DIY guides for everything, written by experts.
Our step by step how to guides aim to help you with your DIY and home improvement projects. You’ll find practical advice on all aspects of Do It Yourself in the different sections – from emergency plumbing repairs and fixing central heating problems to plastering, painting, tiling and wallpapering. We have helpful hints and tips as well as product and material reviews plus notes on safety and regulations.
Expert building guides
Guides and advice to help you tackle a huge range of building projects. Whether you need to fix a squeaky floorboard or damp proof your basement, our building advice centre has you covered.
Decorating ideas and guides
Take the headache out of decorating and easily transform your home with decorating advice from seasoned professionals.
Tool reviews
Good, reliable tools that don’t break the bank make DIY much easier. Get the lowdown on the best tools.
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Is DIY Ear Wax Removal Worth A Try?
Lockdown has made it extremely difficult for people to visit GP surgeries and clinics for very routine procedures. Even as lockdown eases and clinics begin welcoming patients again, people are still apprehensive about venturing out. This has led to many thousands of people going untreated for things that they would normally have had sorted much…
Creative Ways Of Finding Wooden Studs
Need to hang some pictures in your bathroom? You could grab a stud finder, but you don’t want to make another trip out to the garage and dig through the mess in your hubby’s “testoster-zone.” You also don’t want to hear the inevitable dad joke, “Look, the stud finder found me!” (He really can’t help himself.)…
How To Re-Caulk Around Shower Mold
To prevent water damage and mold on tubs, showers, sinks, and re-caulking, it is fixes cracked, peeling, or broken caulk. Applying fresh caulk may seem like an insignificant part of renovating your shower, but it shall freshen and brighten your bathroom considerably. A reasonably simple home renovation exercise, especially for beginners, re-caulking around shower mold…