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Are Your Kids’ Friends Trouble?

From childhood on, throughout life we develop relationships starting with your neighbors, classmates and eventually through work and of course through friends of friends. In high school I met this kid through my girlfriend’s girlfriend. He was a talented kid with lots of potential. I’m not using his real name, so let’s call him John. […]

UK National Shed Week Sheds Light on a National Obsession

Between the 4th and the 11th of July this year, the UK celebrated National Shed Week, seven days given over to the love of the humble shed. The UK is a nation obsessed with this little wooden structure – sheds have gone from somewhere to simply store garden tools to something of a mini cultural […]

How to choose a good handyman?

A house is an investment for a lifetime. But once you move in and start living in the house, you begin to discover several, little problems that had escaped your attention prior to moving in. It may be a creaking door or a window which has not been fitted properly allowing a little draught of […]

What projects can a contractor help you out with?

A house like many other projects in our life is a continuously evolving entity. Whether you buy a piece of land and choose to construct your dream house or you buy a house, ready off the shelf there is always room for improvement- in fact, it is said to be the biggest room in the […]

What are the advantages of hiring a handyman versus a contractor?

Investment in a house does not end when you put down the final payment. In addition to living expenses, like payments to be made for various utilities like telephone, heating, electricity and water, there are other costs that have to be incurred to make the house worthy of living in! While the more major of […]