Andy Horne

Planning and Plumbing a New Bathroom Installation

Bathroom refurbishments, if carefully planned and budgeted, can be one of the most rewarding and satisfying DIY projects to undertake and deliver into a home. A tired, damaged or dated bathroom is like an irritating eyesore: it’s a problem that constantly... Read >

Fixing Polycarbonate Sheeting to Roofs

Polycarbonate roofing and cladding sheets are one of the toughest building and roofing materials to be developed in the construction industry in recent years. Believe it or not, polycarbonate sheets are over 200 times stronger than glass and, being almos... Read >

Repairing or Replacing Guttering

Spring or Easter are ideal times to look for any signs of wind damage or winter frost damage that might necessitate the repair or replacement of guttering, joining brackets or downpipes. It can also be a good time to check the condition of fascia boards a... Read >

Add Character To Your Garden With Decking

Over the years there have been many different home and garden improvement shows on television. For good reason to - there’s been plenty of incentive in improving your home and adding value to it for the future – reselling it at a profit. The garden is oft... Read >

Building an attractive timber decking garden feature

Timber decking can quickly add character to a garden. It is one of the most popular and rewarding ways of changing a bland and uninspiring garden layout into a focal point for pure enjoyment. You can easily build a perfect sun-trap where, after a busy ses... Read >

Rags, paper towels and saving your pennies

The term ‘rag’ has had many meanings over the years. In modern times, it usually refers to an old bit of cloth, towel or other household item which has been recycled and reused to clean around the house. But it has not always had that meaning and currentl... Read >

Welding & Fabrication

“Fabrication", particularly when linked to industry, implies the building of structures, machines, products or other equipment by stamping, cutting shaping, joining and even assembling components from raw materials – most often metals.It is commonly consi... Read >

Product Assembly

Whatever the industry, there is a tendency today to try to find a cost-effective solution to final product assembly by cutting out all of the unnecessary double-handing of goods and component parts. Having found a suitable sub-contract sheet metal engi... Read >

Vacuum Forming

Vacuum Forming In this article we will look very simply at Vacuum Forming and the basic principles behind it. In spite of the different applications there are available, and the “easy to use" equipment in the market place, it is, in my opinion, and cer... Read >

Recycled Textiles Reduce C02 Emissions

With LMB Supplies’ preoccupation with sourcing the most environmentally friendly cleaning products – including their eco-friendly clean and green textile rags and wipes – this successful, London based cleaning materials supplier is providing a far better ... Read >

Recycled Rags & Wipers

Rags and wipers, made from recycled clothing and textiles they are an environmentally friendly alternative to disposable paper towels, and are not going to fall apart at the slightest sign of water and can be reused time and time again.Textiles are sorted... Read >