MikeB4: I own one but have only done major work outside and modular stuff inside like kitchen and bath room. These are constructed from the floor up with wall slotting in the roof is the final thing to go on. Removing walls is totally different to conventional homes and is going to be expensive.

jonathan18: I'm intrigued to read of an architect purchasing a Lockwood home; what encouraged you to do this?

Disrespective:

MikeB4: I own one but have only done major work outside and modular stuff inside like kitchen and bath room. These are constructed from the floor up with wall slotting in the roof is the final thing to go on. Removing walls is totally different to conventional homes and is going to be expensive.

Why would removing walls be expensive? Admittedly the only ones I am looking to remove aren't load bearing, but aside from the small clips holding the walls perpendicular to each other i'm not anticipating trouble. 

PolicyGuy: "I suspect it's never been tightened (or certainly not in the last 30 years) which should be done every year from what lockwood tell me so that might make some difference"

I have lived in a 1975-vintage Lockwood for the last fifteen years and this is the first I've ever heard of "tightening", let alone doing it every year!
So, what is it that I have omitted to do?

What is this "tightening", how do you do it?

Disrespective: We'll see how well I do living with the apparently noisy nature of the lockwood system... I suspect it's never been tightened (or certainly not in the last 30 years) which should be done every year from what lockwood tell me so that might make some difference. 

All the other issues (damp, cold) can be minimised by doing the things we would do to any other home anyway (heatpump, insulation).

MikeB4: how on earth would you do the tightening? lift the roof, climb under the house?  I doubt ours has ever been done

ubergeeknz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgU4JUEbmKA