Posts Tagged ‘ diy ’

Wood flooring on a budget

Nov 3rd, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to, property advice

Wood flooring can be expensive but you can find cheap alternatives that can still add style and a clean finish to your home. I wish I had known about these options when I first moved into my house a couple of years ago. It’s obvious really, but you can use plywood which is available at [...]



What are the different types of sanders?

Oct 31st, 2008 | By admin | Category: home design

Sanders come in all shapes and sizes and types for various sanding tasks. Below I have outlined the various kinds available and how they can be used; this will help you make the right decision when purchasing a sander.
Belt sanders are powerful tools that are used to remove lots of material from a surface. They [...]



How to hang a door

Sep 24th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

This video will show you how to hang a door. You usually need to know how to put in a new door if for example like us you put new flooring or carpet down, you may need to take off the door, shave the bottom off it with a sander then put the door on [...]



Repairing old and tired window sills

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

I’m trying to tidy up my window sill in the bedroom at home. It has a water stain in the middle and needs to the sanded down and re-painted. I’ve done some research in this topic so if you want to do the same or just want to know how to maintain a window sill [...]



What is a Supporting Wall?

Jun 28th, 2008 | By admin | Category: property advice

A supporting wall is a wall which is integral to the construction of a building. If you take a supporting wall down, then structural damage to your home, or an attached home could occur. If you are thinking about changing the layout of your home, you need to be extremely cautious about making changes to [...]



How do you bleed a radiator?

Jun 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

This video explains exactly how to bleed a radiator in step by step instructions and helps you diagnose when you should bleed your radiators. It runs through what you will need in order to get nice and warm again.

How To Bleed Your Radiator



Laying lino in the bathroom

May 6th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Latest Blog Posts

Well I finally decided this morning to take action and to start doing up my bathroom. I wanted to start with the flooring. I currently have carpet in the bathroom, which I don’t like at all. I have decided to put Linoleum flooring, which is also known as vinyl flooring. I went to Wickes this [...]



Watch out for rogue traders

May 3rd, 2008 | By admin | Category: Latest Blog Posts

Well, we are slowly trying to get our bathroom into shape. After laying the lino tiles we next needed to put new lighting in. We have spot lighting all over our flat but it is old, with screw cap bulbs. We would like to put silver modern looking lights with halogen bulbs throughout instead. A [...]



How To Fix A Dripping Tap (Ceramic Disc) video

Mar 27th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

This is a very useful video on how to fix a dripping tap. It runs through things step by step and tells you exactly what you need before you start.

How To Fix A Dripping Tap (Ceramic Disc)



How to choose the right paint brush

Feb 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: how to

It’s true that you can extend the life of a paint job by using quality paint. But did you know you can improve the quality of the paint job by using a quality brush. A good brush will hold more paint, control dripping and spattering and apply paint more smoothly with minimal brush marks.
You can [...]



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