Freebie of the week - spring showers
Spring showers are notoriously unpredictable; however with the innovative ilux Digital Shower and bath fillers range, you can be in complete control – in the bathroom at least!
DW Burns (www.dwburns.co.uk) has one of the largest showrooms in Surrey, housing a vast range of sophisticated bathrooms, creative kitchens and stylish accessories. It is offering readers the chance to win a new, state of the art exclusive ilux Digital Shower system worth £925.
To enter, visit http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/offers/offers.html or text ‘ILUX’ followed by your name to 87233 (texts cost 50p plus your standard network rate). Giveaway closes 23 May 08.
Your turn to recommend
Here are some of the tradespeople you have recommended this week…
• S A Croft Electrical Services Ltd, a built up company of electrical contractors with a reputation for quality and service. Covering South-East London. Call 07773 933231
• Seamless Relocation Ltd, Specialise in assisting older people with all aspects of moving home: searching, selling, decluttering, help on moving day, utilities, change of address details and more. Covering all London. Call 020 86213553 or visit www.seamlessrelocation.com
Simply a-doorable
As we all know, first impressions are crucial, but did you know just how crucial? Property experts have estimated that the right front door could add up to ten per cent to the value of your home. With this in mind, have a look at Dawes For Doors. It stocks a huge range of internal, external and triple-glazed doors, in a variety of attractive period and contemporary styles, along with whole host of door furniture. Showrooms are based in Streatham and Forest Hill. Visit www.dawesfordoors.com for details.
GD Timber Designs
Adding an out-building to a garden can add thousands to the value of your home, and without the mess and fuss of internal renovations. And GD Timber Designs has built up something of an expertise in this field, making bespoke timber offices, guest accommodation, wendy houses, tree houses and even hen houses for gardens nationwide. Have a look at www.gdtimberdesigns.co.uk for more details.
At your Wickes end?
A recent poll showed 60 per cent of home improvers have been left feeling stressed after having workmen in their home. And as homeowners turn to improving rather than moving, this problem (and blood pressure around the UK) is set to rise. Home improvement store Wickes has just published a guide called ‘How to cope with building works’ in collaboration with a panel of tradesmen. This brilliant little guide offers expert advice on how to prepare your home, and yourself, before the work begins. The guide is available free of charge at all Wickes stores and can be downloaded at www.wickes.co.uk.
Website of the week - create professional print ads quickly and easily
A tradesman with a professional advert inspires confidence in a potential customer. Indeed that’s why so many of our members enjoy being with our site.
iStockphoto – the world’s busiest image marketplace - announced today that it will provide users of CreateAds.com, access to its image collection of more than 2.6 million high quality images to generate ads of their own design
CreateAds.com provides customers with a set of easy-to-use tools to design and create advertising artwork for newspapers and magazines in the UK, with web and mobile phone advertising design coming soon. In a few simple steps you can have a professional ad ready to be sent to print - and at a fantastically cheap price.
Homebuilding and Renovating Show Birmingham starts today
Posted by Samee Mohammad at 11:20 on 10 Apr 2008
home improvement, renovating, birmingham, free ticketJust a reminder, as reported earlier this week, the Homebuilding and Renovating show will kick off today at the NEC in Birmingham.
If home improvement is high on the agenda this summer, you could come away with new inspiration thanks to the diverse range of exhibitors and contributors at the show.
Click here to register for your free ticket to the show.
Your turn to recommend…
Here are some of the tradespeople you have recommended this week:
• Moorman Quality Painting and Decorating, based in Southampton, covering all London. Call 07812 087 788.
• Fix-it Man, for all those odd jobs that seem too small to call out a tradesman, call Fix-it Man! Based in North London. Call 07753 601 148 or visit www.fix-itman.co.uk
Would your house pass its MOT?
Your house is usually your most valuable possession, but increasingly busy lives mean it often isn’t treated as such. Enter REassure; a London based company offering comprehensive, planned cyclical home maintenance. REassure is tailormade to the specific needs of your property – an expert will visit your home and identify jobs that need doing on a regular basis and devise a personalised programme. Perfect for landlords, and owners of older properties, this fantastic service starts at just £49 a month. Call 020 7449 4288 or visit www.re-assure.co.uk.
