We’ve built a lot of things from wood in the past three years and I’ve found that taking the patient approach of drilling pilot holes and then driving wood screws…
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As a follow up to our recent post about the crazy price of timber, I had a very successful visit to our local wood merchants and hardware store earlier this…
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We decided that we would extend our vegetable garden this year and make some 2×2 metre raised beds in the field so that we can grow sprawling vegetables like pumpkins…
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One of our main summer projects this year is to build raised beds for cut flowers. We are building them in the front garden, and this year Kirsten has decided…
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Given how unpredictable the weather has been, we use our studio to safeguard our seedlings and seasonal plants in the spring because we don’t have a greenhouse. So Kirsten suggested…
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Last summer, we did some major maintenance work on our garden room, which culminated in us painting the outside wood in a high-quality, weather resilient paint: Zinsser All Coat Exterior…
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Since moving in, we have seen signs of damp develop in our entrance hallway and in the downstairs guest toilet. We’ve spent a fair amount of time examining the walls…
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For a recent DIY project, we needed to get a thin piece of sheet metal installed in the kitchen. It was astonishing to see how expensive sheets of metal were…
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Our air source heat pump recently went into standby mode for two consecutive nights, during which time it refused to heat the house or hot water in order to prevent…
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Kirsten’s outdone herself this year decorating the house for Christmas. One of the areas she spent a lot of time on was making garlands to dress the fireplaces, doorways and…