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Tag: Barn beams

Jamming at Ley Farm Cottages

21st Sep 2025 leyfarmcottages

This week we’ve only managed to make a couple of batches of jam as we’ve been spending the time harvesting and chopping up and freezing

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A new wall (well rendered anyway)

12th May 2024 leyfarmcottages

A week of beautiful weather resulted in a significant amount of progress. The week started with the plasterers finishing the rendering on the front of

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Chasing deadlines

25th Feb 2024 leyfarmcottages

This week had a tense start – Tuesday was our deadline for getting all three air source heat pumps installed and commissioned. The two for

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A focus on flooring

11th Feb 2024 leyfarmcottages

Our builders are making good progress against our Ofgem deadline for installing and commissioning the air source heat pumps – this week saw them lay

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Painting, painting and more painting 

14th Jan 2024 leyfarmcottages

With deadlines looming, we’ve taken every opportunity we could to get out into the shippon and carry on painting our new house. A date for

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Catching up on the painting 

1st Jan 2024 leyfarmcottages

With our builders on their Christmas break, it’s been feeling very quiet around here, especially when family and friends went home after staying for Christmas

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