Posted by Bob Bulmer on Mon 24th November 2008 at 12:01 PM, Filed in Decor
Stovax and Gazco have recently released some rather beautiful fire surrounds, frames, mantels and stoves.
One of my personal favourites is this Claremont Marble mantel shown with a Polished Adelaide fireplace.
Perfect for a high end, luxury finish.
Alternatively, Pienza (steel frame as per below) or Sienna and Firenza stone frames (Precision cut from solid Travertine, Limestone and Granite)
offer an ultra contemporary look.
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There are some hellishly expensive patio doors available. But if you’re looking for something a little more reasonably priced the Wickes range might be helpful.
Although, we haven’t tested these products, they look stylish and include a range that has been extended from 6 and 8 foot doors to include 10 and 12 foot doors.
This design appears high quality and features double glazing throughout with a solid wood core and an extra-thick, three millimetre real oak veneer.
Prices range from £1,299 for a three panel door, you can bring the outdoors into your home. Four options of three panels up to five (sizes available are 6ft, 8ft, 10ft and 12ft). All the doors fold back completely and the 10ft option also has a French door feature, providing easy access for everyday use. All the doors are reversible, meaning they can be fitted from left to right or right to left – a handy feature for this type of door.
Posted by Bob Bulmer on Wed 19th November 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in DIY News, Stairs
If you’re looking for a space saver that will keep your living area spaced and airy, you should give consideration to an open staircase.
This one from Starflight Ltd is pretty, contemporary and maybe a tad pricey - although worth it if you want a wow factor.
This glass one retails for £15,000.
According to MyHammer.co.uk it seems that there are some rather odd requests in home improvement circles.
A series of weird and wacky calls for help have been posted on MyHammer - a UK trade and services portal – including one asking for a new pair of fangs and another looking for someone to send bananas to France. Not to mention the person hoping to find a HOUSEWIFE to RENT.
Here’s a list of the strangest ‘odd jobs’ posted on the website so far this summer…
Fangs – “I currently have two acrylic fang caps and would like copies made out of something stronger” With a request like this, who knows what vampire characters are lurking in the night!
Coffin – “Help! We need a miniature coffin made. Doesn’t have to be made of proper wood or anything, even MDF will do” We can only hope that this is a prop for a production…
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Posted by Bob Bulmer on Thu 4th September 2008 at 06:00 AM, Filed in DIY News, DIY Safety
Work and Height regulations have recently been released into the British work place, so we thought a quick summary of what to use when might be helpful.
Here are basic top tips for anyone needing to use ladders:
• Only use a ladder or step ladder in one position for a maximum of 30 minutes
• Only use a ladder or step ladder for ‘light’ work - they are not suitable for strenuous or heavy work
• Only use a ladder or step ladder where you can maintain three points of contact (hands and feet) at the working position
There are different ladders for different jobs and it is vital you have the right one:
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