Bulgaria Renovations Ltd

Cost to move electric meter outside your Bulgarian property

2012-01-23T03:25:00.000-08:00

I have been informed by E.ON that the total cost to move the electric meter outside our property and upgrade the mains cable running to our house will be 106.50 Lev and can be paid for in these locations.

Village/Town Address Opening Hours

Gorna Oryahovitsa 4, Yanko Boyanov Str 07.00-18.45

Gorna Oryahovitsa 6, G. Izmirliev square – Central post 07.00-18.00

Gorna Oryahovitsa 10, V. Grancharov Str. – Post office 1 08.00-12.00 13.00-16.30

Veliko Tarnovo 1, Hristo Botev Str. – Central post 07.00-18.30

Veliko Tarnovo 1 G, Prof. I. Yanulov Str. - Post office 5 07.30-12.00 13.30-16.00

Veliko Tarnovo 33, Bulgaria Str. - Post office 6 07.30-12.00 13.30-16.00

Veliko Tarnovo Buzludja Quar.- Post office 8 07.30-12.00 13.30-16.00

Veliko Tarnovo 4, N. Gabrovsky Str 07.30-18.00

Pavlikeni 7, Al. Stamboliysky Str 07.30-17.00

Once again www.merlin-bg.com have come to the rescue and offered to pay for the bill on our behalf so that the power cable and meter move can be carried out quickly. Good news the rewire is completed apart from the final testing post mains upgrade.

LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS PLEASE READ

2012-01-23T03:05:00.000-08:00

ONIONS! I had never heard this!!!

PLEASE READ TO THE END: IMPORTANT

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.

The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser. She said that several years ago, many of her employees were coming down with the flu, and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.

Now there is a P.S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmer's story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia, and, needless to say, I was very ill... I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put it into an empty jar, and place the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened
just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

This is the other note.

Lots of times when we have stomach problems we don't know what to blame. Maybe it's the onions that are to blame. Onions absorb bacteria is the reason they are so good at preventing us from getting colds and flu and is the very reason we shouldn't eat an onion that has been sitting for a time after it has been cut open.

LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

Ed, who was our tour guide, is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially-made mayo is completely safe. "It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the summer picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table, and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that, when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the ONIONS, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.

It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!). Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions.

Please remember it is dangerous to cut an onion and try to use it to cook the next day, it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates toxic bacteria which may cause adverse stomach infections because of excess bile secretions and even food poisoning.

Please pass this on to all you love and care about.

Happy New Year From Bulgaria Renovations Ltd

2011-12-31T03:10:00.000-08:00

Пожелавам на всички мои приятели много щастлива и успешна Нова година

E.ON's details in Bulgaria for energy issues

2011-12-30T09:53:00.000-08:00

We have been informed by www.merlin-bg.com that our property might require a electrical mains upgrade to cope with modern day living. If you have the same issue please find E.ON's details below. I sent them an email to which they replied and if provide them with the last owners name they can expedite our request and send out an engineer to check the mains supply.

Once again Diana has offered her services to contact the last owner to provide E.ON with the details required. This is all taking place under the watchful eye of www.merlin-bg.com who are undertaking the project management of our renovation.

Call centre 0700 161 61
at the price of a city call

e-mail at service@eon-bulgaria.com

Link to the E.ON website below:-

http://www.eon-bulgaria.com/english/customers/household_customers/contacts.htm

Merry Christmas everyone from www.bulgaria-ltd.com

2011-12-23T06:19:00.000-08:00

Rewire starting on 26th December 2011

2011-12-23T05:43:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Diana, her father and www.merlin-bg.com the rewire of our house starts on the 26th December. Diana and her father managed to find a reputable electrician at Bulgarian prices which I must say is becoming harder to do as the locals are starting to inflate their prices for us Expats due to price creep.

