ResidenceTalk

Anyone searching for a rental in Roath lately has probably noticed the same thing. A flat can appear online in the morning, gather several viewing requests before lunch, and disappear by the end of the week. Cardiff’s rental market has tightened noticeably over the last few years, particularly in areas close to the city centre, and Roath has become one of the places where com...

Most expensive roofing emergencies aren’t kicked off by a failed shingle or a tree crashing through the roof. They start with a clogged downspout that no one bothered to clean. If you see a “cheap” roofing emergency in your future, take a long hard look at your downspouts. Dead leaves can take out an entire wall if they sit in a blocked spout for a year or two.

The majority of homeowners don’t think about pest control until they find something. A roach by the drain, a line of ants on the baseboard, wings in a windowsill. But that bug likely wouldn’t have been there if the conditions that invited it weeks or months before – conditions like moisture. Moisture doesn’t just bring bugs, it makes your home structurally more appealing to t...

When most people think about wildfires burning houses down, they think of a wall of flame approaching the front door. Rarely is that the case. The biggest threat usually arrives first, often long before the fire itself. It comes in the form of embers – burning bits of bark, leaves, and wood that the wind can drive a mile or more ahead of the fire. Knowing how embers behave, a...