As a fan of DIY and home renovations, it is almost certain that you will have experienced the odd failure along the way. In many ways, there is no particular harm to this: after all, you’re not a professional, so the chances of getting everything right, every single time, are incredibly slim. However, while understandable,…
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Creating A Disney Themed Bedroom
Read moreWe moved into our current home about three and a half years ago and like a very typical painter and decorator, I never get around to doing any decorating in our own home! My six year old twin girls bedroom was in desperate need of re-decorating. The walls on one side had been plastered in…
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How to Create a Solid Steel Building Foundation
Read moreWhen you are building any type of steel framed buildings, the most important aspect is always the foundation. When the foundation of your steel buildings is not solid, this can cause many problems over time such as structural damage, leaky basements and shifting walls. As you can see, a poorly laid foundation can be disastrous.…
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How to Build a Retaining Wall
Read moreSurrounding our homes and businesses, and often barely acknowledged, retaining walls can be a crucial part of any property. Whether they’re being used for boundary purposes, decorative reasons or even to keep soil and water at bay, they must be laid properly in order to function as well as they can. Here, the team from…
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So You Have Brought Your Flat-Pack Furniture: What Next?
Read moreSo you have decided to upgrade and re-new the furniture in your home, and this can be an expensive business. Like a lot of people to reduce costs you go for flat-pack furniture. The selection is vast, and there are many shops nowadays you can go to, to pick what you want, and they always…
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Fire Safety in Hotels And Office Buildings And Your Home
Read moreFire safety in public areas like an office building, hotel or a shared area in a block of flats is of course regulated, and has to be up to a certain standards to comply with the law. If you go to any office building or hotel you will find fire doors everywhere, and for very…
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Four signs that the pipes in your home may need replacing
Read moreIt’s very easy to just take the water pipes in your home for granted. Most people just assume that they will always work as they should. But, water pipes are just the same as most things in the home; they can wear out over time. Once this happens, it’s important that the pipes are repaired…
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JYSK Feel the Happiness Campaign #ad
Read moreI have recently teamed up with JYSK, the Scandinavian store group that sells everything for the home. Our partnership is to celebrate JYSK’s 2,500th international store which opens in October and I’m delighted to support the Danish store group with its ‘Feel the Happiness’ campaign. Even better, I have a fabulous JYSK VEDDE three door,…
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Invest in Tools and Save Money for Life
Read moreTaking on DIY jobs can be tough and they take up valuable time, but the enhanced pleasure you get from completing the work, along with knowing that you have saved a considerable amount of money into the bargain, is the source of immense satisfaction Investing in tools isn’t just about buying the right ones, it’s…
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Me And My Ladders
Read moreRegular readers will know that I am a painter and decorator.. I’ve been doing this for twenty years and during that time I’ve found that there are a number of very important tools I need to help me do my jobs to a standard that I’m happy with. One such item is a pair of…
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Tips for The Perfect Loft Conversion
Read moreOnce you have decided to convert your loft there is no going back. You want to convert it for that extra space it provides, maybe you need an extra room for your growing family or you just want a nice guest room. Whatever your reason for wanting to extend your house you will need to…
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Power tools vs. Hand tools: Who comes out on top?
Read moreWhen it comes to any kind of building work, you need tools. They can be the determining factor between a job well done, and a job delayed. But which are the best to have in your arsenal of supplies? I’ve teamed up with BUILT/ to find out who really comes out on top. Hand tools…
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Why It’s A Good Idea To Store Your Construction Tools
Read moreGood tools are quite an investment – this is why you need to properly store, clean and maintain them. Most people have a variety of tools at home, ranging from small hand tools such as screwdrivers to large power tools found in professional workshops. Normally, tools are stored at home in the garage or shed.…
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Your Most Hated DIY Problems Solved
Read moreOn this blog, we love DIY. But there are some jobs that just suck. No matter how well you prepare, it always seems as if something goes wrong and ruins your plans. Here are some of the commonest DIY problems out there and what you can do to make your life a bit easier.Sealing Around…
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Home Essentials for Anyone Interested in DIY
Read moreImage Source When you read DIY blogs, there’s a whole wealth of information at your feet. But many assume that you already know the basics. This can make things difficult for beginners who are just starting out and testing the waters of home improvement. Everyone has to start somewhere and there’s not much out there…
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Crafting The Garden Refuge You And Your Family Deserve
Read moreFlickr As DIY Dads, it’s tempting to improve our houses in any way we can deem appropriate. DIY is addictive once you become well versed in it, and it’s hard to not lend that creative eye to every avenue of the home space you have. You might have purchased a new home, and can see…
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DIY Electric Work? Read This First
Read morePixabay Nothing fills you with quite as much pride as a DIY job done well. Not only do you have an element in your home that you’ve fixed or even created yourself; you can also save yourself a bunch of cash by taking matters into your own hands. Of course, some categories of DIY jobs…
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Renovating Our Office Space At Home
Read moreMy wife and I are self employed and consequently we need a shared office space in our home. We are lucky enough to live in a big enough property to allow us to have an office of a reasonable size. I’m a painter and decorator and often have clients visit me to discuss colours and…
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Feeling Ambitious? Here Are Some Home Renovation Ideas
Read moreDo you have some free time on your hands this summer? Would you like to make some improvements to your home? Then you’ve landed on the right article today. I’m going to make some DIY suggestions in this post that could give you some inspiration. If you have a toolbox and some basic equipment, you…
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How To Master Any DIY Project
Read moreDo it yourself, or DIY – isn’t always the easiest thing to do in the world – especially by yourself when you are starting off. Anyway, no matter how skilled we get at household tasks, chores, and maintenance work, it always feels like our fathers, or grandfathers were a bit better. Maybe that’s what they…
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The Perfect Playroom Project
Read moreEvery new father wants to do his part for the child making their arrival, and as we can’t grow the babies in the way that the mother can, DIY is generally our best avenue. Building cots, setting up rocking chairs and painting the nursery is the way to be as prepared as we can be.…
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