What are the signs of hard water?
The most energy efficient circulator pump is here!
An affordable option to remote controlled heating.
Introducing the HomeOwners Alliance
May Gardening Tips
NICEIC Domestic Installers and Approved Contractors Explained
Painless Painting pt.3: How to paint a wall with ease
Getting the right plumber in
Hard water can lead to limescale build ups in your heating system, which can be prevented by a number of different methods. The question is, how do you know if you have hard water or not? On today’s guide I’ll explain a few ways you can tell if your property has hard water. Hard water is a result of a high mineral content, often making the water seem a bit [...]
The leading manufacturer in domestic hot water pumps, Grundfos, are expanding their product line with a new pump entitled MAGNA3. This range of medium to large water circulator pumps do a bit more than it says on the tin, and can help you save money. The basic function of them is to pump the hot water from your boiler around your property, but doing so will of course use electricity. [...]
In 2010 I made a blog post highlighting one of the first commercially released heating control systems that could be operated via an iPhone app. Since then things have come a long way in making it a much more affordable option. A remote controlled heating system is a system that can be operated when you’re away from home. With the use of a smart phone, or in some cases a web-based [...]
Buying or selling a property is a monumentally huge task and it can get pretty confusing and stressful when trying to take on all the responsibilities of buying or selling by yourself. This is mainly because it’s hard to get all the information you need straight away. So let us introduce our friends, the HomeOwners Alliance. The HomeOwners Alliance was set up to reduce the stress for people trying to buy [...]
Now that we’re in to May the Sun seems to be coming out a lot more, which is a great thing for our Gardens. As we have a reasonably warm May bank holiday weekend ahead of us, let’s make sure we get some gardening done. Here are some tips for what to do in your garden this May: Start sowing seeds for outdoor vegetables such as carrots, spinach, swedes and [...]
The NICEIC is the most recognised body for the regulation of electricians and the safety of the work they carry out. All registered electricians will carry the NICEIC logo on their vans, but some of you might have noticed there are two different types – Domestic installer and Approved contractor. This often causes confusion, so this blog will help you understand the difference between the Domestic Installer scheme and the [...]
Part 3 of the Painless Painting series is about painting walls inside your property. The actual painting itself isn’t so hard, but what’s crucial to getting good results is making sure the walls are prepared. To prepare bare walls for painting you will need some sandpaper – for most normal walls 120-grit sandpaper will be suitable. Sand down the entire walls and dust off any remaining debris – making sure [...]
There is always a bit of confusion over what kind of plumber you need for the job, and this short mid-week article from PGS Services will let you know what type of plumber to call upon depending on your work. We can make this easier by splitting up the types of plumber to categories depending on what work you need completed. If it’s water based: If your plumbing problem is [...]
Painting a garden fence takes a bit more planning than painting indoors as you need to make sure you paint in a period of good weather. It’s important that you paint when there are at least 2 consecutive days of sunshine, so that the paint can dry properly. Once you’ve planned out what days you’re going to paint on, it’s time to head to your local DIY/hardware shop. You’ll need [...]
This week we’re doing a feature called Painless Painting, which will be small series of guides on painting various parts of your property from walls to garden fences. Today we’re going to be kicking things off with one of the trickiest surfaces to paint in your home – the ceiling! Painting a ceiling will require you to prepare the room more so than painting walls. The first step should be [...]
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