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Keep warm; spend less

Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th October 2011 at 5:28 am

Keep warm; spend less

Being cold is miserable. Yet, as energy prices rocket, lots of people will be cold this winter. The dominant narrative about how to get round this focuses on knocking the big six energy companies, and urges us to swap supplier to find a lower price. While I don't argue with this, it's also a grea…

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How to stop draughts coming through your floor boards: a case study

Posted by Gilly Jones on 18th November 2011 at 8:34 am

How to stop draughts coming through your floor boards: a case study

As I have no DIY skills to speak of, I was particularly pleased with my recent effort to reduce the draughts whistling through the floor boards in my newly revamped bathroom. After a bit of research on the Internet, I sceptically ordered a roll of StopGap, a flexible springy plastic strip which…

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