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Waking up to the birds chirping seems like a peaceful and serene awakening, however, this cliché is far from the truth. If you wake up and there’s birds on your roof, you might first think you’ve got a few cute friends! This assumption would be incorrect as birds can be host to a wide range of problems. Do Birds Cause...

Germany 1 - 0 Rest of the World In a world dominated by Chinese manufacturing, you might be surprised to learn who the largest exporter of iron fasteners is. Currently, Germany leads the way, ahead of China in second position. With an export value of $5.43 Billion, and commanding 19% of all global exports, Germany is the leading exporter of...

Birds nesting in your chimneys can be a real nuisance as well as being the root cause of more serious structural problems. Most modern homes don’t have enough chimney space to allow birds to nest. However, older houses and cottages with wider chimneys can be perfect nesting homes for jackdaws and swallows. Having birds nest in your chimney can lead...

Unless you regularly go up a ladder to look inside your gutters, or you have experienced damp penetrating upstairs rooms, you probably haven’t given much thought to what goes on in your gutters or the problems that can originate from these simplest of building features. Failure to maintain your gutters or implement preventative solutions can leave you out of pocket...

Birds can be a real pest in the workplace, especially in large warehouses and factories with open windows and doorways. Dealing with them can be a particularly complicated and expensive procedure. There are a number of ways to deter birds from commercial, industrial, or residential buildings. Consider alternative door options. Use scare devices, eliminate attracting sources (usually food or nesting...

You may have noticed on our website that we now stock the rather famous (Dragons’ Den) GripIt range of products. Well, we thought it would be a rather good idea to share a bit of advice on how to use and fit the GripIt fixings. GripIt fixings are used to attach heavy items to plasterboard walls. Across the four different...

We know there are many experienced painters and decorators out there who have "Been there" and "Done that." Well, this one's for those of you who haven't. We thought that we would put together a short blog post for all those embarking on a bit of DIY in the near future. You could perhaps be undertaking your first ever wallpapering...

As BS Fixings we are committed to offering our customers not only superior products but superior advice. We have a policy to check and test all the products we sell. We know it's important not only to stock the best products, but also to understand how each item works, how to use them and where they should be used for...

As we continue our journey of addressing the many questions we get asked about our products, the materials they are made from and how best to use them, we have stumbled across a question we have been asking ourselves and decided to do a bit of research to find out the answers. The question was raised in our latest product development...