Insulating Your Loft
25 per cent of all the heat lost from the average home is lost through the roof. Good insulation will make your home feel warmer, whilst reducing your energy bills. This is good for your pocket and the environment. The simplest way to reduce heat loss is to lay insulation between the joists.
Removing and Replacing Radiators
There are several reasons why you might need to remove or replace a radiator. You might need to drain it of the sludge build-up inside, or perhaps decorate behind it. Removing and replacing a radiator will probably be a messy job, but it doesn’t need to be a difficult one.
If your wooden balustrade is damaged in several places it is possible to replace individual components or you can buy a full kit to replace balusters, handrail, base rail and newel posts.
Shaping Wood by Hand
Although much of the cutting and shaping of wood is best done with power tools, being able to shape wood using hand tools is a useful skill to have.
Fitting a Mortise Lock
A simple and relatively cheap way to improve the security of you home is to fit mortise locks to vulnerable doors (back or side doors). Mortise locks make it much more difficult for an intruder to force the door.
It is fairly simple to construct a partition wall if you wish to divide a large room into two smaller rooms. Partition walls are simply a framework of timber over which plasterboard is laid.
A Guide to Wall Construction
There is more to the walls of your house than first meets the eye. It is important to know what type of walls you have if, for example, you need to drill through them or make repairs.
Types of Plasterboard
Discover the different types of plasterboard available for the DIY market and learn which type is suitable for each different situation.
A DIY guide to removing floor and wall tiles safely…
Cutting and Shaping TilesLearn how to cut and shape ceramic tiles accurately…
Tiling PreparationLearn the best way to prepare walls and floors for tiling…
Tiling Awkward AreasWe show you the best way to tile awkward areas…
Common Tile and Grout ProblemsTreating common problems with tiles and grout…
Tile AccessoriesFor the first time tiler, drilling into tiles may seem a bit daunting and after all of the planning and preparing, what you don’t want is a cracked tile caused by a drifting drill bit. However before you start, try looking for some alternatives.