Extension again - had a doorway bricked up as plan to change the window on this wall to French Doors. Made good use of the door though - better quality than the back door in the kitchen so we swapped it. The back door was better quality than the garage door - so we swapped it!

This picture shows the cracks in the extension - there were over 40 of them! The roof trusses have been stabilised, braced and reinforced and there should be no further movement (we hope!)

Main Bedroom - front window - we found it is fitted badly and has been leaking! Nicely repaired and insulated now!

Work in progress - clever trestle system - I'll remember this when painting ceilings in future!

New ceiling in the main bedroom - builders did a good job!

Main bedroom - wardrobes now removed (good storage for the garage!)

Monday 26 April

It's been a hectic 2 weeks! Spent the 13 and 14th cleaning here, and then went back to the rental property and moved out and cleaned there. We moved in here on Tuesday 20th. The removal was painful - the removal men chipped the base of my precious Terracotta warrior. However we are settling in here - the location is lovely and the neighbours are nice too. The weather has been excellent - lots of sunshine, which does make a difference to the way you feel about a place. When we moved to Devon it rained non stop for the first month - that may be one of the reasons why we didn't settle!

We are starting to plan the renovations and get quotes as well as taking time out to explore the area and enjoy visits from our daughter :-)