How to renovate or install guide

How to renovate or install guide

Changing your home can be a daunting task. You can constantly ask yourself whether you are making the right decisions or wonder if you are ruining the character of the house. Looking at other people's home changes can help you visualize how your ideas might work.

The "How to guide" shows projects that have been done with links to further advice and sources.

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This Months Feature

Renovation of Sash & Casement Windows

Original windows in a period property can often make a big aesthetical difference in the appearance of the house by adding value and character.

Since the introduction of uPVC there has been a trend to rip out wooden windows and replace them with a plastic version in an attempt to improve the insulation of the house. Home owners are under a constant pressure to make their homes as energy efficient as possible. Replacing the original wooden windows does not have to be your only option. New methods of draft proofing can be used on sash windows very successfully.

"It can cost money," says Mr Wood. "I've seen jobs carried out very cheaply and carried out with great costs." The important thing to bear in mind, he says, is that repair is often cheaper than replacement with uPVC. BBC: A plague of plastic windows?

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Last Months Feature

Wood Stove Installation

We were replacing a 1950's gothic arched tiled fireplace. Although, rather fond of this fireplace its proportions were too small for the 1920's room. We decided to replace it with a multi fuel stove that would increase the heat output and reduce fuel costs. A stove can produce eight times more heat than an open fire... //www.freepedia.co.uk/DIRHomesStoveInstallation.php

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