Converting a loft into a bedroom is an easy way to add more space for guests, or a growing family. Find design ideas and inspiration for your loft conversion.
Mood is the feeling or atmosphere of a text perceived by thereader.It is often created by the author’s use of imagery and word choice. When Laura Ingalls Wilder describes fall in Silver Lake as “From east to west, from north to south, and as far up into the blue sky as eyes could...
When we were living in our first home in Utah 9 years ago, we have a photo of me laying on a canopy bed in a Crate & Barrel store, dreaming away. The re ...
Inspecting older buildings like the one in your photos was long a special interesst of mine, though I'm now retired from that service. An inspection from the foundation upwards is what you'd want. If there is no real foundation or if much of the framing is rotted and damaged, there'...
installed.The two most common types of loft conversion are dormer, where a dormer window is fitted to provide extra headroom (the dormer squares off the back of the roof slope), and skylight, where the loft space is converted as it is and the windows (often Velux) are flush with the ...
Steps To Building A Shed Planning a construction project takes as much time, if not more, than actually building. Things to consider are what size and style of a shed should be built. How much will the project cost. What are the building requirements for my local town and if I live in...
Dormer loft A dormer loft, which is the most affordable conversion, is usually referred to as a ‘box conversion’ due to the shape created on top of your roof. For this type, you are simply adding structure on top of the roof space rather than rebuilding or remodelling the exterior walls...
As house renovation costs play a big part in determining how much work can be done, we've put together a guide to help you stay within your means
As well as standard rear and roof extensions there are many more ways to expand your house, from small alterations to transform one corner of a room – such as installing a dormer window or juliette balcony – to more substantial changes that will add a real sense of space, such as adding...
To make up for my loss, I consoled myself with the knowledge that I’d need to build a new storage shed to house all my stuff. I’d accumulated a snow blower, lawn mower, generator and much more. It would be my second shed in 2 years. My new baby!