations and a new fire safety requirements. There were numerous broken outlets such as this which needed removing completely&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2850\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"697\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3.jpg 697w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3-610x454.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Elec3-403x300.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Modern Hotels Require State of The Art Safety ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This is not it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A complete rewire of the whole hotel and house and shop has been conducted.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Replumb. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Including A New Central Heating System.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A great deal of plumbing equipment was ordered&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plumbing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2854\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plumbing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plumbing.jpg 631w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plumbing-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Plumbing-610x808.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The Plumber Has A Wonderful Talent ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tune in to future updates to see the completed works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Here at Scotslion, we are a bit of an anorak brigade having refurbished 78 buildings to date.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>So when we have a plumber on contract that is classically trained and makes his work almost Nordic in its beautiful utilitarian presentation, we go into mini raptures. The photos of the finished job are on their way in and we hope to include them for posterity.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22804\" src=\"http:\/\/uniquepropertybulletin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/UPSN-20-3-2020-Photo-1wwwJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"819\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ New Central Heating Throughout ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Many guests who arrive at the Sannox Hotel do so from their day up in the snow capped mountains, having made their descent via Glen Sannox.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">From experience at an upbringing in the next village at Blackrock House Hotel, we know that the <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>hillwalkers<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0and mountain climbers just love a nice, dry, warm, clean room.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Where Are We Now?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">With respect to the public room we have used as an example of the long list of works that have been completed at the renovation of Sannox Hotel, here is the completed Lounge Bar.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">It is now the <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>restaurant<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0and awaiting non-slip floor tiles as part of the final fitting out&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/a\/upsn-7th-april-2020-photo1b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10453\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/UPSN-7th-April-2020-Photo1b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"617\" height=\"824\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ A Huge Amount of Space ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Village pubs used to be good businesses.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Now it is well past time to spend money and transform this space&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/a\/upsn-7th-april-2020-photo1e\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10454\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/UPSN-7th-April-2020-Photo1e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"821\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Sannox Hotel Main Restaurant ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Now Has First Coat of Paint<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The new owner&#8217;s tastes may be different. This is why we are &#8220;pausing&#8221; this project for a few week (the exterior hotel walls will be repainted and some of the garden landscaping will be finished too).<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22805\" src=\"http:\/\/uniquepropertybulletin.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/UPSN-20-3-2020-Photo-1wwJPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"826\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Sannox Hotel Main Restaurant ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Quite the transformation. All the damp has been cured.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The rooms are properly ventilated, insulated, double\/treble glazed with new floors, new roofs and new walls.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ad0000;\"><strong>Now the exciting part starts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf4e02;\"><strong>The heavy lifting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bf4e02;\"><strong>&amp; major renovation works are completed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The new owner gets to choose <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>the finishing style of this renovated property.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Price?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If you are looking for a home + a hotel + a shop on the most popular island in the Inner Hebrides, as a new way of life, here you have it&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2597\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-610x342.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The of &amp; View From Sannox Hotel ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2098\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A-610x345.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-1A-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The View of Sannox Hotel &amp; Arran Mountains ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Sannox-Hotel-Aerial-View-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2863\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Sannox-Hotel-Aerial-View-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Sannox-Hotel-Aerial-View-5.jpg 570w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Sannox-Hotel-Aerial-View-5-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Sannox-Hotel-Aerial-View-5-422x300.jpg 422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The View of Sannox Hotel ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We trust that the three years of work expended on <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>renovating<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0this building, as demonstrated on this page and the previous two (an example bedroom renovation and the newbuild house page), you will understand that a lot of time and money has been spent to get this far.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>As a company, we are able to finish the property, but due to previously mentioned circumstances, our director managing this project is no longer able to look at re-opening the business.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>So we can offer the following price for the ALL three parts inclusive and together: newbuild house + hotel + village shop&#8230;.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>A]. Completed to the new owner&#8217;s specification. Along the &#8220;off-plan&#8221; style of purchase and subject to an agreed &#8220;Schedule of Works&#8221; to complete all aspects to the new owner&#8217;s wishes&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Freehold Guide ~ Completed Project: \u00a3795,000.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Or alternatively&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>B]. Sold &#8220;as is&#8221; representing an unique opportunity for the new owner to complete the remaining elements of this project to their own style and taste.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Crucially<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u00a0this option allows the new owners to invest some &#8220;sweat equity and make some significant savings in following this route&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Freehold Guide ~ Sold &#8220;as is&#8221;: \u00a3678,000.