Index of diy articles
- 10 DIY tips for DIY newbies
- Air Source Heat Pumps - explained.
- Architrave - a step by step guide to putting up architrave around doors
etc.
- Ball valves (as fitted to WC cisterns and water tanks):
- Slide and Diaphragm ball valves explained.
- Slider type ball valve washer replacement - an illustrated step by step guide.
- Books for DIY'ers
- Baths
- Connecting ½ and ¾ inch taps for baths.
- Fitting ½ and ¾ inch taps to baths.
- Removing an old bath in an orderly manner will make the job easier
- Waste fittings - an illustrated guide to the various types of waste fitted
for baths.
- Carpentry - Glossary of carpentry and wood working terms explained. .
- Ceramic tiling:
- Ceramic tiles - basic styles - The basic shapes and tile types explained.
- Estimating wall tiles - A guide to working out how many tiles are required for a tiling job.
- Estimating tile finishing strip - A guide to working out how many finishing strips are required for a tiling job and how to cut it to get the most out of it.
- Preparing surfaces for ceramic wall tiles - A guide to preparing the surface whether wallpaper, paint, tile or timber.
- Setting out ceramic wall tiles - A guide to making the job look professional.
- Fixing ceramic wall tiles - A guide to fixing ceramic wall tiles.
- Cutting ceramic tiles - A guide to cutting ceramic wall tiles.
- Grouting wall tiles - A guide.
- Chimney
- Clearing blocked waste pipes from sink, basin, bath or shower.
- Checks around the house:
- Cladding - different external timber and uPVC plank cladding
explained
- Cladding - horizontal - guide to fixing horizontal cladding.
- Cold water tank explained.
- Cold water tank installation - fitting a new or replacement tank.
- Concrete:
- Concrete design - a guide to the thickness, sub-base, slope etc required for different uses.
- Concrete mixing - a guide to mixing concrete by hand, using a cement mixer or using Ready mix.
- Metric calculator - for concrete volumes - squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
- Metric calculator - for working out the quantities of cement, sand, gravel or all-in ballast required for a volume.
- Imperial calculator - for concrete volumes - squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
- Imperial calculator - for working out the quantities of cement, sand, gravel or all-in ballast required for a volume.
- Condensing boilers explained - combi, conventional and systems boilers.
- Cooker hoods - the types and selection options.
- Dado rails - a step by step guide to putting up dado rails.
- Decorating - Glossary of decorating terms.
- DVDs - How to DIY series
- Electrical cable - modern types of cable with the 'old' and harmonised colours explained, plus current ratings etc.
- Electrical cable - the old types which may still be found in houses - the different types and their risks.
- Electrical work and Building Regulations - how Building
Regulations Part P (Electrical Safety) affect DIY in England and Wales
- Electrical Terms - glossary.
- Euro Cylinder door lock replacement
- step by step guide to removing and refitting a euro cylinder type lock.
- Finishes for timber - waxes, french polish, varnishes etc.
- Fireplace surround and hearth removal.
- Fixings for different types of walls - how to make strong fixings
to brick, block, stud, plasterboard, lathe and plaster, and dry lined walls
- Flooring:
- Timber floor finishes - varnish, oils and waxes explained.
- Removing old finishes - a guide to removing paint, varnish, oil wax and polishes from timber floorboards.
- Sanding wooden floooring - a guide to applying stain to timber floorboards.
- Staining wooden floors
- Varnishing wooden floorboards - a guide to varnishing
timber floorboards.
- Garden arch - plans and instructions for building your own garden
arch.
- Garden Decking:
- Building simple low level decking
- Planning garden decking
- Glossaries:
- Hard and soft water and how to avoid limescale.
- Kitchen design - step by step for designing a kitchen layout
- Kitchen units - the different options available.
- Lavatories:
- Cistern - modern direct action (syphon) lavatory cistern
- Cistern - modern flap flush valve lavatory cistern - how they work
- Cistern - old style Burlington Bell type lavatory cistern
- Common problems with lavatory cisterns
- Replacing a diaphragm in a direct action syphon cistern
- Laying paving blocks - a step by step illustrated guide to laying pavers.
- Locks:
- Lock - Euro Cylinder door lock replacement - step by step guide to removing and refitting a euro cylinder type lock.
- Lock - Latch - a step by step guide to changing the latch on a mortice lock.
- Lock - Mortice - a step by step guide to fitting a mortice lock.
- Lock - Rim - a step by step guide to fitting a rim lock.
- Painting:
- Flush wooden doors - a step by step illustrated guide to painting flush wooden doors.
- Wooden panel doors - a step by step illustrated guide to
painting wooden panel doors.
- Wooden casement windows - a step by step illustrated
guide to painting wooden casement windows.
- Wooden sash windows - a step by step illustrated guide
to painting wooden sash windows.
- Preparing walls and ceilings - a guide to preparing for painting.
- Preparing wooden doors and windows - a guide to preparing
for repainting.
- Staircase - the sequence for painting a staircase.
- Using a paint roller - the technique explained.
- Paving blocks - a step by step illustrated guide to laying pavers.
- Picture rails - a step by step guide to putting up picture rails
- Plans (FREE woodworking plans)
- Plasterboard:
- Types of plasterboard explained.
