Around an ongoing barn conversion project, this website draws together advice, information and references to aid all would-be and current barn and non-residential building converters and renovators.

Our approach takes on board 'healthy house', sustainable, ecological & environmental concepts to as great a degree as timescales and budgets allow.

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That's a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question miss dee ennis and obviously depends on location, the approach you take to the project (architect / main contractor / self-managed with sub-contractors etc.

On Where have all the builders gone? by miss dee ennis on April 28th, 2008
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Building Progress ~ April 2008

April 29th, 2008 by mbc

I can’t believe that April is drawing to a close and I’ve not managed an update since the end of March. On the basis of my laziness I’ll save time a update the whole month in one go.

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The first fix electrics are now completed and plumbing is to follow over the next couple of weeks. The scaffolding that is needed for inserting the velux windows into the roof, patching up the few slipped tiles, sorting out the gutters & ventilation and working on the two upstairs windows is in place. It’s really looking like a building site now.

If you enjoyed that post, then read these...

Rock ‘n’ Roll ... take 2 on July 26th, 2007
From the back of the barn, along one side of the 'garden' (the enclosed area to the back of the barn) runs a mortared stone built wall.

Where have all the builders gone? Part 2 on July 2nd, 2007
Déjà vu….

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain.... on July 24th, 2007
Seems to me that the negativity around the recent 'British Monsoons' is getting out of hand.

Oak Beam ~ The Movie on January 14th, 2008
Inspired by my first outing onto YouTube and dazzled by the 143 people who've so far taken the time to watch the minute long tour of the ground floor of the barn that I've subjected treated them to, I thought I'd give it another go.

Firm Foundations? on July 20th, 2007
I’ve had a few concerns about the foundations of the barn, specifically how much of the soil that has built up around the walls we will be able to clear to install new drains and discourage damp without exposing the foundations.

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