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Your Home Takes Centre Court With These Wimbledon Wallpaper Murals
June 23rd, 2016 
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Comments Off on Your Home Takes Centre Court With These Wimbledon Wallpaper MuralsRemoving limescale from your home
November 25th, 2015 admin Unlike dust and dirt which can easily be cleaned away, limescale is a persistent household annoyance, bothering homeowners everywhere. A hard white substance made mainly of calcium carbonate, it clings to our pipes, kettles, taps and more. Worse still, it can be incredibly difficult to clean away. Here’s everything you need to know: How does […]
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Tags: combimate, DIY tip, limescale build up, Removing limescale Comments Off on Removing limescale from your homeEverything you ever needed to know about taps
July 31st, 2014 admin You might think that taps are pretty simple contraptions. They’re the kind of thing that we take for granted – after all, there’s not a day where you don’t use a tap at least once. Yet many bathroom design experts will tell you that there’s more to taps than meets the eye. This is something […]
Posted in DIY Tips, Home Improvements Tags: Basin taps, Bath filler, Bath or shower mixer, Bath taps, bathrooms, Monobloc basin tap, Pop-up waste, Shower mixer valves, sink, Thermostatic Comments Off on Everything you ever needed to know about tapsBathrooms – Three Quick & Easy Upgrades
February 6th, 2014 admin In design terms, you should always be searching for that distinctive edge that sets your bathroom apart, whether it is in terms of function or style. Designers and stockists know this too, and tend to integrate their product ranges to ensure there is always a standard option at base with the embellishments clearly delineated for […]
Posted in DIY Products, DIY Tips, Home Improvements Tags: bar mixer showers, bathroom utilities, Bathrooms – Three Quick & Easy Upgrades, DIY, LED shower head, Shower heads, showers. fitting a shower, Thermostatic, thermostatic mixer shower Comments Off on Bathrooms – Three Quick & Easy UpgradesPower Up Your Bathroom
December 18th, 2013 admin It might seem something akin to recommending open fireplaces in petrol stations, but I cannot urge you enough to introduce more electricity into your bathroom. I’m not for one second advocating you shift your fridge, toaster or Playstation 4 in there (though, with some tweaking, all three could be (dangerous) genius) but should consider […]
Posted in DIY Products, DIY Tips, Home Improvements Tags: blog for DIY, DIY info, Electric radiators, heated towel rail, Mirrors, open fireplaces, Power Up Your Bathroom, Rads & Rails, Shower Enclosures, UK Comments Off on Power Up Your BathroomMorrisons teams up with B&Q for new Store
August 8th, 2013 admin A pioneering new outlet is destined for Staffordshire that will see a DIY store combine with a supermarket. B&Q and Morrisons will joine forces in a combined facility in Meir Park. If the venture is given planning permission it will represent fresh competition for neighbouring supermarkets Tesco and Aldi. At the moment, the site is […]
Posted in Builders Merchants, DIY News, DIY Stores, Garden Centres, Home Improvements Tags: B&Q, Blog About DIY, DIY blog, DIY store UK, DIY trade news, DIY UK, Do It Yourself, Morrisons teams up with B&Q for new Store, UK news Comments Off on Morrisons teams up with B&Q for new StoreHow to Lay Laminate Flooring
February 22nd, 2013 admin Part 1 of 3 – Preparation If you’re not too well-acquainted with DIY, laying a new floor can seem like an impossible task. But don’t give up yet! This three-part guide will teach even total DIY novices how to lay laminate flooring by breaking the job up into small, manageable stages, and explaining them in […]
Posted in Builders Merchants, DIY Products, DIY Stores, DIY Tips, Home Improvements Tags: a Knocking Block, carpet underlay, concrete subfloor, Cork expansion strips, DIY, DIY blog, DIY novices, DIY Tips, Drill, fibreboard underlay, Fine-toothed saw, Fine-toothed saw/ Jigsaw with appropriate laminate blade, Floor Spacers, Floormaker, hammer, High Performance Underlay, How to Lay Laminate Flooring, Jigsaw, laminate blade, laminate flooring, laying a new floor, locking system, measuring the room, moisture resistance, nails, Pencil and Ruler, Pipe covers and Rosettes, Polyfoam underlay, Preparation, price, Protective knee pads, Pull Bar, Scotia edging, screws, style, subfloor, Tape measure, texture, thickness, Threshold strip – T Bar or Reducer, Underlay, wood subfloor Comments Off on How to Lay Laminate FlooringTips for Being Energy Savvy in the Home
February 19th, 2013 admin With the cost of electric and gas rising faster than inflation, many of us are putting ourselves into debt to keep warm this winter or just simply going without. Energy regulator Ofgem has found that in the last three months, providers have trebled their profits, hitting us with an average yearly dual bill of […]
Posted in DIY Tips, Energy Saving, Home Improvements Tags: burning of fossil fuels, carbon footprint, cost of electric and gas rising faster than inflation, doors and window frames, Draught excluders, energy efficient, Energy Efficient Home, Energy regulator Ofgem, Energy saving bulbs, Energy Suppliers, energy-saving grant, free cavity wall and loft insulation, free solar panels, greenhouse gas emissions, halogen oven, increasing levels of carbon dioxide, switching off lights and appliances, thermostat, Tips for Being Energy Savvy in the Home, uSwitch.com, washing machine Comments Off on Tips for Being Energy Savvy in the HomeGuide to Roof Damage and Repairs
November 6th, 2012 admin British winters can be harsh and very windy. During stormy weather, roof tiles can become cracked and loose, and an regular problem is slates falling off. It’s important that boken slates are fixed quickly and leaving it will only result in a hefty repair bill in the future. A damaged roof will eventually lead to […]
Posted in Building Firms, DIY Tips, Health & Safety, Home Improvements Tags: badly maintained roof, Blog About DIY, broken roof, Broken tiles, builders, cracked slate, damaged roof, damp, dehumidifier, DIY blog, electrical appliances in the home, Emergency repairs, Emergency roof repairs, exterior damage, fix a broken roof, Guide to Fixing Roof Damage during Storms, household insurance, Insurance, insurance company, leaking roof, loose tiles, Myredlandroof, plastic sheets, property, roof repairs, roof tiles, roofer, roofers, roofing, roofing contractor, roofing contractor Glasgow, roofing contractors, roofing contractors in Glasgow, roofv, scaffolding, storm damage, tiles, UK, winter weathering Comments Off on Guide to Roof Damage and RepairsHow to rewire your home safely
October 24th, 2012 admin Every year British households are wasting millions of pounds on DIY mishaps and it is an expense that in the current economic climate, quite frankly is hard to justify. As a result: 14% wished later on that they had called a professional to do the task that they themselves had failed. Interestingly, the differences of […]
Posted in Building Firms, DIY Tips, Home Improvements Tags: bad workmanship, Blog About DIY, British households, cast iron switches, certificate for the work, circuits, DIY, DIY blog, DIY blogs, DIY emergencies, DIY mishaps, electrical rewiring, electrician, electricity, emergency situation, Every Home, failed DIY, faulty wiring, fuse box, health and safety, Home repair specialists, households, How to rewire your home safely, lights, London, national safety standard for electrical installations, overheating outlets, plugs, rewirable fuses, rewire, rewiring, sockets, sockets and lights, switches, wiring Comments Off on How to rewire your home safely