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>For further details and to register an interest if\/when we proceed to closing date, please get in touch in the first instance via phone or text to&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Scotslion Ltd<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>0757 2768 795.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>You are welcome to write to our Head Office&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Scotslion Ltd (Sannox Project Manager), Abbey Studios, 280 High Street, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1JF.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b style=\"color: #000000;\">The next page will be added here in a few days. Please remember to check back soon and don&#8217;t hesitate to <\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>telephone<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0or text any questions.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is page 2 of 6 pages for the Sannox Hotel sale series.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SANNOX HOTEL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EXAMPLE OF GUEST BEDROOM RENOVATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEDROOM 5<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Rather than have 44 pages to cover each renovated room (bedrooms + public rooms + restaurant + tea room + shop etc), this page features one of the six\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>completed guest bedrooms. We forensically show the work on this example of bedroom 5. It looks like an ordinary bedroom. It is. But completely renovated and you may be surprised at how much work is invested in each of the rooms at Sannox Hotel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2579\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg 966w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-610x292.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> (With Ensuite Shower Room &amp; WC)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Even if you are in a rush, just skim through the 26 photographs on this page and you will get the idea! The hard work has been competed. Your job is to add the personal design preferences. Then re-open the hotel.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We started by sorting out a new roof on bedroom 5 (and others). The rest of the roof has been thoroughly overhauled. This and many other rooms have been enlarged. New walls; new floor; new plumbing; new central heating; new rewiring; new fire safety system (fire head still to be fitted to the ceiling pyro-cables which you can see in the next photo). New double glazing. New doors (all fire rated with intumescent strips).<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2580\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg 669w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-610x491.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-373x300.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The cables at the ceiling are the new <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">fire safety system heads being installed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Neutral colours on the wall. Plaster protocols observed. All ready for the new owner to bring in their style and finishing elements.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The current owner had borrowed bedroom number 4 across from bedroom 5 whilst onsite. For this page, we literally have a guest appearance of another completed guest bedroom to show you how close to re-opening this building is..<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg 964w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-610x324.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-500x266.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>All freshly and thoroughly restored. Just needs new carpets and final furnishings to the specific taste of the new owners. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-965\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready.jpg 714w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-610x283.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Bedroom 4 is one of the ones with a &#8220;poor view&#8221;. Though, even the bad-view-rooms (and all hotels have them) are none too shabby&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2283\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg 695w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-610x446.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-410x300.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The View From Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We are delighted to show (briefly) the other completed hotel guest bedrooms. Over at bedroom number 1, we did have new carpets fitted as our specialist contractors needed a few hours kip before catching the early morning ferry back to the mainland&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2584\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg 718w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q-610x792.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Aft Deck: <em>MV Isle of Arran<\/em>\u00a0^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003300; text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>We have made strenuous efforts to keep all contracts and work on the island.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>But for specialist contracts, such as the bespoke double and triple glazing units, there are no manufacturers on Arran, and it helps to be able to keep these visiting work colleagues safe during lockdown.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Crucially, we can make best efforts keeping the island safe in case someone comes over from the mainland that is asymptomatic, but carrying the crappy-virus (all travel and building materials delivery\/installation are within the pertaining rules), but it can happen. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The best policy is to keep a physical distance and barrier between contractors and islanders. Which is why we arranged temporary onsite beds for these brilliant gentlemen and ladies of the glazing industry&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2586\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg 685w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee-610x813.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 2 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>We simply ensured that visiting mainland contractors did not mingle with islanders during the Covid pandemic. Our mainland contractors are billeted\u00a0in the actual hotel to avoid passing the virus onto islanders. Our policies on this are very strict and they work. An outbreak on one of our mainland sites was prevented due to our Covid safety protocols: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2589\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg 623w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-610x358.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-500x294.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom 2 &amp; Its Ensuite Bathroom\u00a0 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">On a local level at the Sannox Hotel, sadly we have had to suspend our policy of showing neighbours and visitors around the hotel as the restoration progresses. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is for <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>everyone&#8217;s<\/b><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">safety during covid<\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2587\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg 685w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef-610x815.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 1 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This is a sample of where we are with the guest bedroom renovations\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2590\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg 410w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom 1 &amp; Its Ensuite Bathroom\u00a0 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The best views in the hotel are from bedrooms 1 &amp; 2&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2593\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg 930w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-610x532.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-344x300.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 1: The View ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The view from guest bedroom number 2 is similar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The pandemic has caused so many businesses a challenge and the least we can do is provide free accommodation for those VIP contractors who go out of their way to help us renovate Sannox Hotel and in the long run, help create new jobs.