Autumn Update Newlands - 3rd October 2016

Here is an update on the Historic Building project we have been undertaking in the Newlands Valley. This project has been as challenging as it has been rewarding; every element of this r...
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Newlands Update Summer - 7th July 2016

This project has been as challenging as it has been rewarding as every element of this renovation is bespoke and complex. Due to the nature of the building the highest level of sensitivity must b...
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Listed Building Project Newlands - 4th March 2016

Listed Building Project Newlands We have the great privilege to be working on a listed Building in the Newlands valley. The owners are keen for a sympathetic restoration that maintains and enhance...
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Happy New Year 2014 - 8th January 2014

Hello and welcome to my blog, I know its been a little while since my last blog but its been a busy year and I just wanted to bring you up to date with what???s been happening.   We have...
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Unique Project in Sawrey on the West Side of Lake Windermere - 4th January 2014

The project has been to demolish an existing garage and build a new garage that incorporates some accommodation and a boat store. Initially the site had to be excavated, this involved some heavy wor...
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A New Year - 18th February 2013

Well i cant believe its mid February already, Christmas and New Year came and went and before  we knew it another working year was upon us. It started well at Bowness,the old building was ...
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Merry Christmas 2012 - 18th December 2012

I really cant believe how quickly November came and went,with a good mixture of weather thrown in, Plenty of rain but between all that a nice but brief spell of cold frosty days, The lakes are an awe...
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Build an Ark - 5th December 2012

Its quiet possible our next project maybe to build an Ark,its been so so wet this summer. We finally got the roof complete at Grizebeck,three sun pipes have been installed to the rear roof section ...
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Lots of rain and a charity mountain bike ride. 4C4C ( 4 coasts for charity) - 1st November 2012

We had a dry week for putting the roof on at Grizebeck and that's been about it,apart from the odd  half dry day,tough times and i cant remember a summer like it . At Grizebeck the old flat r...
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Mill Gate,Grizebeck,Coniston and the Little grey Fergey. - 30th September 2012

Its been a productive month again despite the weather. Mill Gate garage/boiler house is finally coming  out of the ground despite only working on the project with the lads nights and w...
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Twin Peaks - 27th August 2012

Its ironic both the Coniston house and the Grizebeck extension are at the same stage requiring a roof. Grizbeck is moving along nicely ,the first floor joists went in 2 weeks ago quickly followed by ...
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Summer gone in a Flash ( Flood) - 12th July 2012

I have to say the weather is driving us mad. it makes our job very very difficult for ground works but the boys are doing well ,very rarely do they complain and the jobs are progressing...
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Old boys and boulders - 26th June 2012

The Grizebeck Farmhouse  got off to a good start with demolition of the existing and excavations for the new extension well underway. The old building came down easy with the use of a 3 ton machi...
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Holker and a new team - 16th June 2012

I am beginning to think we have had our summer early in the year. its gone quiet cold and we are back to difficult building conditions again ,with the return of the rain ,sites are very quickly t...
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Pup and pebble - 5th June 2012

  ??? Sam the pup The week got off to a great start with plenty to do, the under pinning at Grizebeck  got well under way....
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