Author Archive: Brian
Rooms over Garage
Will your new house have a bedroom above the garage? If so you should check what the builder specifies in the way of Insulation between the garage and the room floor. Although regulations quite often specify insulation on external walls…
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6 Tips For Creating Your Dream Garden
Guest Post Whether you love the outdoors or not, it’s almost every homeowners’ dream to have a beautiful garden. This kind of outdoor space is no longer regarded as a separate part of the house. Rather, as more people have…
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Benchtops
There are a wide range of different benchtops around………. so which benchtop should you buy. Here are some thoughts about the options. Laminex/Formica Probably the most popular benchtop available in a wide range of colours and patterns and reasonably hardwearing….
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10 Bathroom Trends You’ll Regret
Guest Post By Andrea Estrade Did you know that there are design trends for bathrooms as well? Like many other aspects of civil or architectural engineering, a structure or a component becomes outdated after a while, mostly due to the…
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House Style or Fashion Victim
Appearance is very much a matter of taste with different people liking different styles, there no right solution. If I put up a picture of something as the way to go than more people would think I was wrong, than…
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How Under-Cupboard Lighting Can Improve Kitchen Safety And Practicality
Guest Post Recently, the idea of installing under-cupboard lighting has become quite popular to house owners. While it may seem like a great addition to your house interior, lighting installations cost quite a bit, and you’ll have to find an…
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How Big or Small Does a Home Need To Be?
Our first house was around 6 squares (approx 56m2). Two rooms downstairs and two rooms with a bathroom upstairs, and a single garage in the back garden. We lived happily in the house for 6 years including after my daughter…
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4 Stunning Design Tips For Your New Kitchen
Guest Post By Shine Designing a kitchen can be overwhelming, but it shouldn’t be stressful. You should see it as an opportunity to make the new room as functional and stylish as possible. In a survey, it was discovered that…
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Microclimate, And Why It’s Important To Your New House
A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the climate differs from the surrounding area. The term can refer to areas as small as a few square feet (for example a garden bed) or as large as many square miles….
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3 in 1 Bathroom Heaters or Separate Units?
In a previous house we had one of those 3 in 1 bathroom light/heater/extraction fan. I can’t say I was impressed. . . . It suffers from the Swiss Army Knife Syndrome…… doing lots of things, but none of them…
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