Beginning

The beginning of our build journey. From the initial architectural drawings and the arrival of our static caravan, to the first weeks of on site demolition.

Plan C

Plan C

Yes, we are steadily working our way through the alphabet!! After three few weeks of to-ing and fro-ing between various ideas and concepts (whilst balancing all sorts of emotions and frustrations), we believe we have now found our footing. In…

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Stopped in our tracks

Stopped in our tracks

When you think you are almost there, think again! I feel like we’ve just hit a brick wall… After getting to the point where we are literally weeks away from starting work, with all plans finalised, building control signed off…

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Goodbye conservatory

Goodbye conservatory

The day had come to say goodbye to our conservatory! To help us with this almighty task, my parents drove up from the south west in the hope that could dismantle the conservatory in a good enough state to be able…

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Our new home for the next 8 months…!

Our new home for the next 8 months…!

Today we took ownership of our new home, albeit temporary, for whilst the renovation works take place on the house. Meet Atlas Florida, our 2001 three bed static caravan, with two toilets! This beauty arrived on our drive on 28th October,…

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Crash bang wallop!

Crash bang wallop!

It was all hands to the deck this weekend as we smashed down the rotting garden shed on the front drive to make way for our temporary housing for when the building works start. The boys absolutely loved it, especially…

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