Renovations

We have been wearing “normal” high street clothes to do our DIY, gardening and reno jobs in. I’ve been through multiple T-shirts and Kirsten ripped through a pair of jeans, …

We finished refitting the master bathroom about six weeks ago, but we’ve been waiting for some small bits and pieces to arrive. Now that it’s all done, let’s check it …

With the new ply wood floor and shower tray in place it’s time to install the Minerva shower panels, finish the painting and get the cladding, dado rails and skirting …

After a leak last year, we decided to gut our master bathroom and rebuild it from scratch. This is the journey of us refitting our master bathroom.

We had to replace our old kitchen tap because it had a separate hot and cold tap, which was very annoying in the kitchen because we’d waste a lot of …

We finally got a small break in the unrelenting weather and the roofers came today to replace the roof ridge tiles we lost during Storm Ciara.

This bathroom refit project has been stressful and draining, largely due to the unprofessionalism of tradesmen. Now that we’re on the final straight, and it feels like an eternity has …

I just love these easy to install downlights from Ovia. They’re well designed and great for DIY projects.

Since moving into Home Farm, we’ve found that dealing with tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, builders, etc.) has generally been a stressful and draining experience.

We’ve had to rebuild our chimney. It took a long time to find and appoint the right builders and roofers, but we’re extremely pleased with the way it turned out. …