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Monthly Archives: August 2011
A grand entrance
Another little job completed – the porch. Someone thought we had a front door…alas it is just an entrance. Actually, I think that’s best for now, I think a new front door would be trashed by workmen pretty quickly. We’re … Continue reading
Cavity closers
One of Ben’s main jobs recently was fitting these cavity closers to close the cavity between the walls (obviously!) around the windows. The closer itself is a wide strip of plastic with a raised strip of polystyrene on the back. … Continue reading
House name poll
Ben phoned the council today about the address for the new house. They like to give numbers to all houses these days (easier for the emergency services) so we will probably be 8a The Butts. We can, however, give the … Continue reading
There’s a hole in my floor, dear Liza
If I could just refer you back to the post “Kevin would have a field day” on 26th June, you’ll recall that we had a small problem with our radon barrier. The solution was to dig a hole in the … Continue reading
A romantic meal
We christened the house with its first meal on our wedding anniversary. Ben had planned everything as a surprise. He’d set up a table (made from breeze-blocks, a pallet and cardboard), camping chairs, candles, party poppers, wine and beer. He … Continue reading
Thoughts from one of our readers
We received this email this week: It’s been great to follow the building of the new home but it appears that the workforce have. a) gone on holiday b) gone on strike c) gone to do some paid work d) … Continue reading
Straight Paths 