It’s strange how a toothache often occurs at the weekend, when dentist surgeries are closed, and you wind up spending six hours in A&E allowing a dental student license to…
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I was recently forced to unpick some refurbishment work that was carried out only ten years ago! There were issues with the plumbing and heating, even though it was a…
I was invited back around to my friends house for dinner again, I knew he wanted to discuss his Victorian house, and how to go about some aspects of restoration,…
If you want to jazz up the lighting to your kitchen or dining room with a simple trick, and one that won’t break the bank, why not replace the existing…
Returning to the theme of water based problems, and how tricky it can be to resolve them, I’ve been guilty just like anybody else, of at first trying to ignore…
One of the most repeated problems I am asked to resolve, is the tricky problem of black spot, most commonly found in the bathroom, and kitchen, where exists the ideal…
I was at my sister’s house recently for a wonderful Sunday lunch, her dining room is effectively a large conservatory across the rear of the house overlooking farmland. The sun…
I received another invite to dinner at my friend’s house, and as I suspected, he quizzed me with a barrage of questions, regarding his once beautiful Victorian period home. Unfortunately…
Bifolding doors make a big impact in a home, usually in terms of a significantly improved rear aspect and in also terms of the valuation of the property. Simply put,…
I wrote recently that I would talk rentals. Rented out property can be a very good investment, both from rising property prices, and a good rental return (yield). It is…