If you are looking for a property in Bulgaria then it would be wise to make your purchase and renovation sooner rather than later as the price creep will continue as it has in Portugal, Spain etc over the coming years. I can with hand on heart recommend www.merlin-bg.com as a reputable and honest company to help you bring your Bulgarian dreams to fruition.

I will of course keep you posted on the progress of the electrician and oh yes the bathroom installation, plastering etc as pictures become available from www.merlin-bg.com

More great progress from www.merlin-bg.com

2011-12-13T12:01:00.000-08:00

Well it's only been 2 days since the double glazing got installed and now look how busy Andy has been from www.merlin-bg.com property management services. If you look at the earlier pictures you will see there were tiles and wood on the walls which have all now been removed ready for the new plaster.

Once again I can't sing the praises of www.merlin-bg.com loud enough, no rip-off prices and work that is of top-notch quality. Kept up to date via Skype, email and pictures as you can see, if you also enjoy the country lifestyle and have had enough of paying through the nose to live a decent life then why not visit www.merlin-bg.com and see what great properties are available.

I'm sure I will be posting more pictures very soon so please remember to follow my blog.

Double Glazing Fitted

2011-12-11T02:17:00.000-08:00

Well it's only a couple of weeks since we had our quote for double glazing all the windows in the house and if you remember www.merlin-bg.com and Diana managed to get the best price in town which was £1080 removal/fitment with mosquito nets and window sills. Well I am glad to report that the work has now been carried out with minimal finishing to be completed post installation which I'm sure the local plasterer www.melin-bg.com have found will soon complete the finishing touches.

What can we say except once again many thanks to the great team www.merlin-bg.com who have undertaken our renovation namely Andy, Merceller and Diana, excellent work once again everyone.

Granted permission from our local Mayor to install a septic tank

2011-12-09T03:17:00.000-08:00

We have been granted permission from our local Mayor to install a septic tank, this is great news and all our praise goes to www.merlin-bg.com and Diana for making this possible. Bespoke double glazing being installed over the next few days, we will add pictures as they become available. Once again www.merlin-bg.com have proved their capability to get things done and we would like to pass on our gratitude to Andy, Merceller and Diana for their outstanding achievements.

We are looking forward to visiting to our Bulgarian home; hopefully enjoying a nice meal and a few drinks with the merlin-bg team. If you fancy the sort of country life where you have a huge home and land to grow your own fruit and veg and keep animals of various types then why not visit www.merlin-bg.com and see which properties are available.

VT Times - English language community information for the Velico Tarnovo area

2011-12-03T06:13:00.000-08:00

VT Times - English language community information for the Velico Tarnovo area

Here is the name of our lawyer 100% trustworthy

2011-11-26T04:40:00.000-08:00

Here is the name and address of the lawyer we used to set-up our company and house purchase, Her name in English is Nora and she is a very nice lady who speaks very good English. She was a pleasure to meet and we look forward to seeing her in the near future.

адв.Нора Недялкова, гр.В.Търново, ул."Хан Аспарух" №2,А
0888 388 318; 0878 388318; 062/650240

lawyer Nora Nedialkova, town V.Tarnovo, 2, A, str."Han Asparuh"0888 388 318; 0878 388318; 062/650240

Re-wire Quote from www.merlin-bg.com

2011-11-22T08:13:00.000-08:00

More great news from www.merlin-bg.com we have just got the quote for a full re-wire of the property which will include all lighting, sockets and switches 1300 LEV which at today's exchange rate is £573.00. Once again a massive thanks to Andy, Merceller and Diana for getting the best quote in town.

If you are looking for a property in Bulgaria then I can recommend www.merlin-bg.com as a reputable company to help you bring your dream to fruition.

Double glazing quote

2011-11-16T02:04:00.000-08:00

Well thanks to Andy from www.merlin-bg.com and Diana we now have a couple of quotes for the double glazing of 11 various size windows which you can see in the pictures of the property. This includes window sills, mosquito nets, removal and installation. I am very pleased to say the cost is 2500 Lev or in sterling it comes to around £1080 try and match that in the UK or any where else in Europe. Lets not forget these are bespoke and not off the shelf.

