Integrated kitchen appliances are the ones built into kitchen cabinets, hidden behind cupboard doors to give the kitchen a neat,... View Article
Firepits and bowls, chimeneas, fire baskets, outdoor fireplaces and wood-burning stoves remain favourite forms of outdoor heating. As you sit... View Article
Britain has the oldest housing stock in Europe, perhaps even in the world. About 10% of people in the UK... View Article
Outdoor heaters are powered by one of three different energy sources: gas, electricity, or bioethanol, each of which has advantages... View Article
Many of us no longer park our cars in the garage. For some, it’s just too much faff, or the... View Article
The notion of leaving exposed an element of a building’s structure that was traditionally hidden with carpet or other floor... View Article
Getting your kitchen plan right from the outset can save you money and give you a finished room that you’ll... View Article
It is estimated that 80% of new high-end kitchens and 20% of more modestly budgeted new kitchens include a boiling-water... View Article
All the attention in the world of heating is firmly focused on heat pumps, and the big decision for anyone... View Article
A desire to regain control of spiralling energy bills and move away from gas motivated Rob Ritchie, a semi-retired chemistry-textbook... View Article
If you can’t resist the thought of being able to press a button in the comfort of your car on... View Article
It’s becoming clear that the best way to ensure success with a new heat-pump system is to pick a great... View Article
According to government figures, rainfall in the UK is increasing and also increasing in intensity. And this means surface-water flooding... View Article
If you live in an old building (certainly one built before 1800), there is a strong chance it will be... View Article
As the name suggests, a high-temperature heat pump is an air-source heat pump that runs with a higher flow temperature... View Article
We’ve fallen in love with oak-framed builds on Grand Designs over the years. Who could forget Julie and Robert’s cruciform... View Article
The idea of rewilding has captured the public imagination, with scenes of bison in Blean in Kent, beavers in Scotland,... View Article
Gemma and Lewis Donoghue did what many others only dreamed of during lockdown: they bought a place in the country.... View Article