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Sliding doors a feature of impressive Highlands property

24 November 2009
Dual-aspect windows and sky lights can ensure that a house maximises the amount of direct light that enters it.This is something that Anne English and her late husband, Professor Peter English, realised when they bought a plot of land...

Pool house steals show from $10.5m mansion

05 March 2009
A house for sale in Belle Terre for US$10.5 million (£7.4 million) may have its own guest wing, two kitchens and an elevator but it's the pool house that really steals the show, it has been reported.According to newsday.com's...

Davina's new home is bigger than Big Brother's

27 January 2009
Ulrika Johnson's triumph may have brought an end to Davina McCall's Big Brother exploits until the summer instalment, but the 41-year-old is not resting on her laurels.The TV presenter has invested £3.2 million in a country mansion,...

Retirement residents to get new glazed pool house

15 December 2008
Residents at a retirement community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are set to get a new conservatory in which to enjoy the sunny summers and crisp winters that typify the state's climate.However this will be no normal conservatory. There...

School to get new eco-friendly glazed pool-house

11 November 2008
A Chester school is to get a new state-of-the-art swimming pool encased in a timber, steel and glass pool-house, according to the Chester Chronicle.The £700,000 project to re-build the existing pool at the Queen's Lower School...

Pool house or conservatory can enhance a property

02 July 2008
A holiday lettings expert has said that house owners can not only up the value of their property, but make it a lot more attractive to prospective buyers or renters by making unique additions.When asked about what makes a property...

Underfloor heating for conservatories

02 July 2008
Ideal Homes magazine is advising readers to kit out their conservatory and pool house with underfloor heating to save wall space.Many modern, bespoke conservatories are almost completely glazed meaning there is little or no space for...