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Blocking Up Doorways in Brick Walls 20 Mar 2013 | 07:08 pm
When blocking up a doorway or entryway in a brick wall, it is important to make sure that the new section is tied into the existing wall. This can be done in a variety of ways, as we will show here. I...
Removing a Fireplace 21 Feb 2013 | 11:49 pm
There may be one of several reasons why you would want to remove your fireplace, from simply wanting to replace it with another to just wanting to get rid of a fireplace altogether to update the look ...
7 Home Insulation Tips 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Insulating your house well is beneficial both in terms of saving energy and saving money. A well insulated house is also much nicer to live in than a draughty house (obviously). However, undertaking a...
Fitting TV Aerials 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
The type of aerial you need to receive the digital signal differs from those that were used to receive the old analogue transmission. Digital aerials are all wideband, meaning that they can receive tr...
Replacing a Brick 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
If you live in an old brick built house, it is inevitable that at some point some of the bricks will need replacing. Assuming that the area to be replaced is not too large this is a relatively easy jo...
Fitting a Monobloc Mixer tap 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
A monobloc tap replaces two taps (hot and cold) with a single unit from which both hot and cold water is supplied. Your main task here is to adapt your existing pipework to fit the tap tail fitted to ...
Building a Wall 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Building a wall is a fairly easy task, building a wall well is a lot tougher. Bricklaying is a job that can only be mastered by practice. Building the odd wall here and there does not make you a brick...
Preparing Plaster for Decoration 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Before you can decorate over newly finished plaster, you must allow it to dry out completely. Depending on the size of the area plastered, this could take several days. If efflorescence is forming on ...
Save Energy and Money with DIY 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Saving Energy and having an energy efficient home is good for the environment and good for your bank balance. When you save energy, you save money! Increasingly, energy efficiency is also having an ef...
What Is Concrete? 21 Feb 2013 | 11:48 pm
Concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world and has been around for a couple of thousand years at least. If you are a keen DIY-er, it is more than likely that you have mixed and ...
