> Increase Your Home Value DIY Things You Can Do On The Cheap To Increase Your Home Value Boosting the value of your home need not cost the earth. Even if you don’t have a large enough budget available to add a loft conversion, a brand-new kitchen or update your bathroom, there are plenty of low-cost DIY ways of making your home more appealing to potential buyers. For larger projects, you may decide to raise finance, for example, by using a UK mortgage calculator to determine the potential monthly costs of refinancing your home to release the required capital. Increase…

> Bathroom Downlights How to Choose Bathroom Downlights Lighting in your bathroom is likely to be quite different to the rest of the rooms in your house, and a little thought can go a long way to getting it right. Because of the way bathrooms are wired, you’ll almost certainly be using downlights, as they are generally recessed into the wall, making them easy to clean and keeping the electrics well away from any water. Here’s how you go about picking your lights: Choosing the correct downlights Design Many downlights will come with some kind of casing, which is generally…

> How to Build a Polytunnel How to Build a Polytunnel A polytunnel provides a great alternative to a greenhouse and you can often find them sold in DIY packs. These can be easily constructed by even those with limited DIY experience. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to build a polytunnel. Steps to building a Polytunnel Step One: Laying the Groundwork The first thing you’ll have to do ensure that the site you plan to build on is level. This task is best done when the ground is still soft, such as during late autumn, winter, or early spring,…

> Skip Hire Skip Hire Guide From kitchen refits to garden clearances, if you are undertaking a DIY task that will produce waste, skip hire may be the easiest and cheapest rubbish removal solution. Skip hire is popular amongst DIY enthusiasts for a number of reasons, from the convenience of being able to dispose of the waste as it is created, to the array of sizes available to suit any job. In this skip hire guide, we will explore everything you need to know about hiring a skip in the UK. Skip Hire What skip sizes are available? Skips are…

If you’re looking for a change of career, becoming an electrician could be an ideal option. It is one of the fastest growing industries and it isn’t difficult to see why so many people choose this worthwhile career. In this day and age, we rely so much upon electricity. Think about when your own electricity goes off. You can’t use a kettle, you can’t use your computer and you can’t even use the lights. You don’t realise just how much you rely upon electricity until it goes off. Electricians are always going to be in demand. Things to consider when…

> Carpet Care Post Party Clean Up – Making Your Carpet Look As Good As New If Christmas was a busy time, your home may have seen more than its ordinary share of visitors, bringing with them dirt from the outside world. January is a terrific time for new starts and a little bit of TLC can go a long way; transforming tired living spaces into a shiny, happy new home. Carpet Care England’s seasonally foul weather brings a deluge of wet and muddy shoes, children and pets into the house and your flooring is going to take the brunt…

> Maintain Floor Top Five Tips on Maintaining Your Flooring With today’s trends for cream carpets and solid wood flooring it can often be a nightmare to protect and keep clean carpets and floors without becoming obsessive. Although many of us will fork out hundreds of pounds for beautiful flooring, when it comes to its maintenance, the chemicals and methods we use can actually be more damaging than we know. In fact, the best way to protect solid wood floors from damage is to prevent it in the first place so we have compiled the top five tips below for…

> Smart Homes Smart Homes – The Future of Efficiency Rising energy costs and concerns over the impact of energy consumption on climate change has meant that there is a rapidly growing market for energy efficient systems and energy saving solutions within our home. Whilst there has been a slow increase in the number of products and services in the smart home market, the 20-20-20 targets to reduce the EU’s energy efficiency by 20% means that there is likely to be a huge increase in products and services available to the everyday consumer. Although it is impossible to predict exactly…

Make money renting out a room in your home Converting your attic is a popular and romantic idea that has had people rethinking their living space for many years; with its special charm, this space subconsciously connects to the homeowner and promotes the allure of hidden rooms and an escape, or to make some tax-free money. See Rent a room in your home: The Rent a Room Scheme – GOV.UK While there is a formal route involved in gaining permission to convert your attic or loft the technicalities are relatively straight forward and are a means of ensuring Building Regulations…

> Bathroom Makeover Bathroom Bliss Sometimes, when you’re redecorating, it can be difficult to know which room to start with. Popular choices are often the living room or the kitchen, possibly because they are the rooms that most people see when they come to your home. The bathroom however is often your place to relax and unwind after a hard day, so clean surroundings and nice features are a must. Room makeovers The living room is generally a fairly easy room to do – even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time. A fresh lick of paint or…