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Jun
13

Service-it Washing Machine Cleaner Review

If you have read the last few posts on this blog you will know that we have just come back from a weeks holiday, and as always, especially with a three year old who goes through at least three changes of clothes a day, we had a pile of washing. Cheryl was pleased with herself, …

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Mar
15

Second Kitchen Fitted In Less Than A Month

This weekend I have fitted the second kitchen this month! The first at our home in our kitchen orangery extension, and the second in one of our other properties that we are getting ready for sale. We were looking for a higher end ‘off the shelf’ kitchen for this property, clean, stylish and functional. We …

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Aug
05

Planning Department Response

We have finally had a response to our Pre Planning Enquiry, which says that in the opinion of the planning officer they can see no reason why an application for planning would not be accepted so long as we only went out as far as out neighbors existing extension. This is good news, although, we …

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Jul
29

Planning Enquiry Frustrations

As you will know we are planning some work on our kitchen, this involves an extension to the property and therefore we have got into the merky depths of planning applications. As it was not at all clear if the work would need planning we took the decision that we would make a planning enquiry. …

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Dec
07

A Tip For Controling A Mouse Problem

Mesh over Air Brick

At one of our properties we have experienced a mouse problem. After catching several we called in the COuncil Pest control who suggested a simple method to stop the pests getting into the house in the first place. The main two wasy in which mice enter a propertyare firstly through holes and gaps round pipes …

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