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How to check a cheap Makita tool-set deal before you buy
A low-priced tool set can be hard to ignore when there is a shelf to put up, flat-pack furniture to…
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Transition to winter time: an early change this year.
The autumn clock change can catch people out, particularly when the evening suddenly feels darker before the…
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Turn the key twice in the lock? Locksmith explains why many lock their door incorrectly.
Shutting the front door and giving the key one quick turn is a familiar routine. But on some doors, that…
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Wooden building blocks made from industrial wood: This is how waste wood becomes a building material.
Offcuts, shavings and timber chips are inevitable wherever furniture, pallets, joinery or timber components…
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Dunsink City Quarter: what its proposed density could mean in practice
A new district can sound simple when it is reduced to a housing number. But density is what will shape…
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I spread white pebbles all along my façade so I would no longer see the dirt: by the first autumn, I understood what the rain could no longer do.
A strip of white pebbles can make the base of a house look smart in an afternoon. It disguises bare…
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By buying land along the Saône for decades, the state literally created the layout of a canal that was abandoned in 1997.
A canal does not need to be dug before it changes a landscape. For years, the planned Saône–Rhine waterway…
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Carpenter builds a draughts table – and is not allowed to participate in the competition.
A final practical project can prove an apprentice’s ability in one piece of furniture: accurate setting-out…
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What Preston Market’s proposed rebuild could mean for traders, homes and heritage
Preston Market’s proposed rebuild raises a familiar but difficult question: how can an ageing market be…
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In 1989, Kentucky engineers built a 750-foot road base using about 80 tons of ponded fly ash; the 11% ash section was reported to perform well against the conventional control.
A road can look sound from above while the layers beneath are doing the hard work. When a base course…
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Construction costs exceed budget by £200,000: how to protect your renovation budget
A renovation budget can unravel far faster than most homeowners expect. You may begin with a realistic-looking…
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Why New Reservoirs Are So Hard to Deliver in Britain
A new reservoir can sound like an obvious answer to a familiar problem: hold on to more water when it…
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Norway needs bricklayers: there is a shortage of 5,700 construction workers, and salaries can reach €6,500.
A Norwegian construction job can look very tempting when a converted salary is doing the rounds online. For a…
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Would You Pay Every Time You Used Your Block’s Lift?
Coming home with shopping, a buggy, a suitcase or sore knees is exactly when a lift stops feeling like a…
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What the N4 Mullingar–Longford road scheme could mean for communities along the route
For anyone who uses the N4 between Mullingar, Longford and Roosky, a road scheme can sound straightforward…
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He buys a cottage that has been abandoned for 50 years for 65,000 euros and transforms it into a superb tiny house of 37 square meters.
An abandoned cottage can look like a bargain until the first clear-out reveals leaking roofs, damp walls…
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MaPrimeRénov’: insulation support and the right time to act this autumn
By the end of summer, Claire’s house still held on to heat about as well as a sieve holds water.
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Bruce Lee and his philosophy on kindness.
Kindness can become exhausting when it is confused with endless availability. You try to be fair, helpful and…
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China intervenes in the construction of the first underwater tunnel in Latin America: the mega underwater work will connect 2 cities in Brazil in less than 5 minutes, will be 870 meters underwater, and will operate from 2031 | World | La República
Travelling between Santos and Guarujá, on Brazil’s south-east coast, can involve a ferry crossing or a longer…
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Loft insulation: how much can you save on heating bills?
On a January morning, while the house is still quiet, the radiator may already have been running for an hour…
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House builder ignores all construction regulations – building authority has half of the house demolished.
A loft conversion, garden room or modest extension can turn into an expensive problem when the work on site…