Heavy Duty Ground Anchors Review: Will They Hold a Trampoline in a Storm?
These heavy duty ground anchors screw deep into the ground. This style has held our polytunnel down through UK storms, so will it hold your trampoline?
Home Protection
Reviews of pipe protection, water shutoff tools, repair products, and home resilience equipment.
Self Amalgamating Tape Review: Can It Hold a Burst Pipe Until the Plumber Comes?
What self amalgamating tape is, how to wrap a leaking pipe so it seals, and why a roll belongs in the drawer by the stop tap.
Flood Sock Review: Can It Replace Sandbags at Your Door?
Keep a flood sock in the cupboard, lay it across the door and wet it when water threatens, and it swells into a seal. We look at the Floodshield 1.5m.
EcoAir DD1 Simple Review: Damp Control for Cold Rooms
The EcoAir DD1 Simple keeps a cold, solid-walled bedroom between 40% and 60% humidity where a compressor dehumidifier did almost nothing. An owner’s verdict.
SentrySafe 1160 Review: UL-Tested Fireproof Document Safe That Actually Takes A4
The SentrySafe 1160 is UL classified for 30 minutes at 843°C, takes A4 flat, holds a USB alongside your paper originals, and comes with a lifetime after-fire replacement guarantee. Here’s why it’s the fireproof document safe worth buying.
FireAngel SCB10-R Review: Combined Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm
The FireAngel SCB10-R is a smoke and carbon monoxide alarm with a sealed 10-year battery, so it keeps watching when the mains goes off. Here’s what you get.
Manthorpe Airbrick Flood Defence Review
Most homes flood through airbricks before a drop comes under the door. The Manthorpe G980TR is a proper UK-made flood cover from an established manufacturer — permanent frame, bright yellow deployment cover, fits standard 9×3 airbricks.
Unibos Universal Stopcock Key Review: A 1m Stop Tap Key
The Unibos universal stopcock key gives you a full metre of reach to turn the water off at the outside stopcock, plus a chisel end for lifting stuck covers.
FireShield Review: A Fire Extinguisher for Home, With a Fire Blanket
The FireShield combo pack gives you a 600g aerosol dry powder extinguisher and a 1m fire blanket for under £24. CE approved, BS 6165 compliant, and currently #3 in Fire Extinguishers on Amazon UK. Here’s what you actually get.
BEEWAY Outdoor Tap Cover Review: Frost Protection for Outside Taps
The BEEWAY outdoor tap cover is a padded, waterproof jacket that slides over an outside tap in seconds. Simple frost protection, sorted before the first freeze.