Way back last summer, all those months ago, a germ of an idea wriggled it's way into my head that I didn't want a boring brick wall on the side of the garage/workshop at the all new Moregeous Mansions. Not that the wall would have been boring mind, constructed with beautiful, character filled reclaimed red... Continue Reading →
Whooo hoooo, we're half way through!! Well, half way through fitting windows that is and how things have changed since my post at the start of December - Plastic Fantastic or Terrific Timber? The main house is still freezing to live in as the wind howls through the new extension, through the main house and into... Continue Reading →
OMG it's freezing in here!!! Yep, we have the only house in Manchester where it's actually snowing inside. It's whipping up a storm in the windowless Daddy Dormer with an endless battle against the wind tearing off the temporary membrane. But yes, it does look pretty out there. You can tell from Builder Cat's wide... Continue Reading →
On the avenue where I lived as a child, everyone knew everyone. We knew every neighbour, the kids, the parents, the grandparents, what car they drove, what school they went to, where they worked, when they were likely to be in or out, even what day they liked their chippy tea. No-one could sit on... Continue Reading →
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 →
It's been a very long few months since we demolished half our home in August 2014. The old 'West Wing' section, once stables with living quarters above, and built to the side of the main house, was falling down, structurally unsound, damp and cold. Coupled with the main house becoming virtually uninhabitable - no heating,... Continue Reading →
I love getting personal recommendations for products, especially when the products are practical, affordable and make life easier! Whilst tweeting a few weeks ago about all the rigid insulation we have piled up at Moregeous Mansions to fit in our new timber frame dormers, I was told about a handy product called the Gap Tape,... Continue Reading →
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