Property Renovation

Extend Your Home for More Space – Build Up or Build Out?

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When extending your home, you can either build up or build out. Either way, you decide to expand your home, it should depend on the reason for your alteration. For example, if you choose to extend your kitchen, you would be building out. But, if you decide to add more rooms to your home, you may want to consider building... Read more »

Major Renovation Project? How to Find a Good Builder

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If you want major work done on your home, then you want to ensure you get a reliable builder like this builders Leamington Spa firm that will do a decent job for the right price. There are two main ways to decide on a builder: 1) Research and recommendation 2) Research and a tad of intuition thrown in! Bottom line,... Read more »

Turning a Wall Into a Blackboard

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Turning a Wall Into a Blackboard: Your Kids Will Love It! Creating a blackboard wall is a wonderful way to inject life into a room and add a different dimension of learning and communication to your home. The opportunity to teach and learn is all around us, in the air we breathe, the people we meet, the sights and sounds,... Read more »

Renovating a London House

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Renovating a London House: A Case Study A London family talks about how they renovated a large run-down Victorian house over three years, turning it into a classic-contemporary style home. “I still can’t quite believe the transformation,” says Claire Mansfield-Jones, as she recalls what her family’s now lovely classic-contemporary south London house was like when they bought it. It hadn’t... Read more »

Curb Appeal – Simple Tricks

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Curb Appeal – Simple Tricks For Less If your house lacks a bit of something on the outside, add some curb appeal using these tips and strategies: Everyone wants their house to be the best looking one on the block; however between work and family and everything else that has to get done, homes tend to get neglected, until one day... Read more »

Create More Space with a High Quality Home Extension

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Create Extra Room with a Cool Extension There are times when it just becomes necessary to start thinking about expanding, especially if you have a family or are hoping to begin preparing for one soon. I should know, as before we had our loft converted I was spending money every month on storage in Birmingham, as I simply did not... Read more »

Avoid Personal Injury When Doing Home Repairs

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Climbing ladders, handling tools, and even painting from a chair, these activities can be a dangerous business. It is very important to take care when doing home renovations, as failing to do so, can lead to personal injury. There are essentially two different kinds of what are classified as personal injuries. Personal injuries can be divided into physical injuries or... Read more »