- Cutting and fixing plasterboard - cutting straight line and cutouts, fixing with nails and screws.
- Filling plasterboard joints - finishing the joints with tape and filler.
- Finishing plasterboard corners with metal plasterboard corner strips.
- Plaster ceilings - lath & plaster and plasterboard
construction explained.
- Plaster walls - lath & plaster, straight plaster, stud
walling and dry lining construction explained.
- Plaster repairs:
- Lath and plaster repairs - step by step guide to repairing holes in lath and plaster walls and ceilings.
- Plaster repairs (large) - step by step guide to repairing large areas in plaster walls.
- Plaster repairs (small) - step by step guide to repairing small cracks in plaster walls and external plaster corners.
- Repairing large holes in stud walls or ceilings - step by step guide to repairing large holes in plasterboard stud partition walls and ceilings.
- Repairing small holes in stud walls - step by step guide
to repairing small holes in plasterboard stud partition walls.
- Plumbing - glossary of terms.
- Removing of decorative finishes such as textured finishes (like Artex), Polystyrene, cork and ceramic tiles, ceiling and wall timber cladding.
- Removing old finishes from floorboards - a guide to
removing paint, varnish, oil wax and polishes from timber floorboards.
- Roofing:
- Felting and battening - step by step guides to putting on the felt and battens for a slate or tile roof.
- Glossary of roofing terms
- Repairing plain tile roofs - a guide to the practical aspects of repairing plain tile roofs.
- Repairing slate roofs - a guide to the practical aspects of repairing slate roofs.
- Replacing ridge tiles - a guide to replacing loose and dislodged ridge tiles on the roof.
- Using interlocking tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing with interlocking tiles with side overlaps.
- Using plain roofing tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing using plain tiles.
- Using ridge tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of fixing ridge tiles to slate and tile roofs.
- Using slates - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing with
slates.
- Sanding wooden floors - a step by step guide.
- Service valves in gravity feed plumbing systems
- Shelving
- Types of shelving to choose.
- Fitting long shelving with brackets - an illustrated step by step guide.
- Fitting short shelving with brackets - an illustrated step by step guide.
- Fitting shelving to an alcove - a step by step guide.
- Fitting shelving to a corner - a step by step guide.
- Materials explained - solid timber, chipboard, mdf, blockboard, plywood
etc.
- Shower Enclosures - Choosing and fitting shower enclosures
- Staining wooden flooring - a guide to applying stain to
timber floorboards.
- Staircases explained will illustrations and glossary plus repairing
staircases.
- Stripping wallpaper - a step by step guide
to stripping different types of wall paper.
- Taps:
- Connecting ½ and ¾ inch taps for baths, hand basins and sinks.
- Fitting an outside tap and connecting it to the cold water supply.
- Fitting ½ and ¾ inch taps to baths, hand basins and sinks.
- Fitting Mono-block (single hole) mixer taps - an illustrated,
step by step how-to guide.
- Tiling:
- Ceramic wall tiles - basic styles - The basic shapes and tile types explained.
- Estimating wall tiles - A guide to working out how many tiles are required for a tiling job.
- Estimating tile finishing strip - A guide to working out how many finishing strips are required for a tiling job and how to cut it to get the most out of it.
- Preparing surfaces for ceramic wall tiles - A guide to preparing the surface whether wallpaper, paint, tile or timber.
- Setting out ceramic wall tiles - A guide to making the job look professional.
- Fixing ceramic wall tiles - A guide to fixing ceramic wall tiles.
- Cutting ceramic wall tiles - A guide to cutting ceramic wall tiles.
- Grouting wall tiles - A guide.
- Toilet - new or replacement, the aspects to considering when choosing a new or replacement toilet/cistern.
- Varnishing wooden floorboards - a guide to varnishing
timber floorboards.
- Ventilation
- Continuous mechanical extraction - central mechanical extraction explained.
- Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems - MVHR systems explained.
- Passive stack ventilation - PSV systems explained.
- Wallpapering:
- Types of Wallpaper - the different types explained.
- Symbols on labels - the symbols on wallpaper labels explained.
- How many rolls? - Calulate how many rools of wall paper you will require.
- Stripping wallpaper - a step by step guide to stripping different types of wall paper.
- Preparing different surfaces for hanging wallpaper - new and old plasterboard and plaster walls etc.
- Cutting and pasting wallpaper - a guide to setting out the start lines, cutting and pasting the wallpaper.
- Hanging wallpaper - a step by step guide to hanging wallpaper.
- Hanging wallpaper around architrave.
- Hanging wallpaper around electrical fittings.
- Hanging wallpaper around a recess at door and window surrounds.
- Waste disposal units explained
- Waste water fittings for:
- Baths - an illustrated guide to the various types of waste fitted for
baths.
- Hand basins - an illustrated guide to fitting waste outlets for hand
basins.
- Sinks - an illustrated guide to fitting waste outlets for sinks.
- Baths - an illustrated guide to the various types of waste fitted for
baths.
- Waste water traps - different types of waste water traps explained and
illustrated.
- Water hammer noise and some possible remedies.
- Water noises - the noise which come from the pipes and their causes.
- Water supplies explained:
- Direct water system - no tank in the attic.
- Indirect water system - a tank in the attic.
- Direct water system - no tank in the attic.
- Woodworking plans:
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