DIY old house renovation renovating an old timber house from 1800s in Northern Sweden

Project: building a DIY floor hatch

Building a floor hatch
As I mentioned in a previous post we've had questions marks over the ground moisture in the back corner room so to be able to keep an eye on what's happening at ground level I recently installed a floor hatch to help us monitor the ground underneath, here's how I did it.

Photos: The “Summerhouse” pre-renovation

Here’s a selection of photos of the house pre-renovation so you can see what we’re up against!! When we bought the house we started to call it “The Summerhouse” and it’s stuck, even once we live in the house year…

The renovation plan & budget

Renovation planning spreadsheet
So like most things, a renovation rarely goes to plan but nevertheless it's good to have a plan to try to cling onto, here's ours!!!