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Diy

Posts tagged with "diy"

24 August 2020 in Home & Energy

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?

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7 May 2018 in Home & Energy

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…

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5 September 2017 in Home & Energy, Shopping

Does your Valspar paint smell of cat urine?

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Painting and redecorating

Fresh paint has a very distinct smell. For me, it’s 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…

(more on Valspar paint…)

1 January 2017 in Home & Energy

What home improvements will you be making in 2017?

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Home improvements

From small DIY jobs to large-scale projects, new year is often the time we start thinking about making home improvements. So do you have any jobs planned for 2017, and do you have all the advice you need? (more on home improvements…)

16 September 2016 in Home & Energy

Flat-pack furniture: fail or frugal?

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Flat pack furniture

The recently released 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…

(more on flat-pack furniture…)

20 August 2016 in Home & Energy

Getting household appliances fixed can be easier than you think

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washing-machines-on-beach

Do you attempt to fix your busted appliances, or do you simply replace them?

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1 January 2016 in Home & Energy

Ian’s DIY disasters

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We enjoyed Ian’s self-deprecation about DIY so much that we thought his comment deserved some time in the spotlight. So without further ado, we’ll hand over to Ian.

(more on DIY disasters…)

12 December 2015 in Home & Energy

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 ÂŁ42m a year. So what drives us to DIY over getting a professional in?

(more on DIY…)

22 November 2013 in Home & Energy

Do you trust your local traders?

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Solar panel installer

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.

(more on Trusted Traders..)

31 July 2012 in Home & Energy

Are you pro at turning the useless into the useful?

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Selection of tools on wooden backdrop

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?

(more on DIY diamonds…)

23 August 2011 in Home & Energy

Are women screwing men when it comes to DIY?

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Woman holding a drill

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?

(more about women and DIY…)

19 July 2011 in Shopping

We expect better safety advice from DIY shop floor staff

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Man using a chainsaw

Our research has found worrying gaps in the safety advice being offered by DIY stores, especially when selling chainsaws and lawnmowers. But is it the responsibility of shop floor staff to tell us how to use them safely?

(more about DIY shop staff…)

28 April 2011 in Home & Energy

Are you a drilling disaster or a DIY demon?

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Drill bits

What is it with Brits, bank holidays and DIY? Half of us are scared of do-it-yourself, yet over the Easter and royal wedding weekends, millions of us will strap on our tool-belts and trek to the local DIY store to stock up.

(more about bank holiday DIY…)

19 January 2011 in Home & Energy

Is DIY home maintenance a dying art?

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Handy man father and son

Hands up if you can put up a shelf. If that’s a yes, firstly I bet you’re over the age of 25, and secondly, put that drill down before you cause an accident! If a recent survey is correct, men’s DIY skills will soon die out.

(more about DIY skills…)

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