Old terraces in South Wales look great and they can be a really good buy, however they can also bring their fair share of headaches as your keen-ness to improve the house and make it your home takes hold. Many …
Buying an old terrace house? Fore warned is fore armed! Read more »
Underfloor vents are really important for the health of your home. The airflow that is facilitated keeps any excess moisture from the ground away from your floor joists, thus helping to keep them damp and rot free. It is really …
I watched with interest the TV programme DIY SOS this week. Working on a building in Cirencester for a family with a very allergic and depressed daughter. The whole build concept was stressing the need for a clean, dust free …
Every house needs ventilation, after all we need fresh air to breathe and we also want to extract stale air to remove excessive moisture, smells etc. However we don’t want gales blowing through the house taking away all of our …
Trickle vents? A necessary draught in an energy aware world Read more »
Sun pipes or light tubes are effectively holes in your roof connected to a ceiling inside. They are designed to bring in natural light into otherwise dark areas of a building. This is of course the best quality light free …
The World Health Organisation recognise Sick Building Syndrome as a real issue and have written a number of reports on it. With the interiors of buildings being in the news of late I thought that it was worth throwing a …
