This week marked the completion of our building contract, which means we are officially out of Stage Five (the construction stage) of the first phase
Tag: Farmhouse renovation
It’s been an odd job sort-of week
This has been our first week without builders on site since February 2023 (other than Christmas) and it’s felt extraordinarily quiet around the place. Having
Dug, shaped, stoned and shuttered
Early Tuesday morning our concrete contractors arrived with two big diggers and a large trailer. They spent the week breaking up most of the existing
Making the most of a long weekend
Sitting outside at the end of the bank holiday, it’s hard to remember how the week started. We’ve been pretty lucky with the weather over
The final weathertight touches
Two more tasks this week and now all of our buildings are now weathertight. The garage and laundry were both missing doors but as our
How to stop the rain…
It turns out the best way of stopping weeks of relentless rain is to finish installing a drainage system… We’ve had real issues with excess
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