How to Buy at an Auction
In this article we explain the tactics of the auction room as well as what to do if you’re successful

Building in a Flood Zone
A home in a flood zone needs to be designed differently. Here we tell you how

Where to Live Whilst Self-building
Many self-builders live for months or even years in a mobile home. But is this necessary?

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Wet or Dry? How to Plaster Walls In our series examining key self-build decisions, Mark Brinkley compares the different plastering solutions on offer, including traditional wet plastering, dry plasterboard and some of the alternatives. Plus a cost comparison.
Plastering: Your Options You don’t plan your house around the plastering: it’s just one of those many details that has to be worked out on site when the time comes. But there are a number of issues to do with plastering that are well worth being aware of and giving some consideration to
Achieving Old Plasterwork Creating a rough or slightly undulating look on plastered walls helps to give a new building a bit of traditional character. Clive Fewins investigates the best methods of achieving this effect