self-build
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Barny Update – Interior Design
I’m not getting ahead of myself. This isn’t me adorning my 3D designs with cushions and…
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Barny Update – Weatherproof by Winter?
With the days drawing in the push is on to wrap our barn up snug before…
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Barny Update – my stairway to heaven
I’m all about stairs this week. It started so well because, for once, I knew (almost)…
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Barny Update
I realise it’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted progress on our barn conversion and…
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Plain Barny – Project (mis)management
I’ll admit I’ve snorted at the fees demanded by architects to project manage a build. I’m…
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Trusses and purlins and joists… Ooh, look at that view!
We’ve got them all in the barn, but I struggle to pinpoint exactly which one is…
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Plain barny – Grand designs, less than inspiring vision
In hindsight, maybe I should have learnt how to read a plan before we started building. We…
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Building the dream ~ solid foundations and sewage pipes
“They built them to last back then.” Our sturdy little barn got the thumbs up from…
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Building the Dream – builders on site!
I thought you might like to share the adventure as The Farmer and I embark on…
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Plain Barny
We live a jammy, comfortable life in a lovely home with running water, central heating and…