One of the most dispiriting things I’ve done is to let someone talk me into visiting the swanky new and gorgeous show house on a local devleopment.    It’s nye on Continue reading

One of the joys of going to stay with relatives overseas is the tv – they always have one and it doesn’t matter where you are in the western world Continue reading

There are not so many small projects these days for the odd jobbing bulding company.  In the older days, just after the first and second world wars, there was a Continue reading

We have had some amazingly gusty weather of late.  I don’t remember in my youth having anywhere near these strengths of storm or winds, so it must be down to Continue reading

Sometimes a property needs more than just a basic lick of paint and one or two little tasks done on the uotside.  To keep your property in good order, safe Continue reading

When I think of the words Property Maintenance, it’s hard to get past one point. . . .  gutters.  I had major problems with two houses in the past;  the Continue reading

After I’d been in my large 4 bed detached for several years, I became aware of a serious damp problem under in the porch over my front door.  It’s a Continue reading

I was walking around the town nearest where I live – it’s very much set in the victorian / edwardian style when it comes to housing stock.  There are some Continue reading

When you run any kind of business, be it supplying goods from a warehouse, to services by you and your staff, there comes a time when a building has to Continue reading

There are few things that keep me awake at night – I enjoy the sleep of the just.  Head hits pillow and I’m off with the fairies until dawn.   Oe Continue reading