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 …

We’ve achieved a few milestones on the renovation of late with the roof being finished and the dog getting his passport so we can all spend our first christmas as a complete family in the …

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 …

Get the balloons, party poppers & the orange juice as we are about to have ourselves a wrap part!
Introducing little Miss “Petite Assistante” your personal French renovation dictionary, translater and all round life saver.
The app …

This week my father and I are over in the house for seven days, this will actually be the longest time we have spent here in one swoop and it’s borne out of the frustration …

We are just watching on TV “Grand Designs“, a UK based building program, and watched in horror as one mans dream home fell apart due to a lack of written agreed planning consent and neighbours …

PLAN, PLAN & PLAN, any renovation needs clear planning. If watching all the renovation programs and disasters has taught us anything it’s that “failure is not to plan; planning is not to fail” (sorry for …

Please note there is an update at the bottom of this post dated 21 Jan 09
It’s no secret that we feel we’ve had a total disaster with our first architect and while i want to …

How is it that we don’t have one agreed set of measurements for the house?
It now seems after Dawn looked at the bathroom furniture that I have purchased she thinks my measurements are out and …