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">We are lucky to be able to provide free accommodation to the VIP contractors as there is no debt nor mortgage on the building.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We have been very fortunate in that it is our group company policy to ban mortgages on any of our buildings and prohibit bank debt. <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Partly<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0to do with the founder of our Argyll Group plc losing a good friend to debt-suicide (<\/b><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/why-do-we-ban-mortgages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">).<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>As there are no mortgages on any of our hotels nor indeed any of our shops, offices, garages nor factories, we can afford to help the good folk who have been helping us during these strange Covid times.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Added to this business policy banning debt from our buildings, this helps ensure a very strong liquidity and cashflow position , this has stood us in good stead for many years. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">We would heartily recommend this way of running your business if or when you are<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">\u00a0able to go mortgage-free for yourself.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">If you think about it, your ownership of a house + hotel + village shop could reach the stage where in the future you might con<span style=\"color: #0707b3;\">sider<\/span> leasing the hotel and shop at the date <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span> choose to retire. That means a very useful addition to your pension income.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We have seen this at various times over the past 33 years re-opening closed shops\/hotels\/offices\/factories. It is an excellent way of helping the next generation get started in business whilst making sure your generation have more than \u00a382 per week state pension to survive on (\u00a3137 maximum IF you meet ALL the criteria which many haven&#8217;t: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/xwaa57hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">Also the way the State Pension AGE that you can retire keeps getting moved towards 90 years (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/proposed-new-timetable-for-state-pension-age-increases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>), the more and more folk are taking matters into their own hands. Owning an income-producing property such as Sannox Hotel + Village Shop may mean you can retire at 60 and not 75 years of age which is the direction of government travel right now.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">No apologies for digressing to pensions and banks as these are two parts of <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>everyone&#8217;s<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0life can cause much misery. Yet both have cures that are within your reach.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">If you look at the hard work that has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">already<\/span> been completed for you at Sannox Hotel ~ just view the photos to the end of this page and maybe the next set of pictures, you have the opportunity to stamp your own design preferences on this building and then map out a way where you can escape the clutches of the banks and retire earlier than might otherwise be the case.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Once the mortgage is paid off, and your pension advisor may help you with that, then if you do get a bad year, you just end up with a few weeks of beans on toast. No bank debt means no worries about increased overdraft fees ~ or worse.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">I<span style=\"color: #800000;\">t is an awful fact, but banks such as RBS employed certain senior managers who went rogue and killed off viable businesses to steel their<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><b>assets&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2594\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg 812w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-610x627.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This is shocking conduct by RBS and requires to be remedied. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We will deal with this later.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>RBS is one reason we ban mortgages on our company assets.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #042ac2;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/heidiblake\/dash-for-cash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here For RBS Documentary Precursor<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>However, this is a slight digression from the work at hand: renovating a closed down hotel to reinstate a local amenity and bring some new jobs at a business sector where &#8220;staycations&#8221; are becoming ever more popular.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>***********<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SANNOX HOTEL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>An example of the&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&#8220;BACK TO BRICKS&#8221; RENOVATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>When we bought the Sannox Hotel in 2018, it was well overdue a major renovation.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc5200;\"><em><strong>There are 42 rooms in this <span style=\"color: #c95304;\">bu<\/span>ilding (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #db5800; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #db5800; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/sannox5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Every one has, or is being fully renovated. Our planning application to increase the number of guest bedrooms from 3 to 6 was approved by North Ayrshire Council (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/sannoxhotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Rather than have a 44 page brochure, we are including one guest bedroom. Bedroom number 5.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2597\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-610x342.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Located at the back of the Sannox Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Here we have a fairly <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>straightforward<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0set of&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>&#8220;before&#8221; + &#8220;during&#8221; + &#8220;after&#8221; photos&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>As always, we start with the roof. Getting rid of the leaks and any wet-rot is a very important\u00a0 priority. Fortunately the hotel is clear of dry-rot. In fact there was remarkably little wet-rot.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">First the nasty looking bit underneath the damp patches. The coloured lines drawn on this set of photos were to help complete the long list of back-to-bricks work as <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Covid <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>arrived<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0and more &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\">remote working<\/span>&#8221; has been required. Especially in terms of the main Schedule of Works. Here is one example of roof replacement\/repair&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7776\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"817\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>^^^ Roof Above Bedroom 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>A Picture Paints A Thousand Words<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The source of the damp was an old chimney and a dilapidated earlier repair work. When hotels are open and running, they are notoriously difficult in having repair remedial work completed between guests moving in and out. Often it can end up a make-do-and-mend approach. If that happens to leaky roof areas, it risks becoming a problem. Fortunately, this was caught in time and repaired to a reasonable standard, including a heavy <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>gauge<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\"> lead throughout the roof repairs.