WOW! As we had hoped we’ve had a flurry of activity at the house & things have really moved forward. It’s hard to know where to start so i figured i’d give you a little …

Well that was a bit of a shocking phone call!
There was no paperwork, no inspection, no photographs just a chat on the phone with some figures from our builder with a cost to repair and …

Almost a week in and things are starting to shape up very nicely indeed.

Have you ever done a job that you’ve always known needs doing & once you’ve started it you wonder why you’d left it so long? Well the removal of the ceiling in the old bedrooms …

In the grand scheme of things with the damage and loss of life these large storms in France have caused we’ve got to think of ourselves as very lucky. This time we got away with …

With the groundwork already done by Dawn & her Dad (Eric) (in this post : HERE) it was now time to get the tiles removed, the roof opened up and wooden beams taken down so …

With Christmas coming it’s time to spend a few days getting the house ready for the winter and the work we have planned for the coming months. Today was about setting the week up so it’s …

To make way for the new floor we are planning to put in requires the creation of one large open space in what we call “The Barn” . This is the space to the right …

Planning the layout of the house has been the hardest thing we’ve had to decide on.  Do we go for high style on the inside which ultimately affects the look of the outside or do …

So does screaming and shouting get somewhere or is it just timing and the gods sense of irony?
Today and well this week as a whole the process has taken great leaps forward and now we …