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...
Crumbling Plaster Puts Off Homebuyers – Fix Before You Sell
Buying a house is serious business, and with hundreds of thousands of pounds at stake, buyers can be easily put off a property if something is not quite right. A recent survey from GoCompare highlighted the top 20 things that are most likely to deter home-buyers, with the list including dirty or cluttered rooms, damp patches and an outdated kitchen. Somewhat unsurprisingly, homes that are in poor state of repair featured very highly...
Quality Metal Garden Furniture Can Last a Lifetime
A garden can be your own private oasis at home, a place to sit and enjoy the sunshine, play games with your children, host barbecues, and take part in many more of the best things in life. The right garden furniture can be the perfect centrepiece for a garden, bringing all of the elements together to form a garden that represents you, and is the perfect place to relax. The last thing you want once you have worked out the perfect...
Ideas for a Pool Deck Design Upgrade
Does your pool deck need an upgrade? Style is important when it comes to the enjoyability of your pool space, and depending on what colors and designs you choose, you can make it or break it. But, where does one begin to get a style they are really reeling about? Listed below are some ideas to help get your creative juices turning. Hot Concrete? Pick a lighter shade Sticking with cool colors, such as a pale blue and classic white, can...
Fitting Felt Backed Carpets
Budget Carpeting and the Twist Alternative For carpeting on a budget felt backed types are a popular choice. For little used rooms, preparing a house for sale and looking to ‘cheer it up’ as economically as possible, or for when budgets are generally squeezed, the felt backed option is often chosen. Underlay While felt backed carpeting can be used with underlay, in the interests of saving money it often isn’t. It will tend to be...
Planting Autumn Winter Bulbs With Andy Sturgeon
In gardeningease, the term ‘bulb’ usually refers to any bulbous plant which stores food underground in order to survive a dormant period during cold weather, or some adverse conditions like drought. True bulbs include daffodils and onions but corms, tubers, rhizomes and tuberous roots like dahlias are normally all lumped into the same group. It’s easy to be tempted by a glossy picture on the packaging of some unknown and shrivelled...
