The Bungalow Blogger

Well, we're now firmly in to November, and the temperate has certainly dropped! We've had a few frosty mornings, and without a central heating system, trying to keep the house warm is proving costly! The log burner has certainly been a bit of a saviour, and although the lounge is still far from finished we've spent many days and evenings sitting in front of it. We've also caved and really started to use the electric heaters in the key rooms (predominantly the master bedroom), but  the house is cold....! Both of us can see our own breath when in the bathroom...and there is condensation and dampness forming...the utility room has gone as low as 6 degrees (I think even the fridge is shivering)...and so, it's time to start solving the cold problem! If you've followed us from the beginning and watched any of our YouTube videos, you'll know we have all sorts of plans for renovating our beloved bungalow (an update blog to follow in the coming weeks) and as p...

If you've been reading my blog posts, you'll know that we've been sort of renovating our lounge (more by accident than design) in order to enable us to install a log burner for the winter. The 1960's bungalow that we finally purchased in May 2017 doesn't benefit from central heating (just individual electric heaters), and there is no mains gas to the property. While we've been making decisions on the best route forward for a central heating system, we thought we'd crack on an install a log burner to give us a source of heat, and also because a fireplace with log burner is sympathetic to the house, the style we are looking to go for and it's stunning country village surroundings. We were fortunate that there was already a chimney and constructional hearth in place, so it was a case of getting rid of the original decorative fireplace and opening up the original fireplace to accommodate a burner.  The original decorative fireplace - for a ...