New Year New Home

The new year is well underway and it’s time to get on with those jobs that we keep conveniently putting off. Although these tasks can be daunting, this time of the year is perfect chance to give your home a new look.

Below, we’ve got some ideas for you to give your home a fresh appearance and the tools and equipment to do it.

Cleaning your Home

Over time, your carpets can get into a messy state. Whether it's a mark left by a spilled glass, food that's fallen off your fork or from muddy shoes, HSS’s carpet cleaner is the best way to guarantee a spick and span carpet this new year.

Carpet Cleaning

Our carpet cleaner works by simultaneously applying cleaning solution and vacuuming up any heavily ingrained dirt. It’s practical compactness and easy manoeuvrability makes it ideal for deep cleaning your home’s carpets.

Doing the job yourself is easier than you think thanks to the unit being lightweight, and it will save you the cost of hiring professional servicepeople.

The carpet cleaner leaves minimal residual moisture meaning it dries quickly so you can get back to using your carpets again in no time. We also offer a turbo carpet dryer that will speed the drying process up further.

Decorating your Home

If you have the time and the vision why not give a new look to parts of your home? Whether its re-painting the bedroom, adding a feature wall with a printed wallpaper in the lounge, or reviving the wooden flooring in the dining room, we can help with the tools you need.

Sanding

If your new year plans for your home are a little more drastic and you’re planning a change in style for your home’s floors, HSS have you covered with our easy-to-use floor sander.

Our heavy-duty floor sander is perfect for renovating old boards, traditional parquet and block wooden floors, removing imperfections, old finishes and most decorative stains to leave the surface ready for varnishing or polishing.

If you want a clean finish right up to the edge of your rooms, the 240V edging sander will help and can be hired on its own or in a hire pack together with the floor sander.

If you haven't used an electric floor sander before make sure to take a look at this handy guide to floor sanding, and watch the set up video to give you the basic understanding of what it involves.

Wallpapering

A steam powered wallpaper stripper is the ideal tool to ensure your walls are stripped back correctly for your rooms new look.

Wallpaper strippers are a fast and effective way to remove all types of wallpaper from your walls including vinyl, wood chip, and decorative wall coverings, to leave a clean surface ready for new year redecoration.

A wallpaper scorer is also a handy gadget that perforates the paper to help speed up the removal process. You can use it together with wallpaper stripper solution to manually remove old wallpaper by hand using a scraper.

Whether you are removing old wallpaper or adding new, we have all the wallpapering tools you will need for a perfect finish.

Painting

Let your creative juices flow with all the essential painting tools you will need to get a new bold colour or a muted tone applied to your walls and ceilings.

Its a relatively inexpensive way to dramatically change the look of a room, and although it takes some effort the rewards make it worth it.

You will need to take the time to do some prep work and follow some steps to paint like a pro to ensure of a quality finish. You'll need to think about access such as ladders and steps if you are painting high walls or ceilings, or even an access tower or platform for added safety.

Cleaning the Garden

Chances are the garden and outside of your home have been neglected during the festive period. The action packed schedule of Christmas results in a lot of people prioritising shopping and hosting over their gardening responsibilities. Fortunately, HSS have you covered with excellent deals on garden appliances to make those new year jobs much less stressful.

Clear out Gutters

After autumn, there is a strong chance your gutters will be full of unwanted leaves blocking your home’s drainage system, and if this is the case you'll need to think about how to access them to give them a clean.

One option is a MiTower, a scaffold system that can easily be erected by just one person and offers a safe working height of 6 metres so is ideal for those tricky to reach gutters.

Another choice is an extending roof ladder, a safe way to reach across sloping roofs for inspection and repairs. Simply wheel the lightweight alloy ladders up the roof and hook them over the roof ridge.

If you only have a small amount of guttering to check then a ladder may be the best option as it can be up in seconds.


Blast Away the Dirt

If your patio area is in need of a new year rinse, a power washer is ideal for a range of cleaning jobs. Simple to set up, the small but powerful pressure washers can get your outside areas looking like new with minimal effort.

You'll be able to tackle pathways, patios, decking, planters, and furniture with one of these machines. They can deal with stubborn growth like moss and algae, and will easily remove mud and dirt.

A lot of pressure washer models allow you to take on vehicles too so you can that brand new look to your car or van, or help maintain your bike after a muddy ride.