Is it essential to keep a box of tools at home to do your own jobs? Let us know what’s in your toolkit and why they’re so important.
Do you keep a toolbox at home?
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Product shortages: have you spotted out of stock items?
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99 Flakes, garden furniture and DIY supplies are in short supply. Have stock issues and price increases impacted your shopping experiences?
Have you set up a home office space?
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Have you been able to adapt your home so it doubles as an office during the pandemic? We asked some of our Which? Trusted Traders for their tips and advice.
Have you tackled a home DIY project this year?
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Home improvements saw a surge in popularity in recent months, especially as DIY stores re-opened. Did you take on a project? How ambitious were you?
Have you ever had a DIY disaster?
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Are you embarking on a DIY job this bank holiday weekend? Perhaps you’ve already started but have bitten off more than you can chew? You wouldn’t be alone, new Which? research shows…
Does your Valspar paint smell of cat urine?
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Fresh paint has a very distinct smell. For me, itās far too clinical. In fact, I hate the smell. But what would you do if your freshly painted home suddenly started to smell of cat urine, or even rotting animals…
What home improvements will you be making in 2017?
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From small DIY jobs to large-scale projects, new year is often the time we start thinking aboutĀ making home improvements. So do you have any jobsĀ planned for 2017, and do you have all the advice you need? (more on home improvements…)
Flat-pack furniture: fail or frugal?
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The recently releasedĀ House of Commons Lego set comes with a terrifying 100 pages of instructions and 4,163 pieces. The hilarious yet horrified responses to this on Twitter made me think of my own flat-pack furniture struggles…
Getting household appliances fixed can be easier than you think
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Do you attempt to fix your busted appliances, or do you simply replace them?
Ianās DIY disasters
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We enjoyed Ianās self-deprecation about DIY so much that we thought his comment deserved some time in the spotlight. So without further ado, we’llĀ hand over to Ian.
Have you had a DIY dream turn to disaster?
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New figures show that rescuing DIY disasters costs UK home owners an extra Ā£42m a year. So what drives us to DIY over getting a professional in?
Do you trust your local traders?
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Our raft of home improvement shows would suggest that Britons are obsessed with DIY. Yet, many of us are more comfortable watching it on the box than attempting to fix our own leaks and creaks.
Are you pro at turning the useless into the useful?
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As someone who likes to build and tweak things, I love the idea of altering household objects to give them a new lease of life. Do you tweak things or have little cheats in the home to save the pennies and the pounds?
Are women screwing men when it comes to DIY?
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A couple of reports on gender and DIY have caught my eye this week, contradicting each other when it comes to how much DIY men and women do. But does it really matter who holds the saw and who holds the spoon?