The Midfield
Building work
We specialise in building knowledge and news. On The Midfield we will be sharing the latest building news from the construction industry around your area and sharing tips and ideas for your own home or workplace.
Roofing
Finding the right roofing supplies and services companies is paramount for a renovation project. Total Roofing Solutions can help with any new roofing system, Velux installation or fascia and soffits repair.
Sandblasting
Sandblasting Preston is a company who seem to be at the top of what they do round the Preston area. We talk a bit about these guys but more about what sandblasting actually consists of in the blog area down below
Worktops
Marble Worktops are very popular at this moment in time with many home owners. It seems to be the new thing that is “in” as well as Granite Worktops and you can find both for very reasonable prices, if you know where to look!
About
We have put together this site to help people with their home improvements, both inside and out.
Giving people ideas on what they can improve about their home, wherever you are wanting to add value to your property or want to renovate your home we will post various ideas and offer both money and time saving ideas
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Roofing
We will be offering various roofing ideas and tips along with reviews of various roofing supplies
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Worktops
Worktops are vary popular at the moment, they have help transform your room, we will be reviewing various worktops such as marble and quartz kitchen worktops and offering tips to help keep them in the best condition.
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Windows
Looking after your windows and maintaining them the right way will ensure they last for a long time whlist also looking good and helping keep the energy costs down whilst adding value to your property.
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Garden Buildings
We will be offering various ideas and reviews in relation to garden buildings ranging from sheds, garages, greenhouses and garden rooms.
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Latest Posts
Brexit: Improving Not Moving
A poll shows that over 40% of homeowners have lost confidence in the property market after the EU referendum. This is not necessarily a bad thing because this means as a nation we have shifted our focus from moving to improving our current homes. A third of those polled said they would now remain where[…]
Give your kitchen a boast with a granite worktop
When it comes to upgrading your home you want everything to look perfect, especially in the rooms where a lot of your time is spent. The kitchen is often the heart of the home and when it comes to choosing materials for your kitchen you want the best quality you can get. This is why[…]
Don’t suffer this winter
When you buy a new home you always want to make it your own, you’ll have plans for every room and probably even the outside too. The windows and doors are obviously checked by serveyors in a full building survey but not all properties have a full building survey done on them. If you have had[…]
7 year high for housebuilding
New figures released by the government have shown that the number of new homes being built across Britain has risen and is now at the highest level for 7 years. The number of newly built homes has risen to 139,690 in the year to March 2016, which is a rise of 12% on the previous[…]
How to chose the right boiler for your home
So you’re looking at improving your home and want it to be a bit more energy efficient, a bit more suitable for your needs and a bit more efficient when it comes to running costs. It might be that its been a cold winter and the windows need replacing, but most of the time a[…]
Assessing the situation after an incident
Theres nothing worse than having to repair your home following incidents like flooding, fires and severe storms. You feel like all the hard work and love you have put into your home has been ripped out from underneath you and the personality of your home has been taken away. Sometimes, depending on the severity of[…]
Cambridge biggest home improvement district for 2016
The latest report from construction industry analysts Barbour ABI, has found that the district of Cambridge has had the biggest growth in home improvement applications bringing it into the top 25 districts. The ‘Home Improvers of Great Britain’ report, which looks at the number of applications received per 100 private homes found that there was a[…]
Spring cleaning the outside of your home
So when we talk about spring cleaning its usually the inside of a house that springs to mind, pun intended. Even if you talk about a spring clean of the outside, its usually the garden, garden room, shed or garage that comes to mind, however we can give our actual house a spring clean too.[…]
New homes go on sale at Britains largest new residential development
The largest residential development scheme in the UK launched the sale of its first homes last week as work at Alconbury Weald in Huntingdon. The overall site will have a perimeter of 18km and is being built on the former cold-war RAF base. Once completed it will feature 7,000 new homes, a government-backed enterprise zone,[…]
Increasing the saleability of your home
One of the things estate agents will look at when you are looking to sell your home will be the saleability of the property. This kind of thing includes how much work will need doing to the house to make it homely to potential buyers. They will look at if bathrooms and kitchens will need[…]