Warmth and privacy

I’d almost stopped seeing the ‘old wall’ in the living room as we have been waiting a few months for the news that the patio doors have arrived from the factory. But now we know they are in the UK and can be fitted very soon. It’s really the last big job in the house as along with the doors comes the trimming for the window’s that will mean fewer drafts all round.

However, before the glazing, the fence is being fitted. We have a perfectly good fence, it is strong and sturdy, but it’s tiny. It’s waist height, and to be honest however lovely our neighbours, we really don’t want to have a window into our lounge exposing our daily life for others to view over the garden fence.

The fence man suggested adding a top to bring it up to normal height which makes sense, so that’s what happened this week. Suddenly we are private, nobody can watch us mooch around in our PJ’s and dance like nobody is watching (when they could!). It’s going to be even more important when the patio doors go in, for now the house wall blocks most of the view, by the end of the week we will have a wall of glass with a much better view to the garden and vice versa.

Now, coping with Teams video calls while you have a wall being removed is interesting, and to be honest, challenging. My work colleagues have been very understanding and the mute button is well used, I have learnt a lesson in only speaking when I really need to, and if you know me, you know I love to talk, so it has been interesting! However, the guys from Stylish Windows arrive and the dismantling commences. To be honest, taking out the wall didn’t take too long, with a big window and only a bit of wood and boarding it wasn’t exactly back breaking. Mind you they did an amazing job at getting the new one in. It’s a big gap and by lunchtime the new frame is there, ready for the glass.

Not too long and the doors are in, the whole room looks so different. The garden really is part of the living room, we can see it all as we sit on the sofa along with the trees and beautiful birds that visit the garden. We knew we wanted to do work on the garden, but now it’s essential. It is part of our room, as is the conservatory. The conservatory really is a glass extension of the house now, not a strange add on you had to go out of the back door, thorough the breeze way door, into the garden and finally into the conservatory to appreciate; that although lovely, really was a strange add on,. Now it is a window to the world, and very obviously needs a thorough clean. But that’s for another day. I need to take the curtains up, but now at lest I can measure the correct length and we can celebrate our warmth and privacy.