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Avoid These Common Mistakes When Installing A Heat Pump

Heat pumps are having their moment—and with good reason. As energy efficiency climbs the priority ladder for homeowners, the appeal of a system that provides both heating and cooling, while using far less energy than traditional methods, is undeniable. Whether it's in a new build or part of a retrofit, heat pumps offer a future-forward solution that aligns with stricter regulations and evolving environmental standards.

But here’s the thing: even the best heat pump can underperform if it’s not installed correctly. In fact, installation missteps are one of the fastest ways to drain...

Liv Butler

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Creating a Luxury Playroom for Your Little One

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Mon, 02/08/2021 - 10:40am

Modern mothers and fathers often want to make their child’s playroom the best space in the world. It must be comfortable and cozy for a kid but still act as a place to laugh, rest, and research. The wish to achieve the maximum result is hard to realize. It the reason why a professional team of Dragons of Walton Street is ready to help parents with the interior design of children’s activity rooms all over the world.

How the Baby’s Playroom Should Be Arranged?

The kid’s room for games should be full of light and fresh air. Natural materials (e.g. wood, cotton) are...

Common Reasons Why Septic Systems Fail

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 02/07/2021 - 8:39pm

Your plumbing system's most crucial element is your septic tank if your home isn't connected to city sewers. Septic tanks are responsible for securely operating all of the wastewater you produce. When your septic system defects work properly, all the wastewater in your home will be stocked. It only means that it comes back to you, untreated and hazardous.

In a properly functioning septic system, the septic tank's solid material is settled out in a septic tank and deposited until eliminated by pumping. The tank's effluent is still sewage; it has a substantial order and is crucial...

Three and four-bedroom homes available at Redrow’s Saxon Brook development

National housebuilder Redrow Homes has a selection of three-bedroom and four-bedroom house types available at its Saxon Brook Development in Pinhoe, Exeter.

Plot 187 is a three-bedroom Warwick, which is priced at, £348,995, meaning it is eligible for the new Government backed help to buy scheme. This scheme enables first time buyers to purchase a brand-new home sooner, requiring a minimum of 5% deposit to qualify.

The Warwick features a large open plan kitchen-dining area perfect for modern family life, as well as three generously sized bedrooms and a separate garage for...

A Latex Mattress: Your Next purchase?

Authored by Claire Small
Posted: Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:35am

Every aspect of our home and how we live has an impact on the environment. Most households are guilty of a tremendous amount of waste each year and many of the products that we buy also have a major impact on the environment. Thankfully, there are more and more solutions every day and one of those is the use of latex mattresses and other organic materials that have a much less negative impact upon the environment both in their production and longevity.

Though latex mattresses and the use of other organic materials in households is not a new concept, their popularity has grown in...

How Utility Warehouse (UW) supports vulnerable customers

Vulnerability can be temporary, sporadic, or permanent – and it isn’t always easy to spot in customers who’ve taken out home services. While some customers are open about their needs, others struggle to explain their requirements, and some don’t ask for help at all – some don’t even know that they qualify and what support is available. It’s easy for these customers to slip through the cracks and go without help, which is why home services providers must work to identify vulnerable customers and provide solutions that fit their needs.

Identifying vulnerable customers

It’s easy to...

4 Ways to Make Your Home More Welcoming

Everyone wants their home to be warm and welcoming. Creating a more inviting living space will benefit you and your family and also make your home more welcoming for guests. The good news is, you can easily transform your house into a home and create a more relaxing atmosphere. To inspire you, here are four ways to make your home more welcoming:

1. Create a beautiful entrance

Your entrance is the first thing that people see when they arrive at your home, and it will set the tone for the rest of your living space. With that in mind, you should work on creating a welcoming entrance...

Three and four-bedroom homes available at Redrow’s Saxon Brook development

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Sun, 01/31/2021 - 8:42pm

National housebuilder Redrow Homes has a selection of three-bedroom and four-bedroom house types available at its Saxon Brook Development in Pinhoe, Exeter.

Plot 187 is a three-bedroom Warwick, which is priced at, £348,995, meaning it is eligible for the new Government backed help to buy scheme. This scheme enables first time buyers to purchase a brand-new home sooner, requiring a minimum of 5% deposit to qualify.

The Warwick features a large open plan kitchen-dining area perfect for modern family life, as well as three generously sized bedrooms and a separate garage for...

Planning permission: When you need it and how to get it

Planning permission is crucial to anyone wanting to build renovations or buildings from scratch on a piece of land. It is essentially asking your local authority to allow you to complete certain works on land that you own.

When You Need Planning Permission

In general terms, you will need planning permission when you build upon an existing home or build a dwelling from scratch. This typically means any prospective housing estate or extension on a home will require planning permission.

Each local authority is different. While there are overarching governmental...

Values, mortgages and interest rates - what homeowners in Exeter don’t know about the local property market

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 01/29/2021 - 6:12am

New research released this week by Zoopla , the UK’s most comprehensive property destination, reveals that almost a quarter (24%) of Exeter homeowners don’t know what the interest rate is on their mortgage. This is despite a mortgage being the most significant financial commitment most people will make in their lifetime.

Mortgage oblivion

The research, which quizzed 200 Exeter residents about the city’s property market, also found that one in ten (14%) homeowners doesn’t know how many years they have left on their current mortgage deal.

Zoopla’s research also...

Exeter found to have some of the dirtiest bathrooms in the UK

Exeter found to have some of the dirtiest bathrooms in the UK

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 01/26/2021 - 5:38pm

Our hygiene has been highlighted more than ever this past year. Singing happy birthday whilst washing our hands in warm water was encouraged along with making sure we clean surfaces down more, but new research has revealed that 45% of Exeter admit to not doing this despite expert advice.

A recent study has found that people in Exeter are divided when it comes to cleaning the room that they clean themselves in, the bathroom as some are not cleaning their toilet (18%), bath (25%), shower (21%), or sink (19%).

The research by luxury bathroom specialists, Big Bathroom Shop ,...

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