Shelf life
Big, not very pretty, but incredibly sturdy and reliable, BiGDUG’s shelving is the Shrek of the storage world. Its functional, no-fuss pieces will ensure a fairytale ending for garage and storeroom headaches, because unlike most other self assembly pieces, it requires no bolts or screws – just tap the pieces together. Genius.
If you spend over £50 on orders before 31 April 08 you will receive a free plastic bin kit worth £9.95. To claim, quote ESBH08 when calling 08450 654000, or visit www.bigdug.co.uk
This week - The Homebuilding & Renovating Show at the Birmingham NEC
Since 1992 The Homebuilding & Renovating Show has been a major pull for self-builders, renovators and home improvers.
This week, the flag ship event will be held at the NEC in Birmingham - so if you are building your home from scratch, building a major extension, remodeling your home or just keen to integrate stay up to date with the latest developments, head to the West Midlands between Thursday 10th April and Sunday 13th April. Remember, it’s not just for professionals.
Features at the show include:
• Free Daily Seminars
• Free Daily Masterclasses
• Over 550 Exhibitors
• The Smart Home Show
• The Eco Homes Show
• Restoration Pavilion
• ‘Spotlight’ Feature Areas - New for 2008
• The Design Challenge
If you’re interested in attending, I have stumbled across this page for FREE tickets – so why not register and head down?
Totally Plastered
Mouldings, cornices or decorative plasterwork can bring a lovely sense of opulence to the most simply decorated of interiors, and no one knows this better than London Plastercraft.
A specialist plastering company, it carries out all types of interior and exterior moulded work, including restoration and the cleaning of existing cornices, ceilings and ornate plaster work. London Plastercraft offers a fabulous stock of its own cornice and ceiling rose designs; though it can also carry out reproductions of any type of period mouldings in either traditional materials such as lime or putty, or new modern equivalents such as plaster of paris, fibreglass or fibrecem.
A thorough and highly skilled bunch, the London Plastercraft team can work from photographs or architect’s drawings and has carried out jobs across the UK and Europe. Prices start from just £8 per linear metre for a supply-only plain run Victorian cornice. Visit its newly refurbished showroom at 314 Wandsworth Bridge, Fulham, SW6; 020 7736 5146. www.londonplastercraft.com.
Life-tile choice
Eco friendly products are fast shedding their earthy, alternative image and moving mainstream, with prices to match. A perfect example of this is Eco Deck, the UK’s multi-award winning modular tiling system, which proves that style, sustainability and great prices can, and do, go hand in hand.
Eco Deck’s easy-fit tiles offer all the benefits of popular hardwood flooring, without the huge cost and disruption associated with installing bespoke decking. Each slat comes attached to a modular weatherproof base, which clicks securely into place to cover any hard exterior surface, making them ideal for terraces and balconies. There’s no need for fixings, and they allow for good drainage and airflow; it’s genius. Eco Deck’s tiles are made from sustainably-sourced Bolivian Ipe, one of the world’s most durable hardwoods, and come with a 10 year warranty. They are treated using entirely natural finishes, and their manufacturing is overseen by the Bolivian government’s Sustainable Forestry Development program.
Until 30th April, Eco Deck is offering 20 per cent off all tiles, reducing their Classic straight slatted tile from £7.29 to £5.83 (inc. VAT). Call 0845 2700 696 or order online quoting reference EVES0408 at www.ecodeckuk.com.
No flaws with Forbo Flooring
Turn the pages of any glossy magazine and you’ll see that this season’s flooring trend is for a wider plank effect, and Forbo Flooring’s new Novilon range incorporates this perfectly. The Viva Fusion flooring (pictured, £15.99 per square metre) is great for adding a warm, traditional feel to the home. For more information or to find your nearest stockist please contact Forbo customer service on 0800 731 2369 or visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk.
