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Not everyone will choose to work from home with their newborn or young child, but for some, it’s the ideal way to balance parenthood with their careers. However, there are some important things to remember if this is the route you choose to go down; doing so will keep you productive and happy. ...

Just like with adults, children can develop a wide variety of fears and phobias and not be able to understand why they have them, and to also not know how to get rid of them. Here are 5 simple ways to help your kids conquer their fears. ...

When you’re adding decking to your home, you need to think about whether to use genuine timber or composite. Genuine timber comes from softwood and hardwood trees, whereas composite comes from recycled plastic and wood. Each option comes with its own benefits, but here are just five reasons you should opt for timber. ...

A fireplace will be the centrepiece of any room. The roaring fire might be the main reason you invest in one, but the fireplace itself is what brings the room together. As such, it’s clearly important to pick the right material, and here are just four reasons why you should choose marble. ...

There’s nothing like a home improvement project to increase the value of your home, make it more aesthetically pleasing to you and your guests, and ensure that your home perfectly meets your needs. Unfortunately, along with any home improvement project comes a lot of waste, and unless this waste is dealt with in a timely manner it can start to detract from the beauty of your home. To ensure that you get all of your waste hauled off your property quickly and that your property...

There are many industries in which extreme cleanliness is very important. Some of these include the health, food production, and hospitality industries, and more. Even if your industry does not require sterility, practicing good hygiene and having clean spaces is very important. Mould, bacteria, and algae are everywhere to some degree, but if left unchecked and untreated, can cause serious health and aesthetic issues. If you are having problems with any of these harmful materials,...

The selection of an adoptable pumping station is frequently based on a case of economies and whether or not enough space can be allocated for the station. Both non-adoptable and adoptable pumping stations are used and both have their specific advantages and disadvantages. ...

Being too concerned about a leak just after finding it, is when you think about it, perhaps a fast way of ending up in hospital. Messing around on a roof if it’s raining or where there’s ice and snow, isn’t the best way to find a leak. So, any trying to temporarily repair a leak can be very hazardous and not worth the risk. If you want to do it perfectly, there is no kind of quick-fix, you will just have to be patient and wait for the weather to give you the thumbs...

No-one has ever said that parenting was easy, but they have said it was something that brought them stress, annoyance and financial difficulties, but they would never change it for anything in the world. Being a good parent is one of the hardest things to accomplish and now in our very politically correct world, even more so. As parents, we do find ourselves doing the same thing our parents did, but are never sure, if the way they did it was the best way. There have been thousands...

If your windows are looking a bit outdated, and you think they may be in need of a replacement, there are several key benefits to installing double glazed windows in your home. Some of them are less obvious than others, and a lot of homeowners don’t consider them when thinking about replacing their old units. ...