Ideas & Advice

We’ve all been there: summer finally decides to make an appearance and suddenly our homes turn into greenhouses, collecting heat all day, and then storing it all night, resulting in an uncomfortable night’s sleep.

Before you rush to your local Robert Dyas store or start browsing online for instant cooling satisfaction, here are a few handy tips to consider when buying a cooling fan, which, if used properly, will help cool your home or office, and avoid the need to consider more expensive and larger solutions such as air conditioning.

Looking for great Father’s Day gifts? We’ve got heaps of ideas to help you out! Whether you’re looking for DIY gifts, garden gifts, cookery presents or other nifty gadgets, check out our blog and make your dad’s (or grandad’s!) day.

An important part of caring for your garden is dealing with weeds. We’ve all seen them and heard of them, but what are they and what’s the best way to get rid of them? If you’re looking for a comprehensive guide on how to remove weeds from your garden, then you’ve come to the right place! By learning how to spot weeds and control them you can help your other plants thrive and your garden blossom. So read on for all of the best tips to get rid of weeds for good!

Read our easy-to-follow guide featuring all the garden jobs for May to get your garden ready for the months ahead.

As anyone who’s ever had a garden knows, birds and flowers aren’t the only things that come in Spring. Slugs and insects of all sorts come out of Winter’s hibernation as soon as the weather warms to feed on fresh growth. While that might be great for them, it’s not so great for the plants in our gardens, and that’s where this handy guide comes in. If you want to get rid of aphids, mealybugs, slugs, ants and more, there are a number of ways you can go about it, and some will be more effective than others. Read on for the top pest control tips from our resident Garden Guru, Rich Redman, and get rid of those pesky pests for good!

Check out all the different types of gazebo, plus our best models, and find out which one is ideal for you.

Both charcoal barbecues and gas barbecues each have their merits. Find out the difference between each type to find out which is best for you.

Read our easy-to-follow guide featuring all the garden jobs for May to get your garden ready for the months ahead.

Most of us are familiar with pressure washers and the convenient, chemical-free cleaning they provide. But most of us have also found them to be heavy, clunky and downright difficult to use. That’s where AVA Pressure Washers come in. Building on 20 years of experience in the pressure washer market, AVA knows what works and what doesn’t. So they’ve designed their products to be user-friendly and built to last. In fact, they have so much confidence in their pressure washers that each one comes with either a 10 or 20 year warranty, depending on the model!

Are you trying to save on buying bottled water? Have you ever wished your tap water would taste better? And, if so, would you like to be assured that elements like lead and chromium are actually being filtered out? If you've answered yes to any of these questions then look no further. With the new water filter system, ZeroWater you can do all this and more!