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Radon Report on May 23rd, 2007
Until I started researching the Healthy House concept, I’d always taken such things as the need for a radon survey with a pinch of salt; as a necessary evil, a piece of unavoidable paid-for bureaucracy.

I'm certainly no bathroom designer / the strange 1 metre wide space on November 8th, 2007
The original plans for the barn had two largish bathrooms one of which contained an airing cupboard that to my mind was a waste of space.

Building Progress ~ January 2008, week 4 on January 27th, 2008
At the moment, my life seems to be dominated by lintels - oak or concrete, big or small.

Green = Mean ? on November 12th, 2007
I've spent the day practicing my version of precision carpentry cladding openings of my .

Gas Pipeline Woes on June 23rd, 2007
A rainbow rose over the pipeline today! I must admit I loathe the thing.

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Here we go... on January 28th, 2007
Having claimed that the ball was rolling back on the 28th June 2006 only to spend six months to-ing & fro-ing, waiting for utility companies and solicitors to get their acts together, the ball really has started rolling.

Attention to detail… April 2008 update on April 15th, 2008
Being a fan of .

Building Progress ~ February 2008, week 4 on March 3rd, 2008
We have walls.

Here we go... on October 31st, 2007
So the time has come to stop skirting around the fringes of this project and crack-on down the path that leads from barn to barn conversion (what a difference a word makes).

No Stalling on May 6th, 2007
The old cow or chicken shed that is to be our new kitchen was furnished with three wood framed loose-boxes.

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Step 4 – design on February 26th, 2007
We have some strong opinions about how we wanted the conversion to be.

step 1 - questions, questions, questions... on July 7th, 2006
First answer the following questions: 1.

Step 5 – project management on March 22nd, 2007
Answer these: Question: So once you’ve started, who will bring it all together? Question: Can you handle the potential loss of control of the project of delegating some responsibilities? Question: Do you have the experience to bring together such a complex project? Question: Will the role be fulfilled by you or someone you pay (an architect or building project manager)? Question: What professionals are available in your locality with the appropriate skills and experience? I think by the time you’ve worked through those you’re going to have a pretty good idea of the way to go and the shape your project is going to take.

Step 2 - the root of all evil on July 7th, 2006
Money! Get financing agreed in principle, this will allow your to set you budget.