Big Pane

Dear Cath, we all don't know what Velux is here, timber venetian blinds? The window film stuff that looks like acid etched or sandblasted glass is available from 3M, "cystal" comes to mind but you will need to check the web. I don't think it is self adhesive though, here we use experts to install it.

Both you and Julian should put up some pictures of your renovations, always an interesting point for discussion. I still have the cottage in Ivinghoe which is basically a tiny end of terrace farm workers digs from the 19th century. There are nice views from the 2 pokey upstairs bedrooms but that's about it. The ground floor living area has very low celings, so I've been thinking about turning the whole lot upside down and taking out the second storey ceiling to expose all the trusses and put the living room up there. I can open up the windows to maximise the views and move the bedroom/s downstairs where the bathroom is. Any thoughts from anyone? I remember the plot size is about 15ft wide by 45ft deep so no room for an extension.

Nic