Fireplace nightmare

We totally agree with you!

But need to think about it - based on the whole cost v's effect thing

We'll sort it out soon!!!

G and R

FIREPLACE DILEMA???

Here is the dilema - the fire itself is black but only three months old - therefore not really worth replacing (which would cost about £500 to do). However the bricks are nasty. The really cheap and horrid option is to paint the bricks. We were thinking of a light grey slate effect tile to cover the nasty brick surround and a simple modern mantle piece (the modern mantle pieces are about £600). If anyone has any other ideas then we would really appreciate it .

We are trying to turn an ugly but new fire into a modern masterpiece at a fraction of the cost - also going to look for white coals. Not like the fire in the last house we know but comprimises have to be made somewhere!!!

WHILST I WAS OUT PLAYING LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!!!

Ok so off I went for a play in a force six in the solent on the yacht to Bembridge (Gavin and George's second home) - which I would of loved to have seen but as they know you only have a couple of hours before you HAVE to get out otherwise you hit the bottom (i.e NO WATER!).

And what do I arrive to - Our new workshop!


As you can see somebody has already been busy - not me. Tools on the right and on the left is my very own, sail and windsurf storage area (once the alarm is put in, for now they are in Jay's bedroom)

Ok so I may have one sail in it but my precious new windsurf kit is on the bed for now.

We need a bit of input on the fireplace design so will post a few pictures and ideas (please keep cost in mind as we are trying to save money on it) - hope to do it after dinner as long as I don't have winch arms from the boat...

A RELAXING SUNDAY

We started with this at the side of the house - very rotten but still didn't want to come down easily.

Then an angry man decided it had to go (well both of us actually, its just he can't work the camera!)

Then in a couple of hours - car port has been beamed up to space and the concrete pressure washed, guttering and sofits all cleaned. All this before Midday, so a spot of lunch and then what can we do to relax a little more of a Sunday.

hmmm lets think - I know lets try and kill the bathroom next...

Well it had this horrid wallpaper so lets get rid of it...

Ok it didn't quite stop there - got rid of the carpet, bashed a few tiles about before the ceilings are skimmed this week. Still wasn't relaxing enough so filled about 100 holes in the walls around the house and now awaiting the new workshop that is being put up tomorrow in place of the car port.

Not bad for a relaxing Sunday really!

N.B

Don't forget to click on the pictures to enlarge them...

LOOK AT THE STORM THAT'S ON ITS WAY UP TO YOU ALL

Here is another photo of me playing with the new camera. I have to say that the cloud that comes in quite spectacular.

I promise to update the blog a bit more now that I have the new camera to play with, the only difficulty is that it takes me about half an hour to sign into the blog because I can remember the password but struggle with the user name - yes I would write it down but once again I don't know how I got into it.

Shall keep trying!

FINALLY MANAGED TO GET BACK INTO THE BLOG!

OUR FIRST FINISHED FLOWER BED (YES MAINLY ROSS BUT I DID THE PLANTING!)
I WENT WINDSURFING AT HAYLING ISLAND FOR A FEW HOURS AND LOOK WHAT I CAME BACK TO! LOOK AT THE MESS IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW!

MIND YOU I WAS PROBABLY LONGER THAN I THOUGHT AS GOT TALKING TO A LOVELY LADY CALLED DEBORAH.

SUNDAY 3rd Aug

The debut windsurfing trip at Hill Head is today! Hopefully if Ross and Julie manage to drag themselves away from the outlet centre at Gunwarf Quays then you may even have a picture (how dull for you all I know but I'm excited)