This winter, we checked the house for potential heat leaks using a thermal imaging camera, which was a very helpful and insightful exercise. One of the areas that we identified…
DIY
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We’ve got a sweeping gravel driveway leading up to the house, which looks great and that doesn’t flood with heavy Welsh downpours, but it’s a nightmare to keep it weed-free.…
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One of the best features and selling points of Felco secateurs, pruners and loppers is that you can take them apart to clean, fix and maintain them, which is very…
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It doesn’t matter how careful you are. At some stage your garden shredder will block up, whether it’s a twig or branch that has gone in at a funny angle…
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Silicone, sealant, caulk and adhesives play an important role in DIY projects. In three years, we’ve lost count with the amount of ‘specialist’ products we’ve tried. Today we’re reviewing a…
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When it works as it should, you can’t knock the Vortex home sewage treatment plant that the previous owners installed. It works brilliantly. In three years, however, we have learnt…
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This week we put up another Netatmo security camera to monitor our back garden, which was a tricky installation because we needed to drill through a thick, insulated wall to…
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I have always loved paper pompoms, but there is only so many times you can use them before they get torn, frayed, flattened or squashed. These fluffy tulle ones are…
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Two years ago we sanded down and treated all our garden furniture using a variety of products from different brands. Some have been better than others, and the Sadolin varnishes…
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From the time we moved in, we had two cheap taps on the basins in the guest bathrooms. Last week, one of the taps finally broke so we purchased some…