A family living in Flintshire have managed to raise over £20,500 to renovate their house into a wheel chair friendly home. The family has struggled for years whilst looking after their four year old son Harvey Noble, who suffers from a very rare form of cerebral palsy called schizencephaly which has kept him wheelchair bound and unable to walk and talk. They have been trying to get funding to have an extension built onto their home so Harvey can have his own room and also enough room to store the equipment he uses on a daily basis, along with the installation of a wet room to save his parents having to carry him in and out of the bath. Funds will also be used to purchase a more accessible car.
Family Raise Money To Renovate Wheel Chair Friendly Home
UK Home Building On The Increase
According to the recently arranged and released figures backed by the UK Statistics Authority, in the June quarter of 2010, there were nearly 30,000 house building starts in England; an increase of 13% compared to the previous quarter and 84% higher than the same quarter in March 2009, however it is still 42% lower than in the boom of March 2007. These recently released figures surpass those published in May and provide information on the period between April and June 2010.
Housing starts as part of private enterprises were up 10% than in the March quarter of this year, and in the same period there was a 17% increase in starts undertaken by social landlords who are registered.
Bristol Leads The Way With Green Property Renovation
To promote trying to make homes eco-friendly, more than 50 homes in Bristol will open their doors for members of the public to visit in order to demonstrate how to reduce domestic energy consumption and eco-retrofit older properties. The open houses will be part of the UK’s Open House Month and will take place on 11–12th of September 2010.
Marley Eternit Advise That Roofers Are At Risk Of Sunburn
Roofers and builders face health hazards from over exposure and under protection from the sun and are being warned to take care by suppliers of professional roofing products, Marley Eternit.
A recent study has revealed that roofers and builders are not taking adequate precautions against the damaging effects from the sun. According to the report as little as one in three roofers does not wear a high enough factor of sun cream whilst working outdoors and being in direct contact with the sun.
Tool Hire Company Cashes In Online
A Manchester based tool firm has announced how happy they are with their resilient performance in a difficult market year. The Old Trafford HSS Hire Service Group, expressed how much they enjoy their pre-tax profit rise. Their investment programme has boosted a 27 per cent rise in their profit in 6 months. The tool company allows customers to sort out their equipment needs online which has accelerated the company’s investment. The HSS tool hire company also supplies equipment and training to building maintenance companies, cleaning companies and even industrial companies and railways.
Irish Home Incinerated In Oil Tank Fire
A family home was burned to the ground, and left in total ruin as 12th of July bonfire celebrations turned into disaster in the East Mount Area of County Down. The blaze was started when a neighbouring bonfire ignited a number of domestic oil tanks, which set ablaze a neighbouring fence and house. A fire alarm alerted the family, and the local fire service was subsequently contacted.
Two other neighbouring homes were saved from ruin by the proficient actions of the local fire service. Remarkably footage of the incident was caught on a local CCTV system, which may at least be used for insurance purposes. It is believed that Northern Ireland building regulations were not adhered as the oil tanks were clearly not stored in a fire safe environment.
Anger As Bradford Couple Stung By Conservatory Company
A Bradford based firm called Boss Secure & Style Ltd are now being chased by Bradford City Council over an unpaid debt to one of its former customers. Tina McMahon of Flawith Drive , Fagley employed the company to build her a new conservatory in January 2008 and paid a total of £9,000.
Upon completion a surveyors report found 13 items of disrepair. On the list of major flaws were, the floor not being on the same level as the living room, daylight being able to be seen between the external double doors, the guttering being installed and aligned incorrectly and the frame being fractured.
UK Government Needs to Act to Increase Energy Storage Capacity
The government face major plans to increase its gas storage capacity over the next decade as the population is growing and the reliance on gas and nuclear power is getting greater by the day. They will need to invest billions of pounds into their new energy policy to steer away from depending on imported gas. The engineering employers’ federation (EEF) have accepted public money will not be able to cover the most costly plans in the world. They are now urging minsters to act up on this now to make sure planning permissions are adhered to.
Home Improvements are not a Waste
Construction Excellence director of the waste project Paul Jennings has stated that Welsh homes are to be incorporated into the district’s waste management project. The ongoing commitment for creating a world class housing stock in Wales is sustaining its movement forward, at the same time; George Osborne is putting housing bodies under a lot of ongoing pressure, throughout England.
Energy efficiency is a major drive throughout Wales, with the Welsh government are announcing a £30 million scheme aimed at improving homes in the region. These are just a handful of projects created to hit the low carbon footprint targets and along with other similar projects, will meet Welsh Housing Quality Standards. Also throughout Wales, the (EST) Energy Saving Trust are well on the way to meeting their targets in teaching people the benefits and above all important values of wasting energy – or not wasting energy in this instance., and how a few simple instructions can make a great deal of difference to everyone. Read more…
Home Insulation Pushes Light Subsidies to be Scrapped
The Government is to switch their focus to the subsidy of all types of insulation- roof insulation, cavity wall insulation, under floor insulation – and are stopping the subsidy of energy saving light bulbs from next March. Chris Huhne, the Climate Change Secretary, is insistent that energy suppliers stop their promoting of energy saving bulbs such as compact fluorescent bulbs in DIY stores and supermarkets and start to instead promote more efficient methods of energy-saving, especially insulation. Read more…