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For those who have seen Ex-Machina, read iRobot or listened to Stephen Hawking’s warning of AI eventually becoming a threat to our very existence, the growing use of robots may seem disconcerting. For others, however, such as one company over in Wandsworth, the realm of robotics is delivering something that for others sounds entirely unexpected. We talk, of course, of one wily little robot who has been busy shaking up the world of construction, and here we take a look at just what this singular fella has been up to on-site.

The basement within any form of building is one of the most common areas for damp owing to its placement beneath the ground and the tendency for the exterior to suffer from some amount of moisture soaking in from the earth that immediately surrounds it. This may be particularly noticeable if you’ve not damp proofed your basement for some time, or have suffered from saturated ground from ongoing rain, snow or storms. Staying on top of your damp proofing is vital if you’re to ensure that the remainder of your home is to stay damp free, as rising damp can lead upwards from the basement and cause untold damage in a relatively short period of time.

The various differing forms, colours and standards of domestic electric cables can lead to a seriously confusing landscape for the average homeowner. So here we demystify this landscape in a bid to literally untangle a range of cables that you may be dealing with for your DIY or professional project.

Laying a new lawn can seem like an intimidating prospect, with lacklustre results typically achieved by the novice when compared to that of a professional. Yet laying a turf that takes well, and that leads to a lush lawn in the upcoming spring and summer season, is simply a matter of following set steps to the letter.

The fireplace is so often the centre of a room. Particularly in a lounge or a dining room, it is the fireplace that draws the eye as you walk in. Old fireplaces can be great, but there’s a world of difference between ‘period’ and ‘tired’. People can be put off from renewing or replacing fireplaces, or from being a bit braver and trying something completely new and different, but it doesn’t have to be all that difficult and the results can be more than worth it.