Category: Property Renovations

Laminate flooring is popular with homeowners because of its versatility and durability. However, there will come a time when you need to lift it to access the subfloor or change the room’s décor.

You could hire a professional, but removing laminate flooring is a task you can easily manage independently, even without prior experience — especially with our step-by-step guidance.

Join us as we dive into the essentials of laminate flooring removal. We’ll outline the necessary tools and equipment for the job, then navigate you through the lifting process, providing helpful tips and tricks to ensure a successful project.

Whether you’re a seasoned DIY enthusiast or embarking on your first home improvement venture, our comprehensive guide will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to complete the task efficiently.

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Laying a brick path can enhance your outdoor space by adding colour, warmth, strength, and a secure feeling underfoot.

This type of garden improvement project is popular with homeowners as it can be created in several easy steps using plenty of bricks, gravel, and sand (along with a healthy shovel of time and determination).

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Brick walls in gardens are prone to deterioration over time, leaving them looking tired and weathered.

Rendering instantly revitalises your landscape, offering a protective shield from environmental elements, boosting the durability of the underlying wall, and creating a uniform yet customisable surface.

Before embarking on the rendering process, consider your options. You may render a garden wall as it is or want to rebuild it for a fresh start. If you decide to demolish and reconstruct, consider hiring a skip for the hassle-free removal of rubble and unwanted brick waste.

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You can transform your kitchen or bathroom using grout, whether you’re retiling a wall or refreshing old grout.

Grout’s job is to fill gaps and prevent tiles from moving around on the wall, but it also acts as a protective barrier against dirt, moisture, and other damaging elements.

If your tiles show signs of ageing, consider retiling. Alternatively, regrouting provides a fresh look when tiles don’t need replacing but the grout is permanently stained.

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So you’ve decided to embark on the exciting adventure of renovating your property. Fantastic!

However, before picking out tiles and paint colours, you must first take the area back to basics and gut your home.

Continue reading Top tips for gutting a house

As the days get shorter and the nights grow longer, we suddenly find ourselves in autumn, surrounded by browning leaves and a crisp breeze in the air.

As well as changing to our autumn wardrobe and reigniting our love of all things pumpkin flavoured, our houses also need a bit of autumn TLC and home prepping.

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The spotlight has been placed firmly on heat pumps for homes in the UK, as a way to tackle the cost of living crisis, rising utility bills and concerns about climate change in one fell swoop.

With a nil rate of VAT introduced on heat pump prices for the next five years, as well as grants of up to £5,000 from the government to cover the cost of a heat pump boiler upgrade, the incentives are in place to make now the time to switch.

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Clutter is something that can get on top of us all. With busy lives, it’s often hard to find the time for a deep clean of our homes, yet studies show that 50% of us could happily live without most of the things we own.

The arrival of spring is a fantastic excuse to clear away any accumulated mess, paving the way for a positive, optimistic, and productive season.

Continue reading Top tips for handling a house spring clean

The start of a new year is often a time when we start to pay more attention to the little jobs that need doing around the house.

You might notice winter damage you hadn’t already spotted – a loose roof tile or a leaking water pipe — and where there’s a risk of water getting into your property, it should be a priority to get it weather-proofed once again.

As the new year continues and the winter weather gives way to spring, it’s the time of year to hire a skip and clear out unruly growth from your garden.

Hiring a skip for garden waste is a handy way to get rid of large amounts of cut-back foliage and branches, and give yourself a blank canvas to work within spring-summer 2020.