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Wood flooring on a budget

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to, property advice

Wood flooring can be expensive but you can find cheap alternatives that can still add style and a clean finish to your home. I wish I had known about these options when I first moved into my house a couple of years ago. It’s obvious really, but you can use plywood which is available at [...]



How To Reduce Carbon Emissions video

Sep 29th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

Here is a video interview with Amy Sims the Communications Manager at the environmental charity Global Action Plan, which helps people to make positive changes at work, at school and in the home on issues involving energy, waste, water and transport. With an MSc in Environment, Science and Society, Amy is the ideal expert to [...]



How to hang a door

Sep 24th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

This video will show you how to hang a door. You usually need to know how to put in a new door if for example like us you put new flooring or carpet down, you may need to take off the door, shave the bottom off it with a sander then put the door on [...]



Stain removal video

Sep 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

I found this great video on You Tube that tells you how to remove stains. I agree with the white vinegar. I use it to.



How to choose a towel rail?

Sep 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

Choosing the right towel rail can be difficult when there are so many to pick from. One option is to install a radiator towel rail that heats the room and the towel at the same time. They are very popular and come in a range of styles. This chrome heated towel radiator from Screwfix Direct [...]



Remodelling your kitchen

Sep 16th, 2008 | By admin | Category: home design, how to

This video gives some great tips on remodelling your kitchen. I especially like the corner kitchen sink, I have never seen anything like that before look out for it.



How to deal with noisy neighbours and get peace and quiet restored

Sep 10th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

You may have read my blog How to deal with noisy neighbours. Where I spoke about all the actions you can take if you live next to noisy neighbours. Well here is how I have restored peace and quiet back into my life (almost).
We have lived in our flat for a couple of years and [...]



How To Clean A Greasy Burnt Pan Without Scrubbing

Sep 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

This is an excellent way you can clean a greasy pan using products you already have in your kitchen cupboard. No industrial cleaners with nasty smells and no scrubbing.



Repairing old and tired window sills

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

I’m trying to tidy up my window sill in the bedroom at home. It has a water stain in the middle and needs to the sanded down and re-painted. I’ve done some research in this topic so if you want to do the same or just want to know how to maintain a window sill [...]



How to clean an oven so it gleams

Aug 18th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

Now this video should give you a few tips about to clean up your oven so it looks almost new. This video was particluarly useful to me when I moved into my new flat. The previous occupiers were tenants and they left the oven in an awful state I could barely bring myself to cook [...]



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