Decorating & Improving...
Below are our articles on the subject of Decorating & Improving. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Dealing With Damp, Rot And Pests
If you’re tackling the renovation of a particularly old house, it’s fairly likely that you will come across some sort of damp, pest or rot. The good news is that they...
Draught Proofing Your Home
According to the Energy Saving Trust, if we in the UK took steps to draught-proof our homes we could save nearly £200m giving our household budgets a welcome boost....
Floor Coverings
Is there any other type of floor covering apart from wood flooring? Only twenty years ago you’d have been hard pushed to find it in our DIY stores but now the market is...
Improving Your Home Storage
Adequate storage is a must for any home, especially as many householders are choosing to stay put in light of current housing market trends. It’s easy to find...
Installing Security Systems
Burglar alarms and other security devices are unfortunately now becoming commonplace but how far do you go? If it’s your home you’re doing up, then the choice is yours,...
Internal Walls And Ceilings
If you want to give your renovation project a quality look and feel then good preparation of the surfaces before decorating will be your best chance of achieving that....
Paint And Wallpaper
Paint and wallpaper are the main products used in decorating and there’s a bewildering amount of choice on the market today. The main drivers for choosing the right...
Remaining Sympathetic To The Building's Era
In the period immediately after the Second World War the prevailing trend in design was fast, sleek and aerodynamic, representing an age when...
Restoring Woods and Tiles
When performing certain DIY tasks there can be the option to restore rather than to replace and this can be no better illustrated than with wooden floorboards and...
Storage Solutions For Your Renovation
How many people do you know who can actually fit their car in their garage? Storage seems to be a growing problem with today’s busy lifestyles so...
Woodwork And Tiling
Woodwork and tiling in the home share one thing in common: poor quality finishing sticks out like a sore thumb. If you’re embarking on a period renovation there’s likely...
