The first winter in our new house was extremely cold. In fact, it was so bad, that Christine got chilblains on her toes! One of the first things we did to tackle the cold, was to install insulation under our suspended timber floor in the living room. Thankfully we have a little dummy cellar that allowed us easy access to install the insulation boards from below so that we didn’t need to take up the floorboards. You can find general information about insulating under floorboards here. We ... Read the Post
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Oh, What A Feeling, We’re Taking Down The Ceiling
It was Jan’s birthday yesterday, so of course we spent the day parting ripping down the cellar ceiling! Yep, we really know how to party around here! It's something that we'd been putting off since moving in over 3 years ago, but it's just one of those jobs that we never seemed to get round to. In general we've kind of tried to ignore the cellar as much as possible. It's damp; very, very dirty; smelly; messy and had I mentioned very dirty? Really it's something we'd be ... Read the Post
Please Mind The Gap
Is it just me, or is it getting colder? After this ridiculously wet summer, it already seems to be autumn. About time we start to sort out some of the remaining insulation and heating issues our house still has. We have already insulated under our most of our ground floor (you can read about that here), we’ve added extra insulation in the loft, replaced some windows and sealed the gaps around the remaining existing windows. We have also replaced the living room fireplace. You ... Read the Post
How To Make A House Energy Efficient + A Free Energy Audit Checklist
It’s easy to see why many people love older properties with their desirable features like high ceilings, period features and generous proportions. Every home we’ve owned has been over 100 years old and we absolutely love the charm and character that older homes have. There is one huge drawback to living in older houses though - they are not energy efficient and tend to be cold, draughty and expensive to heat. Having moved into our new house at the end of September last year, we ... Read the Post
How To Create The Perfect Guest Bedroom + A Free Checklist
Have you ever been lucky enough to stay in a fancy hotel? You know, the kind with all sorts of luxury amenities like pillow menus, turn down service and club lounge? I admit that we’ve been really lucky to stay in some fabulous places over the years and, whilst it’s sooo easy to get used to all of these luxuries, it’s also something that doesn’t happen too often (for us at least). Although we may not be able to quite compete with the 5 star luxury of these hotels, and I’m pretty sure my ... Read the Post
10 Home Improvement Projects To Try While You’re In Self-Isolation
With the rather scary events and weird toilet paper shortages going on around the world, we’re trying our best to keep level-headed and are normal life going on as much as possible. In an attempt to keep my mind off things, I’m in full-on DIY mode and am tackling lots of little projects that I’ve not been motivated to finish. I’d be lying if I said it was working 100% but keeping busy and ticking boxes is at least a bit distracting. Everyone has different ways of dealing with ... Read the Post
