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It might seem counter intuitive at first to say that a piece of welding equipment could end up saving you money. However, in the case of some welders, this is actually true. There is more than one way to weld certain materials together, and different types of welders require different types of equipment and machine…

In spite of all your best efforts at cleanliness, your carpets sooner or later fall prey to drops, stains, spills, accidents, and whatever that you carry at the bottom of your shoes. You might have kept a doormat at the entrance, spoke to your family members and guests how precious your carpet is, and tried…

How do you get really dirty pots and pans bottom clean again?" is a question I get in my inbox on a weekly basis and today it is the Wednesday task for Daily Housewifery Prompts (use #DHWP on twitter). My number one tip should really go without saying - wash it up as soon as…

It has been a long term dream of mine to have a antique freestanding cabinet for kitchen pantry unit in my possession but until now we have been without the space to house it in our previous pokey flats and houses. So with a little more room in the new Thrifty Towers, when one popped…

To start off take everything out of your oven including the shelves. Grab a washing up bowl and fill it with hot water and washing up liquid. Take an old long armed washing up brush, dip it into the water and give the interior and door on the oven a good firm scrub. Do the…

Vinegar is a useful and thrifty product to have in your home for the purposes of cleaning but there are some items and surfaces which should not be cleaned with vinegar – WHAT NOT TO CLEAN WITH VINEGAR Granite/Marble/Quartz The first thing the guy who fitted our quartz kitchen worktops said to me after I…

Your body may come out of the shower clean but how clean is your bathroom shower itself?  I clean mine on a daily basis, nothing intense just a quick spray with homemade shower spray and a super speedy wipe down when I’m in there. It seems to keep on top of the cleaning and as…

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past I was in the bath, relaxing, washing and just generally y’know, bathing. Ahhh can you picture it? Beached whale blah, blah, blah. Anyway, I’m lathering myself up nicely with my shower scrunchy/puff thingamajig (we didn’t settle on a universal name for these chaps did we?)…

Housekeeping Customer Services Good morning and welcome on in the new week! I hope you had a restful weekend and things are bright and positive with you on this fresh and light Monday morning. Here at Thrifty Towers a planned relaxed weekend turned into a fun packed and busy few days with friends so I’m…