Bathrooms News
Homeowners who choose to 'go green' can save around £400 a year by making simple changes in their
bathrooms and kitchens, energy-efficiency experts have claimed.Nigel's Eco Store, which sells eco-friendly products, highlighted that becoming more environmentally conscious can [
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An Austrian tourist who stopped to use the toilet had a narrow escape when a 47-stone boulder crashed through the roof.Josef Heller had just got off the toilet seat when the rock fell through the ceiling and destroyed the toilet, [
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Improvements to the bathroom are among the most popular ways UK homeowners can increase the value of their property, it has been reported.To appeal to the widest section of the market, a home's bathroom should conform to the classic white [
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A flat has gone on sale in Bristol that has a unique approach to kitchen and bathroom design.The property in Hanover Street features a bath in the kitchen, while the only toilet is found on the balcony, reports the Brighton [
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The UK does not have enough construction workers, such as builders and plumbers, to keep up with all the work that needs to be done, an industry union has said.A spokesman for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians [
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Homeowners have been urged to brighten up their
bathrooms with a few easy tactics that don't cost the earth.Sarah Beeny, from Channel 4's Property Ladder programme, has suggested that by adding a few simple items, such as floor [
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New research which reveals that a large number of Britons do not have adequate insurance suggests that they are putting their property in danger every time they carry out DIY.The study by Confused.com found that one-quarter of those who responded [
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A Kansas woman has been rescued after sitting on her boyfriend's toilet seat for two years.The 35-year-old used her boyfriend's bathroom and never came out. He called the police two years later.By the time the authorities had been alerted, the [
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Home owners are turning to loft, basement and garage conversions to create new
bathrooms and bedrooms that add space and value to their property, an industry organisation has said today.The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has noted that [
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Home improvement is set to become the new fashionable pastime among the young, the findings of a new survey suggest. Research by CreditExpert.co.uk found that the current uncertainty in the credit market and the economy in general had [
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If getting to spend time in your bathroom is becoming a problem, seeking a court order could be the answer.That was the course of action taken by a woman living in a shared apartment in the Russian city of Kemerovo [
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Homeowners should be aware that space is "one of the most sought-after commodities" for those buying a property, according to property consultant Strutt & Parker Lane Fox.Those conducting DIY projects in the home, such as installing new
bathrooms, [
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The ability to choose the ideal layout and interior design is not the only benefit of building your own home, according to a mortgage expert.David Murphy, sales and marketing director of The Mortgage Business, said that government housing policies have [
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Luxury spas are the inspiration behind the latest trends in bathroom design, according to an expert.Jackie Daly, editor of Kitchens, Bedrooms and
Bathrooms magazine, said that
showers and baths that promote wellness and complementary therapies had [
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People planning to renovate their bathroom should be able to integrate some cutting edge design even if they have a limited budget, according to a television interior design duo.Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan, the stars of Million Pound Property Experiment [
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An upturned
bath caused a major scare in Gosport on Monday night when a local resident mistook it for an unexploded World War II bomb. The unnamed resident spotted the object in his garden at around 4pm on New [
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Bathroom doors that open outwards are more hygienic than those than open inwards, according to tennis star turned interior design guru Andre Agassi. Along with his wife and fellow ex-tennis player Steffi Graf, the star was recently asked to [
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Chart-topping singer Mariah Carey's New York home is so vast, she can't remember how many
bathrooms it has. Mariah's apartment in the Tribeca district measures a whopping 12,000 sq ft. It's perhaps unsurprising then that when pressed in [
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Leading disabled bathroom and
wetroom products firm Impey is set to appear at the UK's largest expo for the nursing and care home sector. Set to take place between the 24th and 25th of October, the Care Show has [
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While many homeowners will pay little attention beyond the basics - a toilet, shower and sink - when decorating their bathroom, they have been advised to take advantage of the space to make "a big difference" to one of the [
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