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May 2020

  • Small Scale Construction Firms Constantly Busy

    Small Scale Construction Firms Constantly Busy

    I gasp with amazement every time I see a familiar plot of unused land suddenly sprouting signs of activity.  This is generally signalled by a high fence going up, advertising boards sporting a fancy and sometimes ludicrously romantic development name.  We were told years ago that thousands more houses were going to be needed for new families moving into our area. . . . bringing jobs, new schools, roads etc.  A draw back to this frantic rush to build new with first time buyers taking up goverment purchase help schemes  is the slow down in the second hand housing market

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  • First Elements In An Interior Design

    First Elements In An Interior Design

    When professonals are invited to quote for any project involving interior design, there are 7 guiding priciples  they look to.  The phrases flair and creativity are fairly obvious but also the need to employ a certain amount of science comes into play.  The seven basic elements of interior design can be said to incude space, forms, line, colour, texture, light and pattern.   The art is to keep these in balance to create a pleasing interior.  Additonally in order to enhance any room, the use of these elements in harmony automatically bring in a further element, that of functionality.    All of

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  • Avoiding Professional Installers Not Always Cost Effective

    Avoiding Professional Installers Not Always Cost Effective

    I’ve been taking quite an interest in the improvements being carried out net door.  There’s a new kitchen being shoe horned into a space that was never quite big enough for the previous owner and now this one.  So to aid the space making enterprise, they’ve moved the boiler from the utility room into the garage; then they’re planning to knock down the wall from the kitchen into the utility room to give another 1.5 metres depth to the kitchen.  I’m expecting there to be an island to replace the peninsular unit that also been abandoned as unfunctional . .

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