Monthly Archives: November 2011

Stopgap for gaps in floorboards

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Diane

Stopping up drafts in floorboards has been done in a numbver of ways over the years. Some people make paper mache with newspaper and squeeze it into the cracks. Some use sawdust and glue to give a good colour match. … Continue reading →

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The Renovation Game

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Diane

The Renovation Game is a new program on Channel 4. Property show in which a crack team of up-and-coming builders and designers put their own fees on the line if they fail to raise the value of a property. Next … Continue reading →

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Really interesting bathroom

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Diane

This is an amazing bathroom – very unusual Circular bath and two sink arrangement. Very bold colours. Huge garden and house.

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Steampunk house?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Diane

What’s a steampumk house? Steampumk workshop shows you inside this amazing house What is steampunk? It’s a subgenre of speculative science fiction set in an anachronistic 19th century society

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loft heat pump

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Diane

Another new one on me – the loft heat pump takes heat from the loft and does something useful with it. They will be noisy though, may require sitting on firm foundations and be a bit tricky to get into … Continue reading →

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Bedgebury Manor

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Diane

Bedgebury Manor is a Grade II* listed mansion dating from 17th Century and further extensive accommodation. Currently a school it is a massive and very imposing building. They want £7,500,000 for it! Suitable for continued educational/institutional uses or re-development and … Continue reading →

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blue lights in the bathroom

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Diane

I don’t like these blue lights in the bathroom of this massive house with 5 bedrooms in Blakenhall, Nantwich. It’s on at £3.5M. It has a big gym though! The swimming pool and cinema are ok too!

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Beautiful georgian farmhouse

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Diane

Beautiful 5 bedroom georgian farmhouse at BABCARY. Between Castle Cary & Glastonbury in a delightful village – a Georgian Farmhouse with 5 ACRES. How lovely does that look? It looks so peaceful and inside the house is lovely too. It … Continue reading →

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Cavity wall ties

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Diane

Building surveys often report that cavity wall ties may be corroded. Of course the only way of finding out for sure is having a look. If you have a camera on a stick you could drill a hole and investigate. … Continue reading →

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The old hall

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Diane

The Old Hall in Todmorden is run as a restaurant but I would be so tempted to turn it into just a house. Not just any house though, one packed with amazing features. The price is £795,000 – and it’s … Continue reading →

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