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A Room With A View

A Room With A View

Six years ago, we jumped through the usual blazing hoops for the Conservation Officer.  Our application involved 15 metres of the adjoining field to be allowed for parking off-road. Our property is a 16th Century black-and-white, at the end of a single track lane...
Frost!

Frost!

It’s the time of year my customers are calling me regarding frost-blown bricks and masonry, blown mortar, and exploding planters & urns.  Good old English Jack Frost doing his bit. Any architectural salvage dealer with good sense knows which items to protect in...
To Caravan Or Not To Caravan

To Caravan Or Not To Caravan

To Caravan or not to Caravan? First up on the project plan for all self-builders is: where do we live while we get our dream home built?   Renting local is ideal, but factoring the monthly cost of a project which will inevitably overrun, conjures up a figure that will...