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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If you are thinking about decorating your child’s bedroom then you should probably consider the very simple to use Room Makeover Kits available.
Here are examples of 2 very different kit themes, Outer Space stickers are ideal for decorating a whole room and Wish Upon a Star stickers are better for making feature walls or furnishings.
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The best thing about the wall kits is that there are no glues, no mess and no fuss. The effect is a transformation from boring to bold in a matter of minutes. The stickers are vinyl pre-cut self adhesive stickers which can be applied or removed without fuss, they are also washable. You can expect up to 96 stickers per box all of different sizes and colours.
The room themes come in four ‘Original’ themes:
• Undersea Adventure
• Funky flower
• Outer Space
• Jungle Safari
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If you need some professional building assistance or even a gardener, check out uk.servicestart.com .
It’s a new concept site that allows you to select from a list of local tradesmen in your area - contact them and ask for a quote.
There’s also a bit about each members track record - so you can hopefully avoid the cowboys....
Keeping abreast of planning permissions in your area can be a great way of determining what you might be able to achieve with your own property. This has taken on an increasing importance as people delay moving in turbulent market conditions.
The web site Planning Alerts.com allows you to scrutinise planning applications and consents in your area. Check out what your neighbours are getting consents for and then apply for something similar. For instance, if they’ve just got consent for a 500 sq ft flat roof extension - then you know that you will be in with a good chance of achieving a similar consent. This can be absolutely vital, considering it can take several expensive amendments and applications to get a consent - why not just piggyback someone else’s work.....
If you’re sprucing up your house with some DIY, (with a view to selling up) - don’t forget to give the garden some thought. For not very much money you can make some quite dramatic improvements for little investment.
One helpful tool to consider is Shoot Online Garden Expert. It’s effectively a web site that allows you to experiment with garden layout, within a garden shape and size that matches your own. You can then place the plants you already have and also experiment with new combinations. You can then utilise a “how to guide” to apply appropriate care to your plants, ready for the all important viewings.
The how to guide has access to 5,700 different plants on it’s database, which can help pick plants that match the conditions of your garden.
If you think a garden is unimportant when it comes to selling your property - think again. With one buyer for every 10 properties being reported by estate agents - it’s important that you take care of every detail.
