Even restricted to a Christmas bubble of three households, the festive season is still a period when we ask more of our house than at any other time of the year. Christmas and house frustrations go hand in hand like crackers and bad jokes. We’ve got solutions to fix them.

Let’s be honest, when it comes to tales of extensions and loft conversions, home renovation horror stories abound! Destabilised, frustrated and stressed are words well used when describing building and renovation projects.

So, we have now become very familiar with our homes and gardens and are noticing things that we would never have invaded our head space pre Covid. Like many other homeowners you may be racking up a mental list of snags and wants in indelible…

As part of the plan to both kick start our economy and catapult us towards our upgraded carbon neutral world, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined plans for his Green Homes Grant scheme. As we understand £2 Billion has been allocated for eco…

Here at A Mann we are delighted to hear the news that The Government are looking to overhaul the often laborious planning process. Hip hip hooray and about time too! We are all waiting with anticipation for the exact details but as we…

The ultimate 3D puzzle! Possibly the most challenging interior design puzzle, ever invented. We have to blend a floor layout, with sections (probably angled) and then get services in and out (often more of a challenge out than in) and ventilate the space. Once you have done this you need to do the final check, which is the door openings (shower door too). Just because it fits, don’t presume you can open doors. Check, check and check again.

What strange times we are now living in. A year ago the idea of queuing outside grocery shops and getting excited about finding flour would have seemed rather Russian Revolution but here we are and boy is it a different world. One significant change that we have noticed is the change in working habits. Goodbye 7 am commute (so 2019) from Tunbridge Wells and hello home office.