DIY and the use of Plastic, UPVC and Perspex.

The benefits of using plastic, UPVC or perspex are simple. They are low maintenance and last a lot longer than the more traditional materials. With wood or metal, they require painting on a regular basis. Yet that’s not the case with the new materials so here are a few examples of where you can use perspex, UPVC or plastic   

1. If you have a greenhouse, which a lot people have, the chances are it will have glass. Our girls love kicking the football around the garden so the greenhouse is always in danger of getting broken panes of glass and of course the danger of broken glass lying around isn’t good. I went on the Internet and found that a company called Simply Plastics that sell perspex panels. They’re designed for greenhouses which is excellent! Not only will it save money on any broken glass replacements, but it’s also very safe when the girls are playing football!

2. The days of wooden facias and sofits, along with metal gutterings are a thing of the past. They leak and detoriate very quickly. For a very small investment you can convert your home over to UPVC gutterings, facias and sofits. The benefits is you will only need to wash it down once a year to bring it back looking like new. The most important thing is that there is no more painting which is very time consuming. 

3. On a lot of our homes the apex to the front of the house is usually constructed of wood and has usually been there a long time. To give it a makeover is simple! Remove all the old wood cladding and make sure this is done carefully,because it’s usually nailed to battens, and you will need these battens! As long as they haven’t rotted.