Hey friends,I've gotten stuck deciding on what type of hearth we should have in the fireplace. It's a bit of a character flaw of mine, wanting to make the perfect decision despite it being a fairly insignificant detail. I'm sure I'll make a breakthro...

Hey friends,Nice to have some dry weather for a change ehy? Sorry for my absence of late but I do have some good progress to share today.🧱 Installing a Fireplace LintelThis is where we left off. I was naive going into this project. I thought I'd coul...

Hey friends,I've spent the last couple of weeks stressing over replacing our car. That's sorted now and I write about it further down the newsletter. First though there's updates on the fireplace and landing, I install a new window and we finish up w...

Hey friends,It's been a bit chilly lately! A good time to do some demolition work and for some reason I've decided to take on two projects at the same the time. So far it's what I'd call exploratory work - getting to a stage where I can actually make...

Hey friends,As easy read this week on the garden - my favourite room of the house. Topics include: managing the pond, growing veg, our new trampoline, pool chat and making pizza.The PondIt's looking good! The mesh I installed last year has held up we...

Happy solstice friends,Apologies for my absence. I did go on holiday for a week but don't really have an excuse for the rest of the missed ones but let's catch up shall we?🌡️ Insulating the loftSummer is...sort-of a good time to be doing this job, ce...

Hey friends,This week I moved on to the next stage working towards the landing which involved going back over our bedroom and fixing a few mistakes.↪️ Reversing a doorThe first item on my list was reversing the hinge side of the door. When I renovate...

Hey friends,It's May! My favourite month. I love it because the trees have got their mojo back, the air is cool but the sun is strong which caught me out this weekend as I managed to get sunburn during a stay on the north Kent coast 🥵.We stayed in a...

Hey friends,Some good progress to tell you about this week.⚓ Anchor Resin + Threaded RodsFollowing on from my last newsletter I've now installed the pull-up bar in the garage. The blocks that make up the garage are the lightweight aerated kind that y...

Hey friends,With the workshop plan shelved, I spent the weekend clearing the garage and ameliorating my tool organisation. When buying the house my initial idea for this garage was to put up an insulated dividing wall opposite the utility area with s...