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 …

Today was always going to be a quieter day on the big achievement front as being the weekend we had the football to listen to and the F1 qualifying to watch but we did make …

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 …

Dawn had the opportunity to take a week off with her family and spend it at the house. Given the house in an ongoing “work in progress” everyone was always going to be put to …

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 …

Well FINALLY we have got somewhere.
If you remember our first set of blog posts from Feb 13th about the storm damage (here, here & gallery here) from this point it’s been like pushing water up …

With the builders coming round to quote for the repairs to the outside of the house it’s time to start removing one of the old building so they can get access to the wall, we …

It’s hard to really explain how challenging cooking on a very old natural gas cooker can be for 3 adults.  Not having any space to move pans around normally means everything is cooked in one …

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 …

The weekend rush to the house produced some news both good and bad but none of it terrible which was a big plus.
The house and the grange have both suffered damage from the storm. For …