The back of our property looks out onto privately owned farmland with several public rights of way running across them. The farmer, to earn extra cash, rents out his field …

When we committed to installing an air source heat pump (ASHP), we had reservations whether it would heat the house sufficiently. At the same time, we wanted to move away …

We have two Salus iT600 smart thermostats, one in the downstairs guest room, the other in the TV room, which call for heat. The one in the guest room recently …

Since moving into Home Farm, we’ve found that dealing with tradesmen (carpenters, plumbers, builders, etc.) has generally been a stressful and draining experience.

Home Farm, the property we purchased, was flipped by a couple that have been doing this professionally for 30 years. We’ve been living here for 18 months, and we can’t …

We have never owned a vacuum cleaner like the Dyson Cyclone V10 that needs to be cleaned as often as you use it.

Quite honestly I can’t understand what’s going on. Everything is breaking. First the motorised underfloor heating valve; today the pump on our home sewage treatment plant. This is my step-by-step …

It’s been one of those periods where a lot has been going wrong. We woke up this week to the underfloor heating (UFH) not working. In this post (and video) …