\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7778\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"740\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>An example of the work completed on each of 44 rooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Please note: this hotel is a SIX guest bedroom property. Plus a new staff bedroom and of course the new owner&#8217;s house with a double bedroom included there. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>In total 8 bedrooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The 44 rooms refers to the entire hotel, including public rooms, the new village shop, the restaurant, and the tea room etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">This is not just a narrative about selling a hotel that we own. There are useful points within this experience from which other readers, friends and colleagues can benefit. <\/b><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">The fact that there is no debt, no mortgage and a positive cashflow with 100% shareholder ownership means we can easily afford do do the remedial jobs when they come up; and to do them properly.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>It is well worth our friends and colleagues\u00a0reading this to consider ways in which you can become clear of mortgage and debt as soon as possible<\/b><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">.<\/b><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works5-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9828\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"842\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>REPAIRS &amp; RENOVATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Our experience from 33 years doing this is whenever a building requires remedial work, then it doesn&#8217;t actually cost that much more to do the job properly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The previously installed zinc valleys and roof fittings don&#8217;t do well in salt air. We really prefer lead. Yes it is a little bit more expensive, but we have a fantastic roofer and the enjoyment of seeing a job done well, with high-quality materials is a pleasure to behold. Knowing the pesky leaks have been cured is hugely reassuring. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>H<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>ere is the roof above bedroom 5 after new wood + treatment\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong> + new lead and tiles were&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COMPLETED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7774\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"838\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We Have Been Lucky With Securing A Decent Roofing Contractor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Exceptionally Talented With The Leadwork<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Inside also began to take shape once the roof leaks had been properly cured&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-major-overhaul2a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7198\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-Major-Overhaul2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"714\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom 5 Drying Out ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>After Leaky Roof Was Fixed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Just looking at these photos makes the entire crew at Scotslion shudder.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>Multiply this by four dozen rooms!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">Then multiply that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">again<\/span>! By four walls plus a ceiling and floor for each of the 44 rooms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>That is an mind boggling 264 building surfaces and that is before we factor in a new rewire and central heating and plumbing&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-during-rebuild-5e\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7200\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-During-Rebuild-5e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>New insulation will make the hotel economically more viable as it will be less expensive to heat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2566\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a.jpg 961w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Freshly Plastered Walls ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Of these 44 rooms, there are 176 walls requiring fresh plaster and 44 ceilings. The total was at least 220 surfaces. But as you can see, some walls have three or four angled and parts with &#8220;<\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>character<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">&#8220;. A plasterer&#8217;s dream job!<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><em><strong>These numbers may help inform our prospective buyers of the works undertaken at Sannox Hotel.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Buying a &#8220;lot of bricks for little money&#8221; is an attractive proposition when comparing commercial property prices with residential, but it is wise to <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>factor<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0in the renovation costs and crucially make sure you leave yourself a <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>contingency<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0reserve for last minute things It&#8217;s all worth it in the end as bringing one of these<\/b><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>\u00a0buildings back to life is very enjoyable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2567\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg 716w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos\/1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-max-progress-14march-2019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7244\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-Max-Progress-14March-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2577\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg 957w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-610x292.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The old floor was repaired and new floor boards installed where needed. Then to ensure a high quality carpet adhesion and durability, a marine ply wooden overlay was installed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-ups-update-bedroom-5g\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8465\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-UPS-Update-Bedroom-5g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"774\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Brand New Bespoke Double Glazing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>All up to fire regs, and building control regulations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-during-rebuild-completed1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7201\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-During-Rebuild-Completed1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"801\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The red pyro-cable hanging from the ceiling is a new, state-of-the-art regulation fires system being installed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-ups-update-bedroom-5a1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8458\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8458\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-UPS-Update-Bedroom-5a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"770\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This Is The New Bedroom 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>There is a new ensuite bathroom and private w.c., too. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Plus 44 more rooms. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Every one has had a significant amount of work invested into it.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/13-december-2020\/1-a-aa-1-a-a-1-upb-a1a1-a1-signs2aaa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15808\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-A-AA-1-A-A-1-UPB-A1a1-A1-Signs2aaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bedroom 5 Awaits New Carpet &amp; Bedroom Furniture.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Hopefully these &#8220;before&#8221; and &#8220;after&#8221; photos of are helpful and reassuring to prospective buyers.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A great deal of effort has gone into this 44 room building and we are keen to see it re-open.