About House & Proud

Hi there! My name is Bert. I own a house. This is my house blog. Yes, I have a blurry face.

Well, to be honest, it started as a bit of an idea during a lockdown in a certain period in history that we’d all rather forget.

The idea grew. My partner said, “Go for it. Why Not? Will anyone even read it?”

I said, “I bet they do.”

And the rest is, well not quite history, but present.

Well, I get fed up watching youtube videos and reading blog posts that just barely touch upon the information that I want. I mean, if I want to know how to replace a T-Lock on an up-and-over garage door, I don’t really want to read something that talks in general about garage door locks.

Basically, I want the info, I don’t want a life story or a hundred paragraph description with stock photos.*

*Yes I get it – sometimes I do use stock photos but only when my hands are too grimy to take a picture myself, or it’s for something relatively unimportant.

Well, that’s the plan. I’m hoping that one day it might give me enough money to buy a round at the pub. Not quite there yet, but one day… 

Seriously, though, the site is peppered with affiliate links. This means that when you buy something via a link on the site I get a small bit of commish at no extra cost to you. This helps to pay to keep the site running as, believe it or not, that doesn’t come free! 

I hate those sites that recommend products that they blatantly haven’t used before. As a result, nothing I recommend or link to are things that I haven’t personally held in my hand before.  Occassionally, when a product I have used is not available in a particular country I may link to what looks to be the best comparable product in that location.

Well, I’d like exact details to remain private. Safe to say, though, that I live in the UK.

Absolutely not. I am a competent amatuer at best – please take all the information I provide in this context. I write about things I know and have done myself, and publish it only for information and entertainment purposes.

For example, I’ve written an article on how I installed a garden water barrel using my garage guttering. Now, this is something I did myself, and took some photos of, and details the step by step process I used that could be used by someone else to install a water butt themselves. Does that mean, though, that its a fool-proof guide? No! There are going to be 100 and 1 differences between what I did for my unique context and what someone else would need to do for theirs.

Always get the advice of someone who knows what they are doing (i.e. a professional) if you are ever unsure before starting a project. Don’t do any DIY work unless you are 100% sure you’re not going to harm yourself, someone else or your property.

Bottom line – don’t expect that a random website on the internet is going to solve your exact DIY needs.

I’m not really sure why you might want to contact me. But, that said, who knows – there may be a reason. Every website has these contact pages on them, so I may as well join in!

I’ve got a “contact us” page that you can go to, fill out your details and then through the magic of the internet, I’ll get a message pinged my way.

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