It never ceases to amaze how little thought goes into the vast majority of new build apartment schemes' communal areas. Just take a look at the picture above! We're not talking about following a Candy & Candy specification, obviously, but just putting a little more thought into the regular schemes built in cities all over... Continue Reading →
Rose Cottage – the first inkling
A friend's offer on a lovely 200yr old cottage has just been accepted - she may well be the only person buying a house in the Greater Manchester area this year?! It needs A LOT of work, no central heating, riddled with damp, a kitchen which doesn't deserve that description - all in all in... Continue Reading →
Walnut kitchen revamp with Limestone Amtico flooring
It's vital if you are renovating, developing or redesigning to get good 'before' pictures for every room, and from different angles. You never know when they will come in handy - to show clients, to show the bank if you are looking at financing and they want to see what you can do, to get... Continue Reading →
A weekend with the Oldies
Its been a bit of a nonstarter as weekends go, spent it in Hope Hospital as the NHS tried to decide amongst themselves what exactly was causing my hands / knuckles to sell to three times their original size. Several docs, registrars, a dermatologist and a rheumatologist later, er, no diagnosis. Lupus was the closest... Continue Reading →
Wednesday
My hands are killing me still today, itching, and loads of those blister things, it's crap not knowing what they are. Didn't sleep well at all, hands on fire. Even had to get one of the lads in B&Q to lift a tub of paint into the boot of my car, granted it was a... Continue Reading →
Walnut /Zebrano worktops
I just can't seem to get my head around the whole "I'm a landlord therefore I should not spend any extra time and effort on the interiors of flats I rent out"Me, I think boring places are tougher to rent out. If a place has style and a cool decor, it stands to reason it's... Continue Reading →
RBS woes
Well, this should be interesting, a half hour Panorama programme on the RBS. They've been a nightmare to deal with for three years, a bank which was supposed to support and help, but instead has been obstructive, changing the goalposts and being utterly the wrong choice for my business, and god knows how many other... Continue Reading →
