Considering the variety of bathrooms, it should come as no surprise that there are countless approaches to renovating them. To help guide you, I’ve come up with a strategy for what projects you might undertake if you had various budgets to spend, including $350, $1,000, $5,000, and, finally, no limit whatsoever. Let’s begin on the [...]
You can build the new ceiling at any height providing it complies with the regulations. However, the height of window openings may limit your choice. About 2.4m (8ft) is a useful height for a lowered ceiling. It is a common room height for modern houses and relates to standard wallboard sheet sizes. Most manufacturers of [...]
In the eyes of many small business owners, office planning is regarded as a subject to which only companies large enough to warrant employing their own office manager could afford to give more than passing consideration. Managers of new ventures in the first throes of development are much more likely to be caught up in [...]
If you are carpeting stairs there may be some repairs which need doing first The three most common faults with stairs are creaking (caused by the supporting timbers working loose), worn ‘nosings’ – that is the front edge of each step losing its perfectly rounded shape – and loose balusters and handrails.
CURING STAIR CREAKS
Creaking stairs [...]
Where you want to use a solid floor as a basis for a floor covering, ensure that it is sound, dry and level. Usually, it is possible to make repairs to a solid floor to bring it up to scratch; in extreme cases, it may be necessary to dig it up and lay a new [...]
When the time comes to replace or change a floor covering, this is the perfect opportunity to check that your floors are structurally sound, looking for signs of localized damage, woodworm infestations and ensuring that the surface is level. Indeed, whatever floor covering you choose, whether it is soft carpeting or cushioned sheet flooring, or [...]
There is no point in laying a new floor covering of any kind on a faulty base, so the first thing to do is to have a good look at the floor and to assess whether it is in a good state of repair-or not
SOLID FLOORS
The two main things you will be looking for here [...]