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Just a little bit sad that it won&#8217;t be one of our directors doing the honours and managing the place when the re-opening time happens.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Worth <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>mentioning<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0at this <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>point<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0the actor Richard Wilson spent a lot of time in his youth at the Sannox Hotel. It used to be called the Ingledene Hotel and that is what Mr <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Wilson<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0recalls it as.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>understand<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0it may be possible to have Mr Wilson preside over the re-opening ceremony. That&#8217;s if he is still answering his old dog and bone&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0tiNwOpZ68\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Mr Wilson Used To Spend His Summers At Sannox ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>At the Ingledene Hotel. This was the <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>previous name\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>of the Sannox Hotel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Our company, Scotslion and our shareholders from Argyll Group Private <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Equity<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0(formerly Argyll Group plc) are well\u00a0 able and keen to complete the renovation if the new buyers wish us to.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Or we can amend the final sale price if the new buyers wish to complete the finishing touches themselves. In which case we will look at reducing the final price <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>accordingly<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Sadly, we just no longer have a sufficiently able bodied director able to manage the hotel once it is re-opened.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>That is unfair on visitors and locals. Hence our decision to find a new owner who is up to the challenge that this triumvirate of home + job + hotel + shop offer.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">***********<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If you have any questions, please\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>TEXT in the first instance to: 0757 2768 795.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sannox Hotel + Village Shop + Owner\u2019s House Details<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NEXT PAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/sannox3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***********<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PLEASE CHECK BACK REGULARLY AS MORE PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED. CURRENTLY SANNOX HOTEL IS A \"WORK-IN-PROGRESS\". WE MAY \"PAUSE\" AT 85% COMPLETION ONCE THE BUILDING IS PAINTED AND LANDSCAPED SO THAT THE NEW OWNER CAN HAVE THEIR SAY ON FINISHING TOUCHES TO REACH THE 100% MARK AND RE-OPEN. YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE BY VISITING THESE PAGES FROM TIME TO TIME. THANKYOU.<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is page 2 of 6 pages for the Sannox Hotel sale series.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SANNOX HOTEL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>EXAMPLE OF GUEST BEDROOM RENOVATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEDROOM 5<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Rather than have 44 pages to cover each renovated room (bedrooms + public rooms + restaurant + tea room + shop etc), this page features one of the six\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>completed guest bedrooms. We forensically show the work on this example of bedroom 5. It looks like an ordinary bedroom. It is. But completely renovated and you may be surprised at how much work is invested in each of the rooms at Sannox Hotel.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2579\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da.jpg 966w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-768x367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-610x292.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3da-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> (With Ensuite Shower Room &amp; WC)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Even if you are in a rush, just skim through the 26 photographs on this page and you will get the idea! The hard work has been competed. Your job is to add the personal design preferences. Then re-open the hotel.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We started by sorting out a new roof on bedroom 5 (and others). The rest of the roof has been thoroughly overhauled. This and many other rooms have been enlarged. New walls; new floor; new plumbing; new central heating; new rewiring; new fire safety system (fire head still to be fitted to the ceiling pyro-cables which you can see in the next photo). New double glazing. New doors (all fire rated with intumescent strips).<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2580\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"669\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde.jpg 669w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-610x491.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cde-373x300.jpg 373w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The cables at the ceiling are the new <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">fire safety system heads being installed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Neutral colours on the wall. Plaster protocols observed. All ready for the new owner to bring in their style and finishing elements.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The current owner had borrowed bedroom number 4 across from bedroom 5 whilst onsite. For this page, we literally have a guest appearance of another completed guest bedroom to show you how close to re-opening this building is..<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2582\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style.jpg 964w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-610x324.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Ready-for-new-owners-style-500x266.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>All freshly and thoroughly restored. Just needs new carpets and final furnishings to the specific taste of the new owners. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-965\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready.jpg 714w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-610x283.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sannox-Bedroom-4-Almost-Ready-500x232.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Bedroom 4 is one of the ones with a &#8220;poor view&#8221;. Though, even the bad-view-rooms (and all hotels have them) are none too shabby&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2283\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm.jpg 695w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-610x446.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u00a3-1-1-1-1-1-A1-1-Sannox11aarm-410x300.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ The View From Guest Bedroom Number 4 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>We are delighted to show (briefly) the other completed hotel guest bedrooms. Over at bedroom number 1, we did have new carpets fitted as our specialist contractors needed a few hours kip before catching the early morning ferry back to the mainland&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2584\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q.jpg 718w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3q-610x792.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Aft Deck: <em>MV Isle of Arran<\/em>\u00a0^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003300; text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>We have made strenuous efforts to keep all contracts and work on the island.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>But for specialist contracts, such as the bespoke double and triple glazing units, there are no manufacturers on Arran, and it helps to be able to keep these visiting work colleagues safe during lockdown.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Crucially, we can make best efforts keeping the island safe in case someone comes over from the mainland that is asymptomatic, but carrying the crappy-virus (all travel and building materials delivery\/installation are within the pertaining rules), but it can happen. