Category: Contractors

When constructing your home or bathroom, it is necessary to consider having a shower in addition (or in place of) a bath.  Showers generally require less space, save water and can be used successfully with many different water heating systems in order to save energy.  There are many different types and shapes of showers which...

Painting your house is a lot of fun and it can be fun DIY activity or you can get a good contractor to paint for you. Painting your property is something you need to do to keep the building beautiful and clean. To make your property clean, you will need services of reliable painters. Painting...

Fewer things beat having a well-made up bathroom and made over home. In most cases the best feature of a house is the kitchen and the bathroom. For any homeowner who wishes to have a new look for their bathroom, it is always a good idea to have a look at the latest trends. These...

In historic times, underfloor heating was used by the Greeks in their bathing houses, and the Korean palaces were also heated underfloor.  In modern day, underfloor heating developments have made it accessible to most homes and buildings. Underfloor heating is when heating systems is placed under the floor or built into the floor, and then...

The kitchen is truly the heart of one’s home but many people do not realise just how much the look and décor in the kitchen actually affects their day. You spend a lot of your time in this space and you should ensure that the décor in the space pleases you. The kitchen cupboards play...

Paint is such a versatile material in a sense that it brightens surfaces, protects and keeps them rejuvenated. Paint adds exciting colour to the home, office, cars, toys and paintings. It’s amazing what a coat of paint can do for a home and sometimes it is all the renovation a home needs. There a lot...

If a floor is damaged or old beyond repair, chipboard can be used to replace it effectively and cheaply.  Chipboard is easy to work with and is less expensive than a timber floor.  Flooring grade chipboard must be used.    Flooring chipboard is available in two thicknesses, and the builder must ensure that the correct...

Plastering is the process in which a plaster product is applied to a “raw” or substrate surface such as a bare brick wall in order to achieve a acceptable finish prior to applying a coat of paint.  The most successful manner in which plastering is done is by hand the plasterer (a plasterer is the...

Many people make the mistake of thinking that pool paving is a finishing touch in the creation of your pool. This is a massive fallacy that only the ignorant among us would try to propagate. Pool paving is so much than the trimming around the pool, this like saying that a woman’s hair merely surrounds...

Cleaning soap scum or hard water stains can be difficult to remove from shower doors, faucets and walls. The task can be made easier by using some common household products. Your shower doors will be clean and sparkly in no time.  To remove soap scum from showers, you can try using a fabric soften/dryer sheet....