Index of General Building articles
- Chimney - blocking up an old fireplace or chimney breast
- Cladding - different external timber and uPVC plank cladding
explained
- Cladding - horizontal - guide to fixing horizontal cladding
- 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.
- 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 - Wood and laminate floorings explained.
- Kitchen design - step by step for designing a kitchen layout
- Kitchen units - the different options available.
- 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.
- Repairing large holes in plasterboard walls or ceilings - step by step guide to repairing large holes in plasterboard stud partition walls and ceilings.
- Repairing small holes in plasterboard walls - step by step guide to repairing small holes in plasterboard stud partition walls.
- 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 plastered walls.
- Plaster repairs (small) - step by step guide to repairing
small cracks in plaster walls and external plaster corners.
- 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 ridge tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of fixing ridge tiles to slate and tile roofs.
- Using plain roofing tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing using plain tiles.
- Using slates - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing with
slates.
- Ventilation
- Continuous mechanical extraction - central mechanical extraction explained.
- Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems - MVHR systems explained.
- Passive stack ventilation - PSV systems explained.

