1st April 2018<20th August 2019 Back Lane Wildlife Corridor by Happenupon Wildlife Corridor Although we are very close to the city we are surrounded by wildlife. We have Red Kites, Owls, Woodpeckers, Jays, Woodpigeons and…
8th March 2017<20th June 2020 Coal Store by Happenupon What do we do with an old Coal Store? To the side of our house is a stone and brick extension. You can see…
29th October 2016<29th October 2016 Autumn light by Happenupon Autumn Light I have a new phone which has the best camera. It also has this little nifty feature, so please forgive my indulgence….
6th August 2016<2nd May 2017 Paving Front Of House by Happenupon Front of house The paths to the front of the house needed smartening up. We were so happy with the paving in the courtyard …
23rd May 2016<25th January 2021 Courtyard Paving by Happenupon Courtyard Paving We have decided to get creative on the courtyard space. After lots of hard work this space is now a lovely South…
16th May 2016<20th August 2019 Kerb appeal – Top 10 Tips by Happenupon How To get Kerb Appeal Our house definitely lacked kerb appeal, but like an ugly duckling we could see it’s potential. People supposedly decide…
24th January 2016<25th January 2021 New back door by Happenupon Replacing an external door We never liked our back door. It didn’t let enough light in to the room. It was too small (when…
9th November 2015<25th January 2021 Crown Lift by Happenupon Sycamore trees get a crown lift We are lucky to be surrounded by trees, many of them are very old and tall, however they…
4th October 2015<13th October 2015 The Tradesman’s Entrance by Happenupon The Tradesman’s entrance Our side door was originally the Tradesman’s entrance. For people visiting the house not grand enough to use the front door,…
29th August 2015<20th August 2019 Building our own Log Store by Paul Building a log store With two new woodburning stoves we needed a wood store. We’re in the middle of getting the Coach House roof…
14th July 2015<9th September 2019 Knock Knock by Happenupon Who’s there? We finally have a door knocker. It took a lot of work to get the door up to scratch and a few…
26th June 2015<20th March 2020 White house becomes Black house by Happenupon Penraevon goes black Finally the house has been painted. It was the first thing I wanted to do to the house (see previous post)…
27th April 2015<25th January 2021 Bay window Renovation by Happenupon Bay window renovation In the Garden Room, the bay window needed some love and care. The window bars have been taken down and the…
24th April 2015<20th August 2019 Half Painted House by Happenupon Half Painted House We are getting the outside of the house painted. We still had scaffolding up from the roofer which made painting the…
11th April 2015<4th September 2015 Porch roof by Happenupon Fibreglass Porch Roof Many problems in old houses can be traced back to roofs. Leaking felt, missing tiles, holes in the leading, corroded drain pipes,…
24th March 2015<20th August 2019 Railings by Happenupon Replacing cast iron Railings Once upon a time our house would have been surrounded by cast iron railings. There is still the evidence of…
10th March 2015<10th March 2015 Spring time 2015 by Paul Now spring is here we’re just about to get loads of work done outside. We started with the railings and the gateposts. Next the…
1st March 2015<1st March 2015 Getting it’s name back by Paul So our house has finally got it’s name back. We already blogged about getting the gate posts removed to be carved and the history…