Expert Advice

A range of advice and tips for home improvement projects

Country Cottage Kitchens

If you are tired of your boring kitchen, or just like the style of a retro, country themed kitchen, then ...

Hiring And Rewiring Your Kitchen

Perhaps you have a brand new build and are thinking about getting your kitchen wired up for all those ...

Buying a New Kitchen Guide

The kitchen is arguably the most important room of your house. Not only do you want the pleasure of ...

Designing A Brand New Kitchen

Putting a brand new kitchen into a house isn’t something we do on a regular basis. ...

Trendy Kitchen Splashback Ideas

Is your kitchen framed with faded, marked and grease-stained paint? Do you want to have a striking decorative ...

How To Fit Spotlights In Your Kitchen

Fitting spotlights in your kitchen or indeed, anywhere in your home has become increasingly popular in ...

Dismantle Your Kitchen Safely And Easily

Dismantle your old kitchen safely and easily in ten easy steps

How To Fit Kitchen Taps

Being able to fit kitchen taps can be an essential home improvement skill, particularly if your taps ...

How To Fit Kitchen Worktops

If you’re standing back, scratching your head and wondering how to fit your kitchen ...

How To Clean Block Paving

Block paving is a beautiful addition to any home whether it is on a patio, walk or driveway, but over ...

How To Lay And Repair Turf

Lawn looking dishevelled? Learn how laying and repairing turf can rejuvenate your garden lawn to its ...

How To Take Up a Concrete Patio

Like all parts of the garden the patio can date and age with time. This can lead to parts becoming damaged, ...

Keep Your Gutters In Tip Top Condition

Maintaining the gutters around our home may seem like a tedious and unnecessary chore, but letting them ...

Create Tyrolean Render Finish In Plastering

Here we will take you through the steps needed to create a tyrolean render finish with plastering.

Rendering A Wall

The purpose of rendering is to help weatherproof exterior walls as well as to create a finish in pleasing ...

How To Lay Decking

Wooden decking is a popular modern alternative to patios, and the wood gives it a softer and warmer appearance. ...

What Is Browning Plaster?

Browning plaster - Bonding plaster and browning plaster are similar. They are both basically used as ...

What Is Skimming in Plastering

Skimming in the plastering world is pretty much exactly what it says. It means to apply a thin skim ...

Can I Install My New Bathroom Myself?

As a nation, we’ve never had such an appetite for DIY. We devour home improvement ...

How To Install An Outside Tap

Having a cold water tap on the outside wall of your house can make everyday tasks like washing the car ...

How To Lay Loft Flooring

Not everyone has a large enough loft space that converting it for additional living space is practic ...

Guide to Plumbing In Appliances

If you’ve recently invested in a new kitchen or bathroom appliance, having it professionally ...

Designing a Patio

Adding a patio area to your garden can open many more possibilities about how you use the space, especially ...

How to Remove an Artex Ceiling

Just like woodchip wallpaper and shagpile carpets, Artex swirled ceilings were the height of fashion ...

How To Replace Roof Tiles

As the autumn and winter months are almost upon us, it is time to think about taking preventative measures ...

How To Clear Blocked Drains and Pipes

There are a number of ways to deal with the clearance of pipes blocked in your property. Read our g ...

How To Hang Patterned Wallpaper

Use our guide to learn how to hang patterned wallpaper and transform your room

How To Create A Feature Wall

A striking feature wall is a stylish way to make a statement in your home.

How To Remove Wallpaper In Easy Steps

When decorating a room, it is very tempting just to leave the existing wallpaper where it is and either ...

How To Make A Wall Frieze

Although paint and wallpaper are the traditional ways of decorating the walls in the home, there are ...

How To Wallpaper Behind Radiators

Hanging wallpaper in a room can create completely change the look and feel of the space, but it is important ...

How To Wallpaper A Ceiling

Wallpapering, especially on ceilings, is one of those tasks that less experienced DIY enthusiasts may ...

Interior Design and The Fashion World

The interior design industry has always been heavily influenced by trends from many areas including ...

Show Your True Colours

Red and yellow and pink and blue, what does your colour choice say about you....

How to Use Natural Light in Interior Design

How can you make the best of natural light in your interior design. We look at some of the techniques ...

Best Interior Design Apps For Your Home

We’ve put together a list of some of the best apps that can help you get started (for ...

How To Stain a Fence

One of the best ways to make your garden smarter and more attractive is to give your fence a bit of a ...

How To Paint Skirting Boards

If you’re looking for the best way to paint skirting boards, you’ve ...

Autumn Decorating Ideas and Tips

Autumn is a great time of year to start thinking about decorating your home.

Painting on New Plaster

Find out about what's involved in painting on your newly plastered walls including things to watch ...

Fitting Window Blinds

Fitting window blinds - How to fit window blinds. Read our guide before fitting window blindsBlinds are ...

Lead Flashing Alternatives For Roofs

Lead flashing alternatives for roofs. What are the options available to homeowners?

How Double Glazing Works

We often hear about the insulation properties of double glazing, however many of us don't understand ...

Kitchen Unit Sizes Guide

Find out about the standard kitchen unit sizes and dimensions including cabinets, wall units and worktops ...

How To Replace An Interior Door

If your hallways are looking a bit dated and you’re thinking about thinking about ...

How To Pay Your Builder

We’ve all heard the horror stories about people paying huge sums of money to builders. ...

Small Bedroom Design Ideas

Many of us have a small bedroom we often feel could be made to look a lot better with a bit of knowhow. ...

Fitting Floating Shelves

Floating shelves are a modern alternative to more traditional shelves which are secured by brackets.