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We are starting to learn all sorts of new things since my mum has had to self isolate in her annex She has had a leg with various cuts to it which has been caused by her medication to thin her blood now means it is easy to cut herself and it does not stop easily – therefore lots of plasters the latest ones needed […]

SOCIAL ISOLATION in a granny annex In the last week we have now decided to keep apart from each other as my mum is 89 and in the vulnerable group We have 2 young children and my wife works as a nurse so a few big risks here for mum She is super frail now and I have no idea how she would have coped […]

Professional builder, experienced project manager and honest building graduate seeks those needing help to build genuine granny annexes, or to help create great multi generational living spaces’. I am not a salesman and this is not a scam site, I have a wealth of information and want to make a difference to families lives, I want to keep families together and if you need any […]

Just read about a poll by ComRes called Conversations About Care that found over 60% of people over 65 had never talked about what would happen if they could no longer live at home. Many were not going to have a conversation about where they would live either. In the United Kingdom this is a figure someone around 7 MILLION people, many of these people have no […]

When we began the annex journey my mum was apprehensive but got on with it – we had to push her into the annex almost literally at the start but it soon became her home We all started living together and enjoyed family shared life this has been going for 4-5 years now with small ups and down, little arguments but generally good In the […]

The headline on the Daily Telegraph 23 April 2018 reads elderly put at risk by severe shortage of accessible housing…. Current planning rules are fuelling a housing crisis which is forcing frail and elderly to live in dangerous housing conditions.. One of the things I have said in some of my posts is if you build your own annex and do the right things you can make […]

This might sound obvious but make sure you are prepared for all sorts once you start down the route of building or creating a granny annex When we first started our annex build we lived in a different house to my mum, we were hoping to rent a place for 6 months while the new building was finished and then to move in but due […]

A good way to add space is to use the slim side area of land found around older properties, one particular house I worked on was a 1930’s detached bungalow which had a small loft conversion. The family who bought it wanted to move to a particular area, a leafy suburb with good local facilities and schools, as they had 2 young daughters, but alone […]

It is surprising what you can fit into small space today. Looking at a long thin double garage which was a popular choice I guess in the 60’s and 70,s when cars were so much smaller but today most cars wont even fit into them, so ideal  to convert with some imagination. The first thing that strikes you about this type of conversion is often […]

The following are articles on multigenerational living with a brief description to see if you want to read more about them saga article on mgl good practical advise on MGL ownership and mortgage issues daily express survey results – lots of people would consider multi generational living find out survey results  daily telegraph article mainly on MG bathroom design  Five ways to survive a three-generation household bbc article […]