DIY

Removing Walls: DIY Advice
Open plan spaces work really well with modern lifestyles and removing a wall is a good way to achieve this, but before you take a sledgehammer to your walls, here are a few expert tips and pointers.

How to Fit Skirting Boards
Whether you plan to change the look of a room by swapping the skirting boards or take on this essential second fix job in your self-build project follow this DIY step-by-step guide to fitting skirting boards

How to Install Wet Underfloor Heating

Installing underfloor heating is a popular option amongst self-builders. Here Robbens Systems presents a DIY guide to fitting your own wet ufh

How to Hand Mix Mortar
An instructional video from Bricky.com on how to hand mix the perfect mortar

DIY Decorating on a Budget

Alison Cork gets to the nuts and bolts of DIY decorating on a budget and gives her top tips for great places to save money in your self-build or renovation.

How to Build Steps For Your Garden
A step-by-step guide to building steps for your garden from ratedpeople.com

How to Replace a Doorframe
Save money on your self-build or renovation by replacing a doorframe yourself with this DIY Step-by-Step guide from ratedpeople.com

How to Point Stone Walls
Bad pointing will not only spoil the look of a stone wall but can damage the stone itself, warns Clive Fewins

Install your own Underfloor Heating
Save yourself £100s by installing an electric underfloor heating system - just follow our step-by-step guide

Fitting a Night Latch
A step-by-step guide to a simple way to have a safer home

How To Balance Radiators
Hot and cold spots throughout your home? Some radiators cold, others hot? They need balancing. It’s an easy job for a DIYer — and our weekend project shows you how with step by step instructions and a full list of tools and materials needed

How To Fit A Plasterboard Ceiling
Plasterboarding a ceiling is a satisfying if slightly awkward DIY job that can save you a fortune on labour costs. We show you how

How to Lay Floor Tiles
A handy step-by-step guide to laying floor tiles

How To Replace a Radiator
Replacing a radiator not only results in more heat being pumped into a room, but it can also really alter the appearance of the room

How to finish Plasterboard
A quick and easy H&R step by step guide to finishing plasterboard

How To Tile A Wall
Tiling your own walls is a job within the capabilities of almost all DIYers. Ben Field shows you how to prepare and do the job properly in an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide

How to Replace a Broken Tile
A handy step-by-step guide to replacing a broken tile

How to Paint Gloss Properly
A gloss paint finish is both hard-wearing and attractive but its very easy to get horribly wrong. Follow our easy step-by-step guide to doing a proper job

How to Fit a New Toilet
If you are stuck with an old fashioned toilet that leaks, is noisy and uses far more water than is necessary, it sounds like it is time to install a new, twin-flush model

How to Fix Ceramic Wall Tiles
A step-by-step guide to fixing ceramic wall tiles

How to Tile Your Floor
We show you how to save on labour costs by tiling your floors on a DIY basis meaning you can really splash out on your new tiles

How To Install Decking
Decking can be installed on a DIY basis, as our easy-to-follow step-by-step guide shows

How to Build Studwork Walls
Building studwork walls is simple - so why get someone else to do it? Ben Field guides you through the process step-by-step

Swap a socket
Unless you live in a modern house, you could find yourself stuck with loads of single sockets and a lot of unhappy, unplugged appliances. Ben Field shows you how to double your socket power in a weekend just by swapping your single outlets for doubles

Decks Appeal
A timber deck is a superb way to create a flexible outside space. Sarah Davies looks at how to design, build and maintain one

Add a Radiator
Why pay a plumber to add new radiators when you can do it yourself? Our step-by-step guide shows you how to upgrade your heating system in a day

How to Lay a Slate Floor
Stone and slate floor tiles can transform a room and laying them is relatively easy with our step by step guide

How to Lay a Lawn
This step-by-step guide concludes that the hard work is – just about – worth the financial savings

Installing Loft Insulation
A step-by-step guide to insulating your loft, and advice on choosing materials

How to Fit a Wireless Burglar Alarm
An easy to follow step-by-step guide to fitting a wireless burglar alarm

Eliminating Damp
Many modern treatments for damp actually worsen the problem. Douglas Kent reveals the most effective ways of making an old home dry and ensuring it stays that way

Character Building - Antiquing New Timber
Whether matching new timbers with old in a renovation or adding instant age and character to a new home, for authentic results, the antiquing process needs to be handled with extreme care, reports Clive Fewins

Hiding Pipes and Services
As we demand more and more from our houses in terms of bathroom facilities and electrics, the problem of what to do with the service pipes gets worse. Chris Healy explains