As house renovation costs play a big part in determining how much work can be done, we've put together a guide to help you stay within your means
Many people today live within a ‘community of interest’ anyway, rather than the more resilient geographical communities. This can make working from home difficult. If you couldn’t wait to put away your keyboard and chat to your neighbours, it’d be so much better. And, ultimately, conside...
much less to, too, and two?” It’s important to have standards: surely, I felt, there must still be at least a small cadre of us who believe that the distinction between imply and infer should be recognized and maintained by all right-...
The owner did try to insulate his floor, but on the cheap. Now there are renters who make noise when then walk, drop things or even move furniture. I must admit that it is much better since the owner did the work but we are still bothered by the noise. I'd like to know if it ...
Wall insulation, Double Glazing and and airtight seal around the windows will suffice for most external noises such as children, lawn trimmers and light road traffic. Carpeting (particularly with a good heavy underlay) does help deaden a room. But for reducing unwanted noise it would probably be...
Much of the waste generated by a household is packaging. You are in control of this. Consider that glass, cardboard and metal could be reprocessed in a small factory nearby. Plastic requires more specialised equipment and generates harsher pollutants, so still needs to be transported to a large...