Having a new bath fitted in your home can be a bulky, cumbersome job – but with a couple of extra people to help you out there’s no reason why you can’t do-it-yourself!
Installing a bath in your home can sound like a daunting DIY task, even for the more experienced home-owner who is keen to get their hands dirty and save on contractor fees where they can. After all, a bath is a pretty heavy, complicated piece of plumbing that requires professional attention, right?
Well that’s not necessarily the case. Of course you should never attempt a DIY project you’re not comfortable with, but home-owners can certainly install their own bathtubs if they wish – it just takes some forward planning and careful assembly (not to mention heavy lifting too!) To help you get started, we’ve come up with a helpful DIY guide that splits a quick fit bath project into two separate stages, outlining how to remove an old bathtub, how to install a bath into the same position as your old model, and how to fit bath taps to your existing water system. [click to continue…]
If you need somewhere to store your gardening equipment, kids’ toys, bikes, or garden furniture, a shed can be the perfect solution. 
If you have an unusually shaped kitchen (such as some of the more common ‘U’ or ‘L’ shaped designs in smaller properties), then you might find that installing an ordinary kitchen sink unit can be a bit troublesome; it ends up taking over half of a reasonably-sized worktop and leaves you standing in the middle of the room when you need to use it, with little room for manoeuvre. So how do you maximise your space without compromising on an efficient, good-quality sink model? 
If you have (or are planning on having) one or more children, you’ll be surprised how quickly you find their bottles, clothes, toys and games cluttering up just about every corner of the home. Even a small newborn requires a surprising amount of everyday household objects that take up a surprising amount of space – and that’s not to mention all the gifts, presents and second-hand items received from friends and relatives on a regular basis. Before long it seems inevitable that someone is bound to have some kind of accident in such a messy, disorganised living environment. 
Installing a metal fence is a good way to secure your home and mark out your boundary. Aside from being a robust fencing option that will add to your home security, 
If you’re after a durable, easy to maintain fence then uPVC fencing could your ideal solution. Installing uPVC fencing is as easy as installing metal or timber fencing, but offers a more flexible and durable alternative. In addition, you can select from a wide range of uPVC options to ensure that the end result matches your home perfectly. 
If you want to jazz up your garden by installing a pond, there are a few things you will need to consider first. A pond takes quite a bit of effort and once it’s in place, it isn’t very easy to move so you need to think carefully before you get digging. 
In many homes and hallways across the UK, poor insulation can leave householders with chilly, unwanted draughts that often manage to permeate the entire home – forcing you to continually turn up the heating and see a small fortune added to your quarterly utility bills! An open letterbox is often a big cause of draughts, as the cold air makes its way through a gap that you simply can’t do without – so what’s the solution? 