I will upload pictures once installed, this once again proves that www.merlin-bg.com are true to their word in assisting with the renovation of our property post purchase and I can honestly say they as a team are second to none. If you wish to find out more about properties available in our quaint village and fancy a grow your own lifestyle with great neighbors and peaceful surroundings then contact Andy and Merceller via www.merling-bg.com and say that you were prompted to inquire via AJ's website.

11.11.11 What a great day the house is now officially our's today

2011-11-11T09:39:00.000-08:00

Great news, the house in Bulgaria is now officially our's, many thanks to Andy, Merceller, Nora and Rossen for making it all possible :-) Just waiting for one more double glazing quote and the the renovation begins. Hurry up Summer we got some painting to do ;-)

Looking forward to our double glazing man to visit

2011-11-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

Looking forward to our double glazing man to visit, Andy has arranged a visit from a couple of double glazing firms to price up 10 windows of various sizes. I'll let you know the price as soon as I have it I'm sure you will be very shocked as it will be much, much cheaper than the rest of Europe also they are all bespoke.

www.merlin-bg.com are taking care of everything for us at great rates, Andy Hellen as stated previously is Ex UK Army and I trust him to get the best price's possible. His knowledge and contacts are such a valuable asset and his wife Marceller is there to ensure all finances are correct and managed. I could not ask for a better team for our support and renovation. I will keep this blog updated as the project moves along so keep checking back.

If you have pictures of a renovation project in Bulgaria please add them to this blog the more the better as everything helps people to find the best team for their renovation and company set-up etc.

Here is the name and address of the lawyer we used to set-up our company and house purchase, Her name in English is Nora and she is a very nice lady who speaks very good English. She was a pleasure to meet and we look forward to seeing her in the near future.

адв.Нора Недялкова, гр.В.Търново, ул."Хан Аспарух" №2,А
0888 388 318; 0878 388318; 062/650240

lawyer Nora Nedialkova, town V.Tarnovo, 2, A, str."Han Asparuh"0888 388 318; 0878 388318; 062/650240

Garden Clearing and Winter Vine Wrapping Underway By www.Merlin-bg.com

2011-10-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

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Great job carried out by Andy, Merceller, Bradley and Diana, all the vines are now ready for the winter and unwanted vines removed. Great teamwork www.merlin-bg.com keep up the great work

Our Home In Patresh Bulgaria Being Renovated By www.Merlin-bg.com

2011-10-28T02:44:00.000-07:00

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Our New Home In Patresh Bulgaria

2011-10-27T15:58:00.000-07:00

We have recently bought our first property in Patresh via a great company called www.merlin-bg.com which is run by Andy (Ex UK Army) and his wife Merceller who have lived in Patresh for over two years. The purchase went very smooth due to their attention to every detail, our company was setup in two days and bank account opened etc. We have nothing but praise for this company and I hope it goes from strength to strength over the coming years. I will post pictures of the renovation as it happens and then you can judge for yourselves on the quality of work provided by this company.

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2011-03-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

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Bulgaria Property Renovation

2010-06-06T01:13:00.000-07:00

This website is dedicated to honest and reputable builders and renovators’ of Bulgarian properties. If you have had some quality work undertaken on your Bulgarian home then please leave a short message here with details and pictures of the work carried out. Hopefully this website will enable us all to find the right people to renovate our homes to a high and safe standard.

If you are a Bulgarian Property sales company then please feel free to send me a link or banner to your company if you have good feedback from your customers. We do not want fly by night sales companies that just buy and do a quick paint job to make a sale. Companies like http://www.merlin-bg.com/ come to mind as they have great feedback on eBay and are very attentive to the customer’s requirements and questions.

So let’s get this website updated with your ups and downs with regards to buying and renovating Bulgarian properties. Which builders and sales teams would you recommend? Where did you buy? Did the Bulgarian dream come true for you? We all look forward to your comments and recommendations.