Fungus...
Blame this one on Emma.... I'm now officially Fungus - apparently crawling around under old damp houses, and finding outbreaks of slimy fungus in cellars, attics and outhouses puts me firmly in Fogeyland!
Most of you will know me as Pete from Heritage House - but that's all a bit boring and normal.. I'm anything but that. This week I've looked at a crumbling old house near Hereford with a timber frame that was a bit rotten and fungus prone, a beautiful old Georgian manor house near Coventry with ever so wobbly brickwork, and an old shop in a Shropshire village that was awfully damp. The great thing about this job is that I meet all sorts of funny people..
Last week, I was talking to one of my clients - conversation got a bit strained and people called him in the background - apparently he was in Buck House about to get a gong for services to something - he called back an hour or so later from the party... This week we've had a call from a tax haven about a string of properties that are 'damp'. Apparently I'm flying out to fix them at some point soon. Last week we had a call from Malta - a damp old castle - how to fix it. I'm waiting for the tickets so Em and I can have a holiday.
Two clients are well known authors - good fun talking with them - there's never a dull moment, and always lots of crazy ideas flying around the table. Lovely houses too - creative people like crumbly old houses with problems.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this blog - I've tried Twitter but its too short - I want to ramble about the houses - the problems - my thoughts about old properties and what people do to them. Maybe this is the place - random ramblings from a fogey :-)
