Are You Vacuuming Your Carpets Wrong?
It may seem odd to suggest you’re doing it all wrong, especially when your cleaner bag or container full of dust suggests otherwise, but it seems that most people are wielding their hoover around the home in the wrong way. Carpets need looking after just like any other surface in the house, and we all share a wish for them to be free of dust, dirt, and allergens. Stain removal and deep cleaning can all help your carpet maintain its...
Can Scaffolding Go On Your Neighbour’s Land?
Understanding when you can and cannot rest scaffolding on neighbouring property. The different circumstances concerning repairs, renovations and improvements. Householders encroaching on neighbour’s land has caused much raised blood pressure and disputes over the years. In the case of building, such as when the construction requires access to the neighbour’s land to erect scaffolding, these disputes are often fuelled by a lack of...
Suttons Seeds Examines the Importance of Bee-friendly Gardening
Suttons Seeds Leading garden retailer Suttons Seeds has examined the importance of bee-friendly gardening in their latest visual. From pollenating flowers to creating honey, bees play a vital yet often overlooked role. Despite providing around 1/3 of our available food, the population of bees is in decline as a result of factors like disease, urbanisation, intensive farming and Colony Collapse Disorder. The visual looks at the...
How to Remove Chewing Gum From Carpets and Upholstery
What’s worse than finding a stain on your sofa, a cushion or on a favourite rug? Finding a sticky piece of chewing gum stuck to it! If you’re lucky, you may be able to simply peel it off – but what do you do when it won’t budge and has caused a sticky mess? Luckily, it’s not quite as bad as it looks. Once you’ve finished telling the kids off about causing the mess and inconvenience in the first place, here’s the best way to approach a...
How To Protect Your Lawn From Heavy Traffic
Grass is a very durable substance; it can survive very dry spells and ‘recover’ once it receives water, and it can also recover from water logging. That said, it can suffer lasting damage after being subject to heavy levels of foot or vehicle traffic when wet as it gets flattened and compacted into the soft earth beneath. Excess water, such as that caused by sudden or prolonged bouts of rainfall or poor drainage, is a real problem if...
