Dave is back here putting in door frames and then hanging doors. Along with having no skirting boards, we’re not having architraves so that the look is pretty minimalist. We’ve got a bit of a ‘shadow gap’ within the doorframe so we’re hoping to conceal the inevitable cracking where the plaster and timber meet. Neat … More 22nd July 2022
The caravan of love left today, the first step in dismantling the compound. Appropriately our love birds were here to see the handover to Alan and Sue who are experienced caravanners, taking the exit from the garden at an impressive speed! Friday was the first day in some time that we had no trades here. … More 17th July 2022
A nice weekend with a couple of bits of good news. First, Alan and Sue from Bristol agreed to buy the mobile caravan – a seemingly genuine couple after a series of time-wasters. Second, and arguably slightly more momentous, Genevieve and Ollie got engaged. No dates or firm plans just yet but another piece of … More 10th July 2022
James and Charlie had a few days with us and we now have some loos and bathroom basins in place (but no water yet) … Having finished the floor tiles, Dean and Matt have switched to wall tiling in the showers … And we have some bling from Aaron and Dylan in the form of … More 8th July 2022
Hurrah. The scaffold is gone! It was here from the beginning of November but we won’t miss it one bit! And at the beginning …
We’ve enjoyed the openness of the house, and in particular the hall, as the white-walled space has emerged from the concrete slab and timber frame. We had therefore been slightly nervous of the impact of the two Crittall screens – one between the hall and the sitting room, the other between the hall and the … More 30th June 2022
The completed games room ceiling, now ready for its lights … We’re both now working in the village shop. Having said that Chris should keep away from unsuspecting members of the public, due to his tendency to morph into Basil Fawlty, he’s becoming a natural shopkeeper, greeting all customers with a comment about the weather … More 26th June 2022
The house is now fully rendered and all of the remaining black plastic that’s been keeping the house watertight – omnipresent for six months or so – has been replaced with zinc capping along the top of the parapet walls. It’s quite a relief! Inside we have lights and an electric faux-fire … And the … More 24th June 2022
We’ve bought some acoustic panels that are designed to reduce the amount of echo and noise bouncing around the bigger rooms, as well as making an interesting feature. The panels comprise a rigid felt and wooden battens and are quite easy to cut to shape and mount, but less so when fighting gravity. We’re putting … More 22nd June 2022
Chris and Bev - Heads in the Clouds 