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  • Reprehensible and disgraceful building practice

    by Mars 17 February 2020

    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 …

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  • How to replace a motor on a motorised UFH valve

    by Mars 12 February 2020

    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) …

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  • My Multimeter arrived today

    by Mars 10 February 2020

    We’ve been having some electricity and underfloor heating issues, so I’m thrilled that my multimeter arrived today to help me diagnose potential issues. Our first task will be to find …

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  • 45 Excellent and Genuinely Helpful DIY do’s and don’ts*

    by Mars 9 February 2020

    The home can potentially be a highly dangerous place when you’re carry out work or upgrades, so every DIYer needs to take precautions and apply common sense. As we’ve done …

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  • Vermin in cavity walls: Sonic Broom

    by Mars 2 February 2020

    Amidst the master math room refit and chimney rebuild drama, we’ve recently had to turn our attention to dealing with vermin in cavity walls.

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    Stihl 3-in-1 sharpening tool review

    by Mars 22 January 2020

    The Stihl 3-in-1 sharpening tool is super handy because it can be used to restore blunt, dull blades on pruning shears, secateurs, scissors and axes.

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  • 30 things you can do to MAKE YOUR HOME SUSTAINABLE, greener and warmer

    by Mars 18 January 2020

    While we’ve made big changes in our lives to be more sustainable and green like installing an air source heat pump and solar PV system, we’ve done many small things …

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    Evolution R255 mitre saw video review

    by Mars 15 January 2020

    We’ve been getting through a lot of wood construction projects and finally succumbed to buying a mitre saw. This is our Evolution R255 mitre saw video review.

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  • Tips for siliconing your shower

    by Mars 6 January 2020

    As part of our expanding DIY skills, we re-siliconed our guest shower because the silicon laid by the previous owners had started to mould and peel away. It’s critical that …

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  • Deciding on shower wall panels

    by Mars 20 December 2019

    From our experience, we’ve decided to avoid a tiled and grouted finish in our master shower after the gutting the old one. Tiles and grouting require a fair amount of …

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