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What happens when heat pump installations go wrong
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (790+ words) Keen to do right by the environment, Sarah and Ian Ward spent "14, 000 inherited from Ian's mother installing a heat pump while refurbishing their south Manchester home. In April 2024, four months after the work was finished, they suffered a serious leak....
Picture this: weird and wonderful ways to hang art
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (332+ words) Above a sculptural golden tub in interior designer Jess Cooney's Massachusetts home hangs a petite oil painting of a woman, her naked back to the viewer. It's not a surprising subject for the setting. But the placement " centred over the…...
The key to a pricey painting? Just add red
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Silver squeeze leaves solar panel makers feeling the heat
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (122+ words) Financial Times Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital access to trusted FT journalism on any device. Savings based on monthly annualised price. - Stay informed with global news & in-depth analysis Then undefined per month. Complete digital access…...
Home Depot cuts forecast over US consumer weakness
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (32+ words) Home Depot reported weakening sales growth and cut its outlook for the financial year, as the home improvement retailer blamed a downturn in its performance on a sluggish housing market and weaker. .....
The modern homes hidden inside ancient ruins
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (1180+ words) The poor state of the ruins made the idea of keeping them difficult to imagine, as did the relative uncertainty of final costs. While each project is unique, a renovation of an historic building can. .. When the owners of The…...
The agony and ecstasy of restoring a Fra'Angelico masterpiece
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (92+ words) How a 15th-century altarpiece by the early Renaissance friar was painstakingly restored for a major exhibition this year. .. Save 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device. Saving based on monthly annualised…...
Home Economics
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (103+ words) Taxes and fees on home purchases vary from nothing to thousands of euros depending on where you buy, in a sign of how dramatically governments can shift property markets across the world. - Home economics: the tax roulette of buying a…...
The "mad, weird and prehistoric" replanting of Knowle House
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (102+ words) The mystery of how such a successful designer became so overlooked is one that confounds Mrs Mansfield, as she wishes to be known, owner of Knowle House in East Sussex, and Chris Brown, the landscape. .. Enjoy FT Weekend and all…...