DIY Guides

Bricklaying Tips For Beginners

Here are some tips for bricklaying to get you started with your new project even if you are a beginn ...

How To Install a Shaver Socket

Fitting a shaver socket is a relatively straightforward task, but as with any type of work involving ...

How To Build Garden Steps

One of the best ways of dealing with a garden which slopes is to have different sections of the garden ...

How To Lay A Patio

Concrete paving slabs are an attractive and practical choice for a front garden - but any large area ...

How To Fit a Bath Panel

If you’re unsure how to fit a bath panel, don’t worry - use our ...

How To Lay Block Paving

Hopefully our guide to laying block paving will help you in deciding whether you truly want to tackle ...

How To Plaster a Wall

If you’ve decided to tackle the job of wall plastering yourself, you should follow ...

How To Install A Lintel Above a Window

Lintels may also be referred to as beams or ribs depending upon whether they are being referred to in ...

How To Plumb In A Dishwasher or Washing Machine

Modern dishwashers and washing machines have been designed to be easy to install, so if you are confident ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

How to Remove an Artex Ceiling

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

How To Hang Patterned Wallpaper

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

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 ...

Painting on New Plaster

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

How To Fit a Shower Tray

Although most of us would prefer to get a professional plumber in to install a new shower, it’s ...

How To Fit A Shower

If you've ever been the victim of a sudden surge of hot or cold water when taking a shower with ...

How To Remove and Refit a Tap

Changing a tap is one of those basic jobs which most of us would call a plumber in to tackle. But is ...