So we decided to move to France

: That is how I always specify my doors: This is starting to feel like a trend. I really don’t understand how someone with many years of experience in his field would think this is OK. Our renovation involves several new interior doors. On the initial design specification against which several suppliers provided quotes, we…

The usual process for specifying a feature goes like this: So we specified window boards, 38mm thick from solid wood to match the new window frames. It does look a little suspicious from the side, and from the top there is a clear and ugly join line. Naturally, we complained that this isn’t what we…

Choosing an architect is like a job interview. If they mess up, you can loose important features of your new home, you can end up needing to re-do work that you have paid for and you can end up with bills from the contractors which don’t make sense. When you are making some initial enquiries,…