The time for house updates and refurbs is upon us. There’s something about doing this in the spring, going into summer, that just makes perfect sense. Some jobs you can complete in the autumn/winter time. Maybe decorating the lounge, changing the colour of that feature fireplace, or doing a complete changeover in the bedrooms and…
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I live in a still fairly new detached family home built by a long standing and reputable developer. I am confident that my windows and doors will still look nice and well fitting for many a year yet. The triple glazed upvc framed installations certainly shut out the cold and the noise – it’s incredible…
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I was in touch recently with some chums from years back. We have’t met up since the millennium celebrations, so a while! At that time we had been involved in preparing a book about our village, I worked with these folk when we came to the historic church. It’s a very ancient one, listed in…
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I had a chance to stay a couple of nights over at a stone conversion in the middle of nowhere this last weekend. I’ve ben there a few times now to help out with doggie care duties. What I really like is the silence – all night long, not a siren, hooter, motor bike screeching…
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One of my neighbours is quite well known around here for his parsimonious attitude to life and parting with his cash. He will never engage the services of a professional company if he can get a job done himself. At times, the job is too valuable for this fool hardy and mean attitude. Windows and…
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