Big Crane, Heavy Steels

That's what you'd have seen if you came down my road yesterday morning. (At least if you were walking - if you were driving, you'd have seen one which said 'Road Closed'). Yesterday, was 'Crane' day. We've been waiting a long long time for this to happen - we had to close off the street to get a big crane in to lift up all sorts of steel beams and propping equipment (to stop the flats falling down).


You might wonder what on earth we're doing (we've thought the same thing a few times). Basically, in the re-design of the flat, we decided to make 2 structural changes - both of which should make a large impact on the living space. One is opening up the kitchen so that more light comes into it - currently we have a really light front room and a surprisingly dark kitchen. The other change is removing a wall in the bathroom so we can have a shower there.

Are these changes 'eco'? Well not really, but also yes. The improvements we're making to the flat should see it through a long while - and the structural ones should reduce the need for changes in the future. We went through a lot of agony deciding how best to make use of the strange floorplan the flat had, and how to turn it into a long term home. Aside from that, bringing light into the kitchen should make a big difference!