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Updated on 21 January 2022 - 5 days ago

Something we will probably come up against in the future, if we haven’t already is to replace a broken letterbox on your front door. There are a few reasons why your letterbox may become damaged or broken over time, and for one a postman in a bit of a rush with a combination of a poor quality letterbox is right up there on the list, along with a dog being a little to keen to please their owner by bringing them their mail, or maybe a little to keen to see off the intruder!

Updated on 11 January 2022 - 15 days ago

Using draught excluders to stop cold air entering your home has been a common practice during colder winter months for a long time. Many years ago they used to be nothing more sophisticated than an old blanket or piece of fabric rolled up to form a tube and then placed at the bottom of front doors, back doors and other external doors to simply keep the wind out.

Updated on 01 January 2022 - 25 days ago

Home security is of paramount importance in order to prevent burglary and theft of your personal possessions, and before considering the installation of more advanced home security measures such as alarms and similar devices, you should first make sure that the most basic points of home security are taken care of. This means starting with the exterior doors of your home. Exterior doors should be fitted with deadlocks for maximum home security. Deadlocks are much stronger and more secure than the simpler and cheaper rim latches or Yale latches, and when fitted can make it almost impossible for a burglar to force their way into your home through the exterior doors.

Updated on 31 December 2021 - 26 days ago

A bathroom is a place where privacy should be observed especially if a person is in a house where there are other occupants. Having privacy UPVC windows installed is definitely a wise decision because they give the occupants of the bathroom at any given time that privacy that they so need not forgetting the freedom to do whatever they want while inside.

Updated on 21 December 2021 - 1 months, 5 days ago

GRP composite doors have glass reinforced plastic (GRP). GRP is also termed as fibreglass. When you buy doors with fibreglass, you get several benefits. The major benefit is that the GRP composite doors do not warp due to changes in weather or atmospheric temperature, whereas wooden doors as well as uPVC doors usually swell with changes in temperature or shrink, causing them to warp.