Posts tagged garden

Busy week ahead…!

Nov 20th

Posted by Tim in Brooke

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Just a quick update to say that a busy week is coming up…

Progress today includes lots of ground work to prepare the way – getting a couple of rooms nearly ready to finish off when a floor sander arrives on monday!


Window sills have been painted & coving “installed” in both main bedrooms. Tomorrows job will probably need to be painting said coving, along with a freshly prepared radiator & removing all upstairs carpets!!


Finally, we’ve just about lined someone up to do battle with the garden. It’s a job that’s at the end of a long list of things that need doing but needs to be done…

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The Day after Completion…

Oct 23rd

Posted by Tim in Brooke

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Well, despite having had the keys for less than 24 hours we’ve hit the ground running on day 1!

With the aid of a massive amount of help we’ve made a start on cleaning the house from top to bottom, cutting back & clearing up the garden, starting to strip back the lounge to prepare for having walls re-skimmed, and of-course, changing locks.

The day’s also seen our first (of many) expensive trips to the nearest DIY store along with a visit from a tame kitchen fitter/supply company to measure up and arranging quotes for plastering work.

Looking around the house, that to-do list has already started to grow…

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