Our original plans included knocking down the existing detached garage towards the rear right hand side of the property, then rebuilding from the ground up to create a cavity walled detached annexe which took up
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New Blinds
We weren’t very keen on the Venetian blinds we had bought for the living room which (a) didn’t let that much light in when open and (b) still allowed friendly neighbours to wave at Stephenie
Continue ReadingEn-suite Bathroom from outside
Snapshot images of new en-suite bathroom as it is built.
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See the kitchen progress in pictures.
Continue ReadingFirst diary post
The site hasn’t been updated since before Christmas. Very Remiss! Nothing to report for today, but yesterday Stephenie and I went into Leicester to a flooring shop to check out carpets, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT)
Continue ReadingShould 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
Continue ReadingFront 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
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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
Continue ReadingWood 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
Continue ReadingRoof 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
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