You will be surprised to find the wide variety of colors and shades that timber floor comes in, and you will surely find one that can blend well with your home color scheme.
DIY Disasters!
Feb 16
According to a survey of 2,000 households, 16% have damaged their homers or their property while attempting to make improvements. 20% also admitted to injuring either themselves, or someone else, while carrying out DIY. This is supported by figures from the Society for the Prevention of Accidents, which estimate 200,000 DIY enthusiasts turn up at hospital each year.
Save Energy
Nov 26
Reducing our carbon footprint and our fuel bills is high on the agenda for every home and business. For businesses there is a wealth of information, often free, about how to reduce energy and acheive Energy Compliance. However there is less available for the home owner. So for those of you who want some simple [...]
Bicycle Insurance
Oct 23
If you’ve ever had a nice bicycle stolen from your house or from where you last left it then you may have found yourself uninsured and at a financial loss.
Lease Extension
Oct 10
As long as you have owned (but not necessarily lived in) your property for at least two years, you have a right to extend your lease for an additional 90 years at a peppercorn (zero) ground rent.
Decking Care
Oct 10
The surface of timber decks becomes exposed to the elements such as sunlight, rain, snow and frost. This will inevitably lead to a deterioration of the colour if nothing else. However don’t despair you can get it back to the way it once was!
Freehold Enfranchisement
Sep 5
Individual flat owners have the right to ask the building owner to extend their lease. In addition, a group of flat owners acting together can collectively ask to purchase the freehold from the building owner.
The Timber Decking Association (TDA) has announced the publication of a new Code of Practice (CP) for the design and construction of raised timber decks. The CP has been produced to help raise the standard of deck design and construction amongst homebuilders and is tailored specifically to the quality and performance requirements expected by the National House-Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s leading standards setter and insurer of new homes.
Cheaper Home Insurance
Aug 1
Home insurance is a basic term for two different types of insurance policy. Buildings insurance to cover the construction of your property and home contents insurance to protect your valuables and other household objects.
Bathroom Lighting
Jul 20
As any interior designer will tell you, it is all very well choosing the right fixtures and fittings – It is the finishing touches and how you dress the room that can draw a scheme together