Hmmmmm. This has proven to be no mean feat. The new garage / workshop built in the last few months here at Moregeous Mansions plays an integral part in our overall house design as it's going to be so well used. Not only does it frame the rebuilt West Wing on one side, thus is... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary Review: Polypipe speed fit pipe
A blog post review today based on both Mr M and I being super impressed! In this freezing cold weather, with ice and snow on the ground, we still have our temporary cold water feed coming direct up from the water mains at the far end of the garden, through and along the white PolyFit Polypipe Mr... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary #42 New Windows – Are you plastic fantastic or terrific timber?
Not a minute today to tweet or mess about on social media, I've been up on the scaffolding painting my freezing little fingers off and getting a good oil based undercoat on our four new timbers windows which arrived yesterday. There's no time to waste as we're losing the scaffolding around the garage tomorrow so... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary #40 Tile treasure unearthed in the Psycho room
It's always wonderful to find interior treasure but even better when it's in your house and you didn't even know it was there! The sole room amidst the chaos of our renovation to be anywhere near ready is the one which will eventually be our guest bedroom. It was stripped back to brick months ago and re-plastered... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary #38 & Review: Sika Cement Dye
It's been a very dusty week for *some* people and I'd say Mr M definitely drew the short straw as he cuts slates into a fishtail pattern with the angle grinder, looking more and more like one of those miming blokes on the high street with each passing hour. The three dormers on the West... Continue Reading →
Do Up Diary #37 Weekend update, it looks like a house!
I stood back and looked at what we've been busy on for the last three months and for the first time this week, I was looking at a house. Yes, we've only slated the garage and utility, yes the right hand side original house is an empty shell inside and we still have no electrics,... Continue Reading →
Review: The Northern HomeBuilding & Renovating Show, Harrogate
It was a very last minute decision to take a day off site and scoot over to the Northern Homebuilding & Renovating Show in Harrogate last week. We're about 40% into our renovation / self build of our part Georgian, part Edwardian home in Manchester, which many of you will know as the Do Up... Continue Reading →