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Planning our loft conversion

January 8, 2023

So, after 12 years of thinking about it, we are finally getting a loft conversion done. Yay! It might have taken covid and working from home to give us that final push (or maybe shove). But I am so glad we are taking the plunge.

Planning a loft conversion

Why a loft conversion?

To put it bluntly, it was far more cost effective for us to build up to create more space, than to move house. We live in an old, average, 3 bedroom Victorian house in London. You know, one of those long but fairly thin houses with a kitchen

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20/09/2025

House Renovation

Boost Your HOME IMPROVEMENT With These Tips

mindy lavender and dog in front of house entrance

Designer, Mindy Lavender

Christopher Lee’s photograph

Most of the time, when the crew makes a discovery in the course of the demolition, the information is not good. Defective wiring, asbestos, and dry rot are just some less-than-ideal surprises. Nonetheless, the rehabilitation of this Thirties Georgian in Lengthy Seashore, California, unearthed a contented shock: A Prohibition-style room tucked behind a pivoting bookcase.

“The speakeasy dates again to Prohibition instances,” designer Mindy Laven says. “There are even authentic liquor labels from the Thirties on the partitions, together with handwritten notes scribed from previous visitors.”

Everybody was on board preserving the sudden discover,

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11/05/2025

House Renovation

Canine Pleasant Journey to Virginia Metropolis

Not each city we journey to is canine pleasant, not to mention canines welcoming however Virginia Metropolis Nevada loves canines and invitations you to deliver them if you go to. In any case, the canines had been round throughout Virginia Metropolis’s heyday. It simply is smart they’re now too!

From canine pleasant locations to remain to canine pleasant sights, we have all the data that you must plan your go to to Virginia Metropolis together with your finest furry pal!

The place to stick with your Canine in Virginia Metropolis

Virginia Metropolis has a few nice canine pleasant decisions of

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05/05/2025

House Renovation

Jonnie Irwin shares Mad Men-style home makeover amid incurable cancer battle | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV

Jonnie Irwin has shared photos of his impressive Mad Men-style home makeover.

Taking to Instagram today, the presenter showcased a “virtually unused part of the house” following a major transformation.

He wrote: “Phase 1 complete. Previously a cold virtually unused part of the house has been transformed whilst in keeping with the original 60’s character.

“The main difference has been to punch through the south-facing wall and create an enormous view onto the garden via a bespoke @alunag_aluminiumsupplier window.”

Jonnie went on: “This idea rightfully had its doubters but I think the gamble has paid off. Replacement windows and sliding

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22/07/2023

House Renovation

#DreamTeam linky – 25th June 2023

June 25, 2023

Welcome to the #DreamTeam linky! A fab place to share your writing, read what others have been up to, and share a bit of blog love! Come join us…

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Is anyone else melting?? In true Brit style I can’t wait for summer, then when it arrives in all it’s sunshine… I hide. Behind my fans!

I’m not sure if this makes sense, but in London it’s super stuffy with the heat at the moment. Not like the clean heat you get when you are on holiday, but more the kind that feels heavy and full

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02/07/2023

House Renovation

These 6 Renovations Are Worth the Yearly Cost

How much do you spend on yearly home maintenance? In GOBankingRates’ 2023 real estate survey, nearly 30% of existing homeowners surveyed said they spend between $500 and $2,000 per year. Of the age ranges who respondents, the highest percentage belongs to homeowners ages 65 and over, at 48%.

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It’s OK not to conduct certain types of home maintenance each year, but some types of maintenance and renovations should

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20/06/2023

House Renovation

White House pushes for renewal of electronic surveillance law provision | Biden administration

The White House is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to renew a section of electronic surveillance law which permits the government to conduct targeted surveillance of foreign persons located outside the US.

The provision, known as section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), is set to expire at the end of the year. But its renewal is facing pushback from privacy advocates and lawmakers, some citing examples in which law enforcement search requests were misused to conduct illegal surveillance on US citizens.

On Monday, Joe Biden’s administration circulated examples showing the US had used electronic surveillance under section

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20/06/2023

House Renovation

Here’s what’s going on with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment

The Republican Party in Texas has been thrown into a bit of turmoil in recent weeks as the Republican-controlled Legislature took the extraordinary step of impeaching Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, who is also a Republican.

Paxton is now only the third official to ever be impeached in Texas history, and he will soon face trial in the state Senate.

Late last month, lawmakers formally accused him of breaking the law, abusing his office, accepting bribes and obstructing justice, and, as dictated by the state constitution, their subsequent impeachment immediately removed him from office pending the results of the

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04/06/2023