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.

Monday, February 12, 2007

WEEK 46 - Old driveway sealed forever (Delay = 30 weeks)


The old driveway is no more! After removing more than a tonne of stone, bricks and old tarmac, we've finally managed to make room for the new beech hedge, which is set to fill the gap of the old driveway. Two tonnes of topsoil, a selection of fence posts and eight metres of brushwood screening later, the gap is closed and the order for the mature beech hedge will be placed next week. With a bit of TLC, we should have a half-decent hedge within 2-3 years.