Monthly Archives: February 2011

Would it be wood? (to keep you warm)

Multi-fuel stoves can burn many things from peat to compressed paper briquettes, but for most people available multi-fuels will be either logs or coal. Continue reading

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Naturally Gas?

The price of natural gas is going up. As there is supposed to be a world glut of the stuff just now – the government’s medium term energy plans are all gas based – that seems a little odd. Continue reading

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loft conversions, contracts and regulations

Problem: a structural support beam across the stairway was too low to meet building regs requirements. Therefore, no certificate. No valid house insurance. Waste of money. Continue reading

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cold feet on cold laminate floors?

If this cold weather is making you long for the warm fluffiness of a thick carpet between your toes, then don’t hesitate too long.   The mysterious inflation – that the government is trying so hard to ignore – has another … Continue reading

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