Another way to make space available more simply is to use what you have got in the house already without the need to build new. This project used an integral double garage which was taken out of use and rebuilt to create a very functional living space. Now it might seem unlikely that you can get what you need in such a small space but […]
Places to build around your house?
Over the years I have built loads of extensions onto people’s houses and bungalows so it gives me an excellent insight as to where you can actually fit things. I can look at a property and see where it is easier to put a wall, a bathroom a window, lots of things to help you with your design To give you an idea I plan […]
Why use me for your project?
Chatting to a few potential customers lately one question I was asked was why use me? Well if you read the pages and posts I have written they should give you a flavour of my experience but there are a couple of other main reasons I thought of: Personnel service – I am not a large company or practise and I can offer a very […]
A checklist to help get you started!!
Where do you start Well I am hoping this site will be the starting point for many people in the future. Well the first thing I did was to get a pad and write at the top of it what we were trying to achieve. Not too much detail just get down in writing your early thoughts. This I think helps you focus on what […]
Hoovering or how small things can get under your skin!
THE HOOVER SAGA This may sound so minor, so unbelievably petty as to why write about it but it just shows how simple things can occupy older people and cause the silliest of reactions in those around them, especially when you are living close together in an annex. The hoover in question is far from that, gone are the days of the paper bag, overflowing […]
Don’t underestimate the amount of work you have to do on your project,
Where do you start Well I am hoping this site will be the starting point for many people in the future. Well the first thing I did was to get a pad and write at the top of it what we were trying to achieve. Not too much detail just get down in writing your early thoughts. This I think helps you focus on what […]
A stroke and a granny annex!
My mum who lives in the annex next to us had a stroke over a year ago but it was very scary…. I don’t know on the scale of strokes how serious it was and looking around the stroke unit there were people in a really bad way, she was lucky I guess having not too serious symptoms but life had definitely changed for her […]
Vat at 5% for granny annex work
One thing I would really like to do if I could get enough people on board would be to get a question asked in Parliament about getting the VAT on work associated with housing a relative ie a granny annex taxed at 5% only not the 20% today! To do this I need to start a petition on the government website which is easy but […]
Don’t underestimate the amount of work you have to do!
The reason for writing this one is that although I have previously said our project is complete, I kind of thought it was, looking around our house I realise that although the really big stuff is completed, there are lots of smaller jobs still to be done. These small jobs mean all sorts of things but include the following: There is still money to be […]
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