How to Plaster a Wall – Guide for Beginners
Get ready to dive into this detailed guide to plastering for beginners by somebody who does it every day!
How to Fit a Kitchen (Do it Yourself in a Weekend)
Are you wondering how to fit a kitchen? In this article I’ll tell you about the process I used for fitting a new kitchen in my mum’s home. You can see the before and after pictures below.
How to Hang Lining Paper (Quick and Easy!)
In this article, I’ll explain how to hang lining paper to hide hairline cracks and other marks on interior plastered walls. Once the job’s done, you should have a nice smooth wall ready for painting or wallpapering.
How to Convert a Loft – Guide for Beginners
In this article, we’ll look at everything you need to consider when converting a loft or attic space into another room in your home. Typical examples include an extra bedroom, a hobby room or a home office.
How to Wallpaper a Room (Step-by-step Guide)
From this guide, you’ll learn how to wallpaper a room. We’ll look at the whole process from start to finish and provide you with some top tips to make everything go as smoothly as possible.
Dry Rot Treatment: How to Treat Dry Rot Yourself
Every year, many homeowners face the problem of dry rot, leaving them to spend a considerable amount of money on home renovations and dry rot treatments.
How to Repair Cracked or Damaged Plaster on Walls
Should you discover cracks or patches of loose plaster on the internal walls of your home (usually found when you redecorate), you will have to repair the walls before painting or wallpapering.
How to Lay Bricks: Bricklaying for Beginners
In this article, we’ll be looking at how to lay bricks. If you’ve never laid bricks before it’s good practice to build a small sample wall first. A four brick course (row), three bricks high is sufficient.
How to Build a Sunken Seating Area and Fire Pit
There is nothing like a real fire. It brings out the primitive fascination in all of us. A garden that has comfortable seating and a good fire pit will be used in the evenings much more than one that hasn’t.
How to Build a Summer House
There was an upsurge in the popularity of garden design in the 1980s thanks to the garden renovation programs on television and personalities like Alan Titchmarsh.
An Idiot’s Guide to Dry Lining
When it comes to DIY projects, dry lining is one of the most popular for homeowners to tackle on their own. Although you don’t need to be particularly skilled to install dry lining, it is however important that you have all the right materials, tools and knowledge, whilst working in a methodical manner.
Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Joinery
What is Japanese Joinery? Centuries before the invention of screws and fasteners, Japanese carpentries created their own beautiful and effective woodworking joints (known as joinery), closely related to Japanese architecture.