Category: House

During the October visit there was one minor job that I was allowed to attempt with Peters assistance – fixing four hooks for curtain tiebacks to the wall. So with … Read More

I posted a few weeks ago that we had managed to get rid of the Loir, and so we had until last night when ‘Loircam’ detected movement and emailed me … Read More

The last remaining areas of the rear wall were painted today and after 7 cans of paint we are finished! Its difficult to remember what it looked like before but … Read More

The painting of the rear of the house is inching forward to completion with another few metres completed today and the good news is that we should have enough paint … Read More

This morning the ‘girls’ (all 5 of them) went off to a market leaving me alone to get on with the wall. I won’t say it was nice to have … Read More

We came with one painting project in the plan – to paint the back of the house. We had measured the area and then calculated the paint needed, and then … Read More

Ok Ok I said I wouldn’t post another article about the landing construction but thought I should prove that the window surround was completed today and wasn’t left to another … Read More

Have decided that six parts to the saga of the landing construction is enough, at least for me. With the exception of plastering (which is a real problem to get … Read More

The only plan for the kitchen this week (I thought) was a lick of paint and new pelmets above the windows…. so after the tumble drier was ordered (haven’t paid … Read More

Have not updated the site for the last few days as the pace has slowed down somewhat, perhaps directly related to the increase in temperature, the warmer it is the … Read More