Snug fit

Individual style is in and creating a snug room is a great way to show it – says Crittall Windows. Planning a new look for your home? It seems anything goes these days – the trend is for individual style.... View Article

Bringing the Outside in with Origin

Versatile, stylish, and practical, the Origin Bi-fold Door can transform your home. Origin’s award-winning Bi-fold Door offers two sightline options – 49mm and 72mm, and is available in a huge range of configurations to suit all selfbuild projects. The OB-72... View Article

Simple Ways to Make Your Home Eco-Friendly

Many companies and homeowners find ways to go green and do their part in saving and protecting the environment. If you want to jump on the bandwagon but don’t know where to start, you can begin with simple things to... View Article

Electricity substation now a carbon neutral family home

Located on the moorland of Cornwall, a 12-metre tall stone building, originally an electricity substation, had been abandoned since the 1960s. Damp had taken its toll and the building had fallen into a state of disrepair. Cornish couple, Abi and... View Article

GARADOR CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY

The UK’s leading garage door manufacturer, Garador, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. With a modern purpose-built factory based in Somerset, which utilises cutting-edge production techniques and engineering expertise, the company has come a long way since it was... View Article

The life of a Keller kitchen; the circular process

The Keller team is constantly motivated to continue making beautiful kitchens attainable whilst always keeping the environment at the forefront. The Dutch kitchen manufacturer is proud to be the first kitchen supplier to develop a circular kitchen process – where,... View Article

Norcros Rock-Tite is a hit with self-builders

Norcros Rock-Tite Exterior Porcelain & Stone System was developed specifically to appeal to self-builders and DIYers, who want an easy-to-use system for installing popular 20mm porcelain tiles externally on patios and terraces. Brett Corcoran of TC Fencing & Landscaping, who... View Article

Paving Creator

Paving Creator is a free, easy to use online tool to help you experiment with various paving design options and products. It’s perfect if you’re not sure where to start with your outdoor project. Simply select whether you want to... View Article

Future-roofing

With a global gas supply crunch, issues with renewables and strong demand pushing up energy prices, the energy efficient design of roofing and insulation is vitally important for homeowners, as Lisa Grosse from Cedral explains In 2025, The Future Homes... View Article

Sheffield steel

Kitchen thieves, a collapsing roof, and then a pandemic would be enough to make anyone throw in the towel on a renovation project, but Suzanne and David Williamson are made of sterner stuff TEXT & IMAGES HEATHER DIXON The Williamsons... View Article

Paving responsibly for rainwater runoff

Chris Hodson from Interpave explains the importance of taking a responsible approach to rainwater runoff from paving around both new and existing homes to protect them and the wider community Another year of flooding around the UK provides a timely... View Article

Best of both worlds

Dealing with planners can be a frustrating business, but to modernise a substantial Victorian building in Devon, Geoff Hall also had to negotiate heritage surveyors, ecologists, conservationists and archaeologists TEXT EWEN MACDONALD IMAGES CO CREATE ARCHITECTS A ramshackle 19th century home... View Article