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Part-timer
This Saturday I had my monthly volunteer day, meaning Chris had to head to the house alone. Luckily, Jay had once again volunteered some free labour. Having spent a busy evening getting plasterboard up on the study wall, Chris was in the mood for more partition wall building. The boys set to work creating the…
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Inspection time
We’ve been busy shopping this week, and so far have a complete bathroom suite biding its time in the garden. The roll top bath was something I was keen on from the start, but we’ve struggled to find one cheaply second-hand. Eventually, one appeared at a suitable price. The toilet and sink came up even…
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Grounded
It was an early start to get to the house to test the underfloor heating before the cement truck arrived. Unfortunately, the company delivering the cement rang as we were driving across, asking if they could arrive half an hour early. Gone was our prep time. Arriving soon after us our cement deliverer was in…
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A ‘new’ kitchen
There’s something magical about snow, particularly thick, fresh snow. Yet, while I was excited to see the snow come down heavy on Thursday, we were a little worried when it kept going on the Friday. Having booked a van to go collect our kitchen on Saturday, we didn’t fancy skidding around on the ice. Luckily,…
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Letting in the light
Our new house has a total of 12 windows, no two alike. While we would have liked to keep the old wooden windows they’re single glazed and in very poor condition. Replacing wood for wood had been our preferred choice, but the cost is prohibitive. Therefore we opted for PVC in the back and wood…
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Floored
After a few weekends fighting with the floor, Chris had success evening with a rented whacker plate, which compacted the soil down to the right level. Floor finally at the right height he moved in the sand, which was also compacted down using the whacker plate till it was properly flattened. On Saturday, while I…
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Undermining
Around a week ago we arrived at the house to find our insulation installers had had a bit of an accident. Opening their van something must have tumbled out, spilling thousands of polystyrene balls onto our drive. As environmentalists the sight of all this litter was horrifying. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a hoover to attempt…
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Fanta-stic
As the days get longer we’re spending less time working in the dark and cold. For the first time this weekend I regretted putting on my full thermal set, always a milestone of the changing weather. The colour of the light also seems to have changed, becoming warmer, and less sharp. Last weekend we rented…
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Opening doors
As spring begins to arrive, our garden has filled with snowdrops. It reminds me of the first time we saw the house. In fact, February marks a year since our first viewing. When I realised, I felt a slight sense of panic, thinking we’d already had a year of working on the house. But of…
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A (mostly) Family Affair
There is certainly something magical about crisp, clean snow. Returning to the house this weekend we found a winter wonderland awaiting us, with sparkling ice crystals covering even the most mundane of objects, such as our suddenly very bling skip. The magic had even infused the inside of the house, with friendly sprites having cracked…
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