DIY Do's & Dont's Reviews

************* Background ************* In case you have been living under a rock for the past 15 years, or your visiting from another planet ( in which case hello an welcome), basically DIY is the acronymn/term for "Do-It-Yourself". You know, all those jobs you should really have paid someone else to do, someone ...  Read the complete review

sounds like an advert for b&q to me.....do you really think that the black mould problem has been solved? I don't think so.. the mould is flourishing behind the panneling..wouldn't like to try and remove the panels later to re-decorate or tile either.. no more nails seems a bit too permanent for me. Why buy cladding that needs to be ...  Read the complete review

Setfast super glue 5 Did a little repair, rejuvenating job this morning, I have a very old blanket box inherited from a great, great uncle Sleepy dormouse used it as a toy box when she was a child. Now she has a baby I have been revamping it for putting toys in when they visit .I noticed there was a point of a screw ...  Read the complete review

Let me see: DIY dos and don'ts. Well the answer to this question is quite simply DON'T. That is ofcourse provided that someone who actually knows what they are talking about can do it instead! No.1: Never tackle a job you know will either be dangerous or a serious bodge by the time you get to the end of it. It will only invite ...  Read the complete review

I moved into my two bedroom flat about 18 months ago. It was fairly well decorated but the whole place looked like it needed a great deal of money spent on it, money I did not have. I set myself a budget of about £150 per room and set to work changing the flat so it was more homely and appealing. 1. Changing the lighting is a ...  Read the complete review

I enjoy undertaking DIY projects and that is the most important aspect of any DIY task. If you do not enjoy it, then the probability is that you will most likely not do a very good job. I have listed below a few ideas that I hope will help anybody who is embarking on a DIY project. DON’T take on a project that is beyond ...  Read the complete review

I never thought that there was much to opening a paint tin....you know, you just get a largish screwdriver, lever the lid off, and there you are. But I just realised how much better it is to use two largish screwdrivers, position them about 45deg apart, and lever with both of them at the same time. This way the lid lifts easily, and it doesn't ...  Read the complete review

DIY is, at the moment, the biggest single time consuming occupation after going to Work. It comes before Sleeping. Im not allowed to sleep. I must get the house finished. My wife said so! But perhaps, this is one of the biggest mistakes of the DIY fraternity. Speed is not the answer. Patience, trial and error, attention to ...  Read the complete review

A lot of my friends on Dooyoo have said that I would not do an op on a tap, so just to confound them, here it is. Last week the tap in my kitchen developed such a leak that even the floor was becoming wet. I decided that it hadn't in fact been my "in house " sprinkler putting a fire out (ahh-hmm), so I would have to replace ...  Read the complete review

Hello Girls ! Don't ever feel intimidated by DIY tools; I'm not..since buying a totally run down house nine years ago as I could not afford anything else, I have become the queen of the black and decker, the mistress of saw and the harlot of shelfdom! Even my old pine bed has been strengthened with the old 10cm x 2cm planks to stop that ...  Read the complete review

As you will soon discover DIY is not my scene. As a tenant I had never had the occassion to do any interior work as it was always the responsibility of my landlord. That has changed since I have purchased my home and I have found, to my horror, many tasks to be carried out to make it comfortable. My sister in law moved in and that has led ...  Read the complete review

Here's a few tips for avoiding having really unpleasant things happen to you or your house. Some of these may seem obvious, but judging by the previous occupant's DIY efforts on my house...... evidently some people could use some advice. Being safe: Lots of accidents happen in the home. if there are safety instructions on a ...  Read the complete review

Have you noticed how PVC WINDOW manufacturers all claim that their products are all maintinence free, Well don`t believe them. Here`s 1 problem that crops up and how to fix it. STIFF WINDOWS. One of the major causes of STIFF WINDOWS is that over time dirt and grime collects in your hinges. To keep your hinges working ...  Read the complete review

Magnetise your screwdriver bit it makes screwing a pleasure not a chore.;o) Buy a cordless drill with two batteries it saves time. Use a reverse toothed jigsaw blade. It drives the sawdust downwards, so you can see what you are doing and gives a neater edge. "Discover paint-pads they are faster and give a more even ...  Read the complete review

We recently moved into a modern house thinking that we would not need to do anything to it. This was particularly attractive to us having lived in a Victorian Villa for 5 years which needed constant attention to keep it looking presentable. I often likened it to the Forth bridge – as soon as one operation was completed there were two more ...  Read the complete review

Let’s face at some point in their life just about everyone fancies themselves as a DIY expert. In most cases this is before they have actually done anything. I have just spent the last five days decorating my future mother in laws bathroom. Before I started I considered myself as a DIY enthusiast. I had not done a great deal of DIY ...  Read the complete review

Late last year, we returned from a short weekend break to discover that our central heating boiler had broken down... the bad weather had just set in, the house was freezing, and we were NOT happy! We got a guy in to fix the problem the next day - it was a long drawn-out process, involving two seperate trips for spare parts... and at the ...  Read the complete review

Here are a few wee tips to help all the D.I.Yers out in dooyoo land. Tip No1: When building up “flat packed” furniture always check off each part on the list provided BEFORE you start to assemble it. It never fails to surprise me how many times people throw out the “packing”, only to find out that it was actually ...  Read the complete review

The walls in my dining room as really boring. its such a small room that I didn't want to put wallpaper on it. The furniture is all rustic pine so I decided to complete the decor with brick effect walls. No, I don't mean that stick on sixties type of wallpaper! This is so easy easy to do that you won't believe it. Even a ...  Read the complete review

I was lying on my back on the bed, as you do. My BoyFriend was bobbing up and down while I contemplated the ceiling, it was definitely looking quite drab. "How many was that?", asked BF. Oh dear I thought to myself, I didn't realise I should have been counting. "69", I answered. This being the first number I ...  Read the complete review