This is a key factor in doing work to ones home. We look for various things in a builder: Cleanliness Availability Recommendations from others Skills / competence Price Trustworthiness What we don’t look for is any underpinning knowledge of buildings. …
Boilers have been replaced at a amazing rate over the past few years. Registered Social Landlords have a responsibility to ensure that their stock have energy efficient boilers and the Government recently had an incentive scheme for replacing the really …
The delivery of heat from our boilers to the house is often an overlooked area of importance. There are a number of factors that influence choice of radiators: 1. Temperature range being produced by the heating system 2. Design of …
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One of the issues of using oil based paints in hot surfaces is that they tend to be less stable. White paint will yellow quicker and some will crack / fail. So choosing a specialised paint rather than a common …
Artex was a very common decorating material several years ago with its spirling, swirling and stippled designs still adoring houses across the land. It was used extensively on ceilings and walls, mainly to hide rough patches of plaster, damp and …
There are a variety of claims made about Insulating Paint. When you read the labels there is ‘scientific’ proof that it can save you ‘up to 25%’ on your heating needs. Now this obviously has to have a grain of …
Chalk Paint from Auro is a really economical way of producing an off-white and highly breathable finish to walls and ceilings. However, there is a catch. Whilst being almost half the price of clay paint it does not have the …