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The best policy is to keep a physical distance and barrier between contractors and islanders. Which is why we arranged temporary onsite beds for these brilliant gentlemen and ladies of the glazing industry&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2586\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee.jpg 685w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdee-610x813.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 2 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b>We simply ensured that visiting mainland contractors did not mingle with islanders during the Covid pandemic. Our mainland contractors are billeted\u00a0in the actual hotel to avoid passing the virus onto islanders. Our policies on this are very strict and they work. An outbreak on one of our mainland sites was prevented due to our Covid safety protocols: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2589\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1.jpg 623w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-610x358.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-1-500x294.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom 2 &amp; Its Ensuite Bathroom\u00a0 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">On a local level at the Sannox Hotel, sadly we have had to suspend our policy of showing neighbours and visitors around the hotel as the restoration progresses. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is for <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>everyone&#8217;s<\/b><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\">safety during covid<\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2587\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef.jpg 685w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3cdef-610x815.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 1 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>This is a sample of where we are with the guest bedroom renovations\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2590\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2.jpg 410w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Bathroom-2-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom 1 &amp; Its Ensuite Bathroom\u00a0 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The best views in the hotel are from bedrooms 1 &amp; 2&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2593\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"930\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View.jpg 930w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-610x532.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-View-344x300.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Guest Bedroom Number 1: The View ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The view from guest bedroom number 2 is similar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The pandemic has caused so many businesses a challenge and the least we can do is provide free accommodation for those VIP contractors who go out of their way to help us renovate Sannox Hotel and in the long run, help create new jobs.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">We are lucky to be able to provide free accommodation to the VIP contractors as there is no debt nor mortgage on the building.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We have been very fortunate in that it is our group company policy to ban mortgages on any of our buildings and prohibit bank debt. <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Partly<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0to do with the founder of our Argyll Group plc losing a good friend to debt-suicide (<\/b><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/why-do-we-ban-mortgages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">).<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>As there are no mortgages on any of our hotels nor indeed any of our shops, offices, garages nor factories, we can afford to help the good folk who have been helping us during these strange Covid times.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Added to this business policy banning debt from our buildings, this helps ensure a very strong liquidity and cashflow position , this has stood us in good stead for many years. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">We would heartily recommend this way of running your business if or when you are<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">\u00a0able to go mortgage-free for yourself.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">If you think about it, your ownership of a house + hotel + village shop could reach the stage where in the future you might con<span style=\"color: #0707b3;\">sider<\/span> leasing the hotel and shop at the date <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span> choose to retire. That means a very useful addition to your pension income.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We have seen this at various times over the past 33 years re-opening closed shops\/hotels\/offices\/factories. It is an excellent way of helping the next generation get started in business whilst making sure your generation have more than \u00a382 per week state pension to survive on (\u00a3137 maximum IF you meet ALL the criteria which many haven&#8217;t: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/xwaa57hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">Also the way the State Pension AGE that you can retire keeps getting moved towards 90 years (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0707b3; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/proposed-new-timetable-for-state-pension-age-increases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>), the more and more folk are taking matters into their own hands. Owning an income-producing property such as Sannox Hotel + Village Shop may mean you can retire at 60 and not 75 years of age which is the direction of government travel right now.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">No apologies for digressing to pensions and banks as these are two parts of <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>everyone&#8217;s<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0life can cause much misery. Yet both have cures that are within your reach.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">If you look at the hard work that has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">already<\/span> been completed for you at Sannox Hotel ~ just view the photos to the end of this page and maybe the next set of pictures, you have the opportunity to stamp your own design preferences on this building and then map out a way where you can escape the clutches of the banks and retire earlier than might otherwise be the case.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Once the mortgage is paid off, and your pension advisor may help you with that, then if you do get a bad year, you just end up with a few weeks of beans on toast. No bank debt means no worries about increased overdraft fees ~ or worse.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">I<span style=\"color: #800000;\">t is an awful fact, but banks such as RBS employed certain senior managers who went rogue and killed off viable businesses to steel their<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><b>assets&#8230;<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2594\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz.jpg 812w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-D1-B1-Buzz-610x627.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This is shocking conduct by RBS and requires to be remedied. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We will deal with this later.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>RBS is one reason we ban mortgages on our company assets.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #042ac2;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #042ac2; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/heidiblake\/dash-for-cash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here For RBS Documentary Precursor<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>However, this is a slight digression from the work at hand: renovating a closed down hotel to reinstate a local amenity and bring some new jobs at a business sector where &#8220;staycations&#8221; are becoming ever more popular.