Firm Foundations

Firm Foundations

Firm Foundations Some followers of the Phoenix Quest appear to possess expertise in the building trade and offer ‘useful’ advice: ‘Expect the worst.’ ‘The timescales will overrun.’ ‘The budget will blow.’ Since these Doubting Thomases do not have access to a crystal...
The Windows. The Well. The Wait.

The Windows. The Well. The Wait.

 Sympathetic refurbishment. An estate agent’s cliché? Maybe. To us, restoring some period character to our home was an essential element of our architect’s brief. My business brain leads the way, backed up with enough cumulative research to support the...