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Some Tips for Your Garage Gym Conversion

Are you considering a garage gym conversion to finally make good on that New Year’s resolution ? Turning your carport into a dedicated fitness space is a great way to bypass the membership fees and queuing that come with going to the gym. Enacting this transformation is a great way to elevate the value of your home, while also using your dusty garage for something useful.

However, a garage and gym have a lot of differences before you put the work in. This blog offers some essential tips so you can convert garage to gym space, including picking the right flooring or making clever...

4 makeover tips for your home

Is your home feeling a little outdated and in need of some sprucing up? If your décor is getting you down, then it may be time to give your home a much-needed revamp. This doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg – with these handy makeover tips, you’ll gather some inspiration on how you can freshen up your home in no time.

Bright Colours

A new lick of paint can go a long way, and it can make a big change to a room without having to completely remodel it.

f your living room is looking a bit dull and underwhelming, try repainting the walls with a bright, vibrant...

Bringing slatwall into the home

Authored by Sam Richards
Posted: Tue, 01/21/2020 - 11:28am

Although slatwall is typically used in shops, it’s becoming increasingly common to see its inclusion in homes, for both practical and aesthetic reasons.

This migration into people’s homes started small, with a few spotted here and there in garages and sheds, but now you wouldn’t be surprised to spot some slatwall in a living room, hallway or even a kitchen.

Save Your Floor Space

It might seem obvious, but it’s taken some time to realize that slatwall can make a huge difference in rooms that quickly become untidy due to storing an excessive number of things....

How to prep your property for a new tenant

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 01/21/2020 - 9:55am

Tenants come and go, but to convince the best of the best to stay and live in your home until they are finally ready to buy a property of their own you need to be a great landlord. Great tenants – the ones who always pay on time, who treat your property like a home, and who even work to add value to your property – are ones you want to keep at all costs. They rarely cause a hassle, take care of your property, and are great for your income.

When a great tenant like that leaves, it can be disheartening, but it is always inevitable. The only thing that you can do is look to the future...

Give a new dimension to your bedroom

After a tiring day lying down to your bed sounds as relaxing as it does to you and a bonus added to it would what if the interiors of your bedroom are concatenating just with your personality. Adding to it sleeping on a well-slicked bed sheet with raised and comfy pillows providing a headboard to support your head is just perfect. Here is a king bed frame with a headboard to provide you finest sleep your bedtime.

King bed frame with headboard benefits:-

  1. Typical king-sized beds measures from 37 to 76 inches.
  2. The headboard will provide a design to your bed
  3. ...

The Difference Between Cordless and Petrol Lawn Mower

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 01/20/2020 - 6:09am

Mowing your lawn is necessary for its maintenance and upkeep. While this chore can prove to be tedious and difficult, mowing your lawn can be made easier with the right lawn mower. There are several types of lawn mowers that you can choose from and among these are manual lawn mowers, cordless lawn mowers, as well as those powered by petrol.

The main difference on a manual lawn mower, a cordless or a battery-operated lawn mower and a petrol lawn mower is simply its source of power. Lawn mower Larry has a useful guide in terms of using a manual lawn mower that is great if you are...

3 Advantages of Using Combi Boiler for Your Home

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Fri, 01/17/2020 - 8:06am

In this cold weather, we often find ourselves craving any heat to warm up our freezing bodies . We can achieve that—partly, at least—by wearing tons of layers of clothes, having hot drinks, or staying in front of the fireplace all covered by blankets. Shower time is a dreadful thought, to begin with; even washing our hands or face in the morning could be one of the toughest things we do all day! Combi boilers are an amazing solution for this unforgiving weather, as they provide your home with on-demand hot water as well as central heating. So, we will introduce you to the best three...

Using Brexit to get better deals on energy

You already know, thanks to the Yellowhammer document, that energy prices will rise significantly once the UK leaves – especially if there’s no deal with Brexit.

This is because the UK relies mainly on energy that it imports from Europe – therefore, energy bills across all of the UK will rise due to the increased costs of energy transportation.

In this respect, analysts advise people to try and switch to longer and fixed-term energy rates, in order to avoid the price hikes that will definitely come after Brexit hits.

The Risks

First of all, it is worth...

Housing Market Gamble (CC BY 2.0) by Images_of_Money

Where are Exeter Property Prices Headed in 2020?

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Thu, 01/09/2020 - 4:25pm

So the new decade is here at last. As the clocks chimed midnight on December 31st there were plenty of us hoping that the new year would also ring in the end of discord and herald a future in which Brexit would no longer dominate in the way it had for the previous three years.

One particular area that felt its effects has been the property market so there have been many hopes pinned on the possibility that the sluggish performance of 2019 could be reversed as we head into the 2020s.

So what could this mean for Exeter and surrounding areas in the near future? And could this...

Building a new home? Here’s what you should consider

If you’ve taken on the massive project of building your dream home, then you may be overwhelmed by all the variables and decisions you have to make. However, it’s the perfect opportunity to build a bespoke home that is tailored exactly to your taste, fits all your needs and welcomes you like no other house has.

There are a few main aspects to consider during the planning process that can positively impact your build, so be sure to consider them before actually getting shovels in the ground.

Hire a designer

You may have the know-how to design the look, feel and...

Guide to Home Automation: Ways to Make Your Dumb Home Smarter

Home automation is becoming a trend and still, there’s plenty of confusion on what it is exactly and how it exactly works. It just sounds rather complicated and ‘futuristic’ but actually, home automation is quite easy to understand.

The idea of home automation (or having smart homes) means making anything in your house easy access or controlled using a single device. The key is to make your entire house or some parts of it automatic like controlling the thermostat, locking doors, or turning on the music. Home automation makes it all simple.

Sounds expensive? Not quite....

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