Recent content by Tosker

if only ..............I've lived here over 25 years and never a word about bringing mains gas to these godforsaken parts - my multi fuel stove has always been enough to warm my little space, but the dust and dirt and lugging of coal and hot ash about, not to mention time spent on ageing knees...

I live in a tiny stone and slate cottage, and currently have no loft insulation. The loft floor has been boarded over with tongue and groove, bonded to the plaster board ceilings below. Removing the flooring would destroy the ceiling, which has old oak beams. The old insulation was removed to...