Author Archives: Richard

When selling a property your first instinct might be to start redecorating, laying new carpets and installing a new kitchen in the hope of maximizing profits but often mass renovation is really not practical and certainly holds no guarantees that …
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What is traditional window cleaning? As long as windows have been around – as far back as ancient Egyptian times – they have required cleaning. The simplest way to get panes sparkling has been with water, a cloth and a …
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What is the purpose of a gutter? Firstly, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. What exactly are gutters? They’re not just something put there to mark where the roof ends and walls begin but they actually have a very …
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The appearance of your commercial premises is highly significant. It’s all about making an impression and that means grimy windows, blocked gutters and overgrown grounds strewn with litter are a no-no. The way your property is presented could make or …
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How do gutters become blocked? To steal from Benjamin Franklin’s famous quote: like death and taxes, blocked gutters are inevitable. No matter where you live, those essential trough-like structures which exist to funnel rainwater away from buildings are a magnet …
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What is crime scene cleaning? We’ve all watched gruesome TV murder mysteries but we’ve probably never fully considered who would clean up the crime scene afterwards. It’s really not something any of us would care to dwell upon. We might …
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The responsibility of cleaning up after the tragedy of a death and making a property safe to inhabit lies with the landlord or manager of the building, not, as is commonly believed, the emergency services. An unattended death is, to …
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You may not be aware of your fascia board – until it starts looking tired and old as a result of a build up of dirt and mildew over a period of time. The fascia board is a piece of …
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The NHS define a hoarding disorder as: ‘A hoarding disorder is where someone acquires an excessive number of items and stores them in a chaotic manner, usually resulting in unmanageable amounts of clutter. The items can be of little or …
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We all love a tidy house but sometimes our living space needs a little extra tlc. Once or twice a year it’s a good idea to give everything a deep clean. But where to start? Here’s our handy deep cleaning …
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