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>***********<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SANNOX HOTEL<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>An example of the&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&#8220;BACK TO BRICKS&#8221; RENOVATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>When we bought the Sannox Hotel in 2018, it was well overdue a major renovation.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #cc5200;\"><em><strong>There are 42 rooms in this <span style=\"color: #c95304;\">bu<\/span>ilding (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #db5800; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #db5800; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/sannox5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Every one has, or is being fully renovated. Our planning application to increase the number of guest bedrooms from 3 to 6 was approved by North Ayrshire Council (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/sannoxhotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span>). <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Rather than have a 44 page brochure, we are including one guest bedroom. Bedroom number 5.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2597\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1178\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a.jpg 1178w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-610x342.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-Sannox-Sam-for-Russ-4a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1178px) 100vw, 1178px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom Number 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Located at the back of the Sannox Hotel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Here we have a fairly <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>straightforward<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0set of&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>&#8220;before&#8221; + &#8220;during&#8221; + &#8220;after&#8221; photos&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>As always, we start with the roof. Getting rid of the leaks and any wet-rot is a very important\u00a0 priority. Fortunately the hotel is clear of dry-rot. In fact there was remarkably little wet-rot.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">First the nasty looking bit underneath the damp patches. The coloured lines drawn on this set of photos were to help complete the long list of back-to-bricks work as <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Covid <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>arrived<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0and more &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\">remote working<\/span>&#8221; has been required. Especially in terms of the main Schedule of Works. Here is one example of roof replacement\/repair&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7776\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"817\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>^^^ Roof Above Bedroom 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>A Picture Paints A Thousand Words<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">The source of the damp was an old chimney and a dilapidated earlier repair work. When hotels are open and running, they are notoriously difficult in having repair remedial work completed between guests moving in and out. Often it can end up a make-do-and-mend approach. If that happens to leaky roof areas, it risks becoming a problem. Fortunately, this was caught in time and repaired to a reasonable standard, including a heavy <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>gauge<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\"> lead throughout the roof repairs.\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7778\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7778\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"740\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom 5 ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>An example of the work completed on each of 44 rooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Please note: this hotel is a SIX guest bedroom property. Plus a new staff bedroom and of course the new owner&#8217;s house with a double bedroom included there. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>In total 8 bedrooms.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>The 44 rooms refers to the entire hotel, including public rooms, the new village shop, the restaurant, and the tea room etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">This is not just a narrative about selling a hotel that we own. There are useful points within this experience from which other readers, friends and colleagues can benefit. <\/b><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">The fact that there is no debt, no mortgage and a positive cashflow with 100% shareholder ownership means we can easily afford do do the remedial jobs when they come up; and to do them properly.<\/span><\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>It is well worth our friends and colleagues\u00a0reading this to consider ways in which you can become clear of mortgage and debt as soon as possible<\/b><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><b style=\"color: #003300;\">.<\/b><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works5-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9828\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9828\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"842\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>REPAIRS &amp; RENOVATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Our experience from 33 years doing this is whenever a building requires remedial work, then it doesn&#8217;t actually cost that much more to do the job properly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The previously installed zinc valleys and roof fittings don&#8217;t do well in salt air. We really prefer lead. Yes it is a little bit more expensive, but we have a fantastic roofer and the enjoyment of seeing a job done well, with high-quality materials is a pleasure to behold. Knowing the pesky leaks have been cured is hugely reassuring. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>H<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>ere is the roof above bedroom 5 after new wood + treatment\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong> + new lead and tiles were&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COMPLETED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos4\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-a-sbh-bedroom-5-newbuild-and-new-roof-works\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7774\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7774\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-A-SBH-Bedroom-5-Newbuild-and-New-Roof-Works.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"838\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>We Have Been Lucky With Securing A Decent Roofing Contractor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Exceptionally Talented With The Leadwork<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Inside also began to take shape once the roof leaks had been properly cured&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-major-overhaul2a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7198\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-Major-Overhaul2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"714\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Bedroom 5 Drying Out ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>After Leaky Roof Was Fixed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Just looking at these photos makes the entire crew at Scotslion shudder.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>Multiply this by four dozen rooms!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\">Then multiply that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">again<\/span>! By four walls plus a ceiling and floor for each of the 44 rooms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><em>That is an mind boggling 264 building surfaces and that is before we factor in a new rewire and central heating and plumbing&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-during-rebuild-5e\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7200\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-During-Rebuild-5e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>New insulation will make the hotel economically more viable as it will be less expensive to heat.