09 Oct
Insulation | Loft / Roof
Balerno, Currie, Edinburgh, Juniper Green - EH14
Enquiry from: William L
Start Date: Immediate
Remove existing loft insulation. Provide new insulation and cover with new flooring. Provide new loft hatch and ladder.
Balerno
Balerno is a residential area of Edinburgh, Scotland situated 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of the city centre, beside Currie and after that Juniper Green. Administratively, Balerno drops within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. Its name stems from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Àirneach, implying "townland/town of the hawthorns". The earliest created records of Balhernoch or Balernach are located in the late 13th century. The 18th Century brought substantial development to the location, with many brand-new flax, snuff and also paper mills springing up around the Water of Leith as well as its tributary, the Bavelaw Burn (evidence of flax manufacturing can be seen in Harlaw Woods). The biggest of these mills, Balerno Bank Paper Mill located near the centre of the old village enclosed the early 1980s. After the First World War house structure began in earnest in the area and since then property stress have practically overwhelmed business as well as industrial ones. There was a brief loophole railway running over what is now the Water of Leith Walkway.
