It's what dreams are made of and nightmares kindled: Most home owners aspire to it; some take a few tentative steps and fewer still are crazy enough to go the full hog! This blog shares some of the trials and tribulations of a major redevelopment of a 1950s home through a cataclysmic transformation which retains the best of the last Century while metamorposing the property into a design classic fit for today's living.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Living on site


Unless you've been in the middle of it, it is hard to imagine what it is like living on a building site. Thankfully, it is something most people won't have to endure, especially not over a prolonged period of time. But the constant dust, the hotchpotch of discarded nails, bits of wood and metal sticking out from the most unexpected places - looking for an innocent foot to attack, is just an "industrial" hazard you've come to accept. The good news is that we've finally managed to reclaim the main bedroom and cloakroom. The main challenge, though, is to keep the thick layers of concrete dust out of the way. It's an impossible task and the dust masks are always to hand when doing the weekly clean-out. Exciting stuff!