Indecent Exposure
After a call-back on a job, Roger assumed it would just be a simple matter of adjusting self-closing hinges and he'd be on his way....
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Fil Waste Disposal
Getting rid of rubbish is now one of the most difficult and expensive parts of many a small building job. Skip prices and licences have gone through the roof so a lot more of us are looking at...
Meadowcroft
In the first of our Self Build Stories area we take a look at a luxury residence being built at the bottom of a big chalk hill just where the terrain changed from chalk to clay...
YouTube Channel
Visit our YouTube Channel for product reviews & guides. In our latest 'How To' video, Roger shows you how to solder copper pipework to achieve leak free plumbing that will last.
From the Blog
Under-floor Timebomb
As the popularity of under-floor heating increases we are inevitably seeing a larger number of faulty installations...
Halls of Smoke and Mirrors
I don't know how the outcome of the Leveson Inquiry will effect the behaviour of the British media, but it needs to get a move on before the High Court building falls into rack and ruin....
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