Category Archives: House

Another significant milestone is the building and fitting of the stairs. We were fortunate to be on site when Ron, the cabinet maker, arrived with the stairs in the back of his van. After giving a helping hand to unload … Continue reading →

The garage floor was laid today and we hope to start moving shelving and garden shed stuff into the garage and workshop at the back of the garage. Anything of value will have to wait until the doors have been … Continue reading →

The studio is nearing completion with the kitchen units installed today. There’s still a little bit of work to be done in terms of second fixing the electrics but it’s nearly there. The intention is that when Jane is busy … Continue reading →

It’s good to have builders with a sense of humour. We have agreed a moving date of 22nd April which is the Tuesday after Easter. This is now an unmovable date and the builders have agreed that all the internal elements … Continue reading →

After a week away we returned to the site on 14th March to find the back of the house had been clad in the Larch timber and we were stunned by the look. Next week the render is going to … Continue reading →

Another step forward and the wooden cladding is now being nailed to the first floor battens. It looks wonderful in the late afternoon sun. In the past week the heating has been turned on, the ground floor screed has been … Continue reading →

To demonstrate how the house build is advancing here is a photo of the master ensuite bathroom. The tiling is almost complete and the sanitary ware has been installed but not working quite yet. The heating is working and the … Continue reading →

One of the attractions of the site of our new home is the mature trees – in the recent gales they have given us some heart stopping moments but they’ve all survived. At an early stage we knew we wanted … Continue reading →

Let’s face it how do you make a hot water system exciting? Even the plumbers struggled to make it sound interesting. Our new house will not have a water tank and all systems will run off mains water pressure with … Continue reading →

The house build is moving along quite quickly now however we’re still waiting for a few external doors and a window to be installed. The floor downstairs still needs to be finished and the radiators fitted out. The builders and … Continue reading →

Not only is the outside coming along the builders have started working on the inside. The upstairs is completely plastered and so the tiler is now putting up the bathroom tiles. This is the main bedroom ensuite which has ivory … Continue reading →

The entrance to the house is so important to how the rest of the house will wrap itself around us. We wanted something that was light and airy so with all the windows we think we will achieve that but … Continue reading →

With the house coming along so quickly we decided to buy some plants to put into the new garden. On the south side of the plot there is a band of mature trees and we need to put in some … Continue reading →

All of the front windows are now in place and they look superb, even more so now that the scaffolding is coming down. There are still a few issues with the balconies but these should be resolved very soon and … Continue reading →

The atrium lighting has been through several iterations but we are nearly there. It is very difficult to imagine how it will look, how many lights will be needed and where will the first light starts and the last light ends. … Continue reading →

After nine weeks of waiting the atrium windows have been installed and we’re really pleased with the way it’s looking. Of course you still have to use your imagination to see how the green frames will blend into the timber … Continue reading →

To see a short video of how the windows are being installed go here… Note the builders are not wearing hard hats, are riding on a pallet without guard rails or restraints. At the end of the video they bump … Continue reading →

Today a specialist from Velfac, our windows supplier, was on site to help get the large windows installed. This was always going to be a nail biting day because the windows were ordered from the timber frame before the frame … Continue reading →

The final tiles of the studio roof were put into place today and some of the scaffolding is starting to come down in readiness for the large atrium and studio windows to go in on Thursday. We cannot wait for … Continue reading →

As the builders go back to work after the Christmas and New Year break the house has taken on a new lease of life and after waiting two months for the roof to be finished it is complete. The upstairs … Continue reading →