BBC looking for derelict historic homes

Endemol Television is looking for owners of historic properties that are at risk of being lost forever for a new BBC television series.

Highlighting the plight of spectacular historical properties, the programme will look at the secrets these houses hold, the events happened, who lived there over generations and how was the property used.

Woodfibre insulation for external walls

A new wood fibre insulation board allows period home and listed building owners to insulate external walls with minimum risk of condensation damage to the existing wall structure.

Bespoke doors for an authentic look

Even when your property isn't a listed building, finding the right doors to match the period can be frustratingly difficult. Now a new service from Acorn Doors makes bespoke doors more affordable.

Self-clean glass now stops heat too

Whenever I happen to travel up North, I nearly always pass a lorry advertising Pilkington self-clean glass on the M1. Until seeing the lorry for the first time I didn't know such a thing existed and now its just got even better.

Barn conversion wins top award

An Essex farming couple, Chris and Tania Butler, have won a national award for their conversion of a Grade II listed barn, which is now the village post office, shop and cafe.

Stay warm in style with period radiators

Just because radiators didn't become widely available until the last century there's no need not to have them in your period home and with specialist suppliers like Beaumont, it's easy to find a cast iron radiator that would suit your style of house.