We all need light. Whether that turns out to be daylight through the windows, skylights or from artificial light it is imperative that good planning is employed. The way that sun and shade affect how a room looks is relative to colour schemes and where furniture is placed or kitchen cabinets and worktops installed. […]
Strange Positioning Of Electrical Sockets
I have often wondered what goes through the minds of designers of housing developments. I live in a vey nicely proportioned detached ‘executive’ house in the nicest part of a small midlands market town. Nothing remarkable or likely to blow the socks of the casual visitor then. As I’ve lived here for longer than any […]
Check Work Team Electrical Qualifiations Before Hiring
There are many questions a householder needs to ask themselves about the work team they’re employing to do up their property, and bathrooms in particular. Does one of them have the relevant technical experience? does he need qualifications? These are all things that could matter greatly if there’s a mishap. Newly qualified trainees can do […]
Safety First With Electricity At Home & Work
We are jolly lucky in this country to have exceptionally safe methods of working in most areas of industry. there are pockets of the country where the idea of complying with safety regulations seems absolutely against the communitiy way of thinking, but on the whole we are ultra protected. We have government run departments just […]
Quick Actions For Water Services Crisis
We get up every day and just pop in the shower and we don’t really think too hard about the services we need. Until something goes wrong and things fall apart or grind to a complete halt. My immediate neighbours and I had this happen a couple of weeks ago. Unbeknowns to each, we […]
Trustworthy Tradesman Truly A Marvel
I had my garage lights sorted out recently. The chap was fantastic. I contacted him via one of the reference sites where customers post reviews. I was delerious with joy after my cruddy fluorescents were removed and replaced with bright new LEDs. Well shortly after waving the guy goodbye, I realised I should have […]
Prompt Sparky Calling Time On Flashing Lights
Owning a property can be rewarding – most of the time. There are occasions however when this joy is somewhat diluted, such as when something big and worrying occurs. Unless one is blessed with an enclopaedic knowledge of how to install, mend, rebuild things, then it’s going to require an expert to come in and […]
Excitement Of Neighbours’ Extension Project
It’s been an interesting few weeks watching my near neighbours preparing to have their property extended. They bought the house expressly because it has direct access to a farmer’s field and bridleway with acres of walks and they have a lovely big dog. They also bought with a view to extending but expected to get […]
Home Projects May Need Skip For Debris Disposal
Wen we need to have work carried out at our home, the first thing the contractor will arrange is a skip to be placed as conveniently near the location of the work as possible. This is so that all the debris resulting from knocking out cupboards, bits of wall, windows etc. will be safely disposed […]
Keeping Interferring Hands Off Utilities
There comes a time when we have to look at the utilities coming into our properties. For the modern home owner this isn’t such an onerous task. By virtue of the planning rules surrounding all developments, the utilities are all planned and shown on all the plans and drawings. Everything has to be approved as […]