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2566\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a.jpg 961w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3a-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Freshly Plastered Walls ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Of these 44 rooms, there are 176 walls requiring fresh plaster and 44 ceilings. The total was at least 220 surfaces. But as you can see, some walls have three or four angled and parts with &#8220;<\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>character<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">&#8220;. A plasterer&#8217;s dream job!<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0505b5;\"><em><strong>These numbers may help inform our prospective buyers of the works undertaken at Sannox Hotel.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Buying a &#8220;lot of bricks for little money&#8221; is an attractive proposition when comparing commercial property prices with residential, but it is wise to <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>factor<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0in the renovation costs and crucially make sure you leave yourself a <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>contingency<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0reserve for last minute things It&#8217;s all worth it in the end as bringing one of these<\/b><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>\u00a0buildings back to life is very enjoyable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2567\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b.jpg 716w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3b-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos\/1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-max-progress-14march-2019\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7244\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-Max-Progress-14March-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"991\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2577\" src=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c.jpg 957w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-768x368.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-610x292.jpg 610w, https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/\u00a3-1-1-A-A-1-1-A1-1-1-8-E1-A-Back-to-bricks-process-3c-500x239.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The old floor was repaired and new floor boards installed where needed. Then to ensure a high quality carpet adhesion and durability, a marine ply wooden overlay was installed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-ups-update-bedroom-5g\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8465\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-UPS-Update-Bedroom-5g.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"774\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Brand New Bespoke Double Glazing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>All up to fire regs, and building control regulations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/ups25-update-12-aug-2019\/1-1-1-1-1-sbh-bedroom-5-during-rebuild-completed1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7201\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7201\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1-1-1-1-1-SBH-Bedroom-5-During-Rebuild-Completed1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"801\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>The red pyro-cable hanging from the ceiling is a new, state-of-the-art regulation fires system being installed.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/photos5\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-ups-update-bedroom-5a1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8458\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8458\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-UPS-Update-Bedroom-5a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"770\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>This Is The New Bedroom 5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>There is a new ensuite bathroom and private w.c., too. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Plus 44 more rooms. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Every one has had a significant amount of work invested into it.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/13-december-2020\/1-a-aa-1-a-a-1-upb-a1a1-a1-signs2aaa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15808\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15808\" src=\"https:\/\/uniquepropertysyndicate.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/1-A-AA-1-A-A-1-UPB-A1a1-A1-Signs2aaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Bedroom 5 Awaits New Carpet &amp; Bedroom Furniture.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Hopefully these &#8220;before&#8221; and &#8220;after&#8221; photos of are helpful and reassuring to prospective buyers.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>A great deal of effort has gone into this 44 room building and we are keen to see it re-open.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Just a little bit sad that it won&#8217;t be one of our directors doing the honours and managing the place when the re-opening time happens.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Worth <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>mentioning<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0at this <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>point<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0the actor Richard Wilson spent a lot of time in his youth at the Sannox Hotel. It used to be called the Ingledene Hotel and that is what Mr <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Wilson<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0recalls it as.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">We <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>understand<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0it may be possible to have Mr Wilson preside over the re-opening ceremony. That&#8217;s if he is still answering his old dog and bone&#8230;<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e0tiNwOpZ68\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>^^^ Mr Wilson Used To Spend His Summers At Sannox ^^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>At the Ingledene Hotel. This was the <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>previous name\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>of the Sannox Hotel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Our company, Scotslion and our shareholders from Argyll Group Private <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Equity<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">\u00a0(formerly Argyll Group plc) are well\u00a0 able and keen to complete the renovation if the new buyers wish us to.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><b style=\"color: #003300;\">Or we can amend the final sale price if the new buyers wish to complete the finishing touches themselves. In which case we will look at reducing the final price <\/b><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>accordingly<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: #003300;\">.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>Sadly, we just no longer have a sufficiently able bodied director able to manage the hotel once it is re-opened.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>That is unfair on visitors and locals. Hence our decision to find a new owner who is up to the challenge that this triumvirate of home + job + hotel + shop offer.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">***********<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em><strong>If you have any questions, please\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>TEXT in the first instance to: 0757 2768 795.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sannox Hotel + Village Shop + Owner\u2019s House Details<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NEXT PAGE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/sannox3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***********<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PLEASE CHECK BACK REGULARLY AS MORE PHOTOS WILL BE ADDED. CURRENTLY SANNOX HOTEL IS A \"WORK-IN-PROGRESS\". WE MAY \"PAUSE\" AT 85% COMPLETION ONCE THE BUILDING IS PAINTED AND LANDSCAPED SO THAT THE NEW OWNER CAN HAVE THEIR SAY ON FINISHING TOUCHES TO REACH THE 100% MARK AND RE-OPEN. YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE BY VISITING THESE PAGES FROM TIME TO TIME. THANKYOU.<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sannox Hotel Main Function Room For weddings, birthdays, anniversary celebrations etc. Formerly The Old Residents&#8217; Bar There were two major problems with this room:- 1]. A bad leak and horrendous dampness at the rear wall. 2]. 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