Try and avoid DIY in the recession

08.10.09 / Uncategorized / Author: hansar / Comments: (0)
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A recent study from Lloyds TSB Insurance has shown that many people across the country are resorting to DIY instead of employing registered tradesman. The research has shown that people are even prepared to use their own DIY initiative to complete major structural work on their own home.

However, it is completely a false economy – with subsidence costing a massive £300 million for one year. Read the rest of this entry »

How come DIY work takes a long time?

04.10.09 / home, housekeeping / Author: hansar / Comments: (0)
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So all week you have been working then you come home to a partner saying work around the house needs to be done right? Well now (6 months down the line) you have actually come to replacing those bedside tables and awful white wardrobes with brand new bedroom furniture or furniture for another room.

New furniture means only one thing, the room itself will need decorating. Read the rest of this entry »