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  • What to do with the garage


  • Should we Extend?

    Our old house was a lot larger than our new bungalow. It had 3 bedrooms in the main house, an en-suite shower room and a family bathroom. Downstairs it had a large kitchen diner, utility


  • Front Door and Windows

    We have budgeted to replace existing windows to match those that will go into the new extension. We’re going for triple glazing where we can, more for the heat retention than noise reduction. Our front


  • What to do about Heating?

    As mentioned previously, the village in which the bungalow is situated does not have mains gas. A lot of properties in the area have gone for heating oil and so already have a wet central


  • Wood Burning Stove

    There was some debate on whether or not to have a stove, primarily about its emissions. The problem we have is that the area has no mains gas available so everyone in the area has


  • Roof Area Remedial Work

    The survey recommended a fair bit of work on the roof & guttering, for both the main property and the detached garage. We got a couple of quotes and picked what we thought was the