DIY in general

DIY in general is something we can all do at home. I am rubbish at this though and in my life never have been good. Most of us do things such as paintings the walls,wallpapering, removing paper for our Diy house work. All these items can be costly and the best place to get DIY items for me always has been local corner DIY shops rather than the big stores like B and Q or Focus who charge too much. When it comes to painting I must admit this is hard for me. Some people like me will find it hard to do the job no matter how many times you tell them. Some people just do not get it and find DIY work hard. I think its a matter of concentration when doing DIY work in ...  Read the complete review

It always amuses me when I see evidence of Britains innate fear when it comes to anything DIY related. Infact, we Brits hate DIY so much, that you can buy socks in shops that say "DIY DAD - DESTROY IT YOURSELF DAD" and these are a popular Christmas gift. I think part of the problem is that DIY is as much about education, research, planning and having the right frame of mind that it is about skill. Obviously though, the more you do, the better your general DIY ability will be. I find the best way to approach a DIY project is by doing lots of research. Do not try and cut large wooden boards with your junior hacksaw for example, you have to be realistic ...  Read the complete review

When me and my hubby fist met many years ago now his flat was decorated by his landlord in woodchip and painted magnolia, i dont like anything plain so i talked, or rather should i say pushed him into decoratin. It was only after i realised why he hadnt done it before, he was useless. We started on the hall, simple realy, or so i thought. I started on one wall and he started on another, i was half way down my wall and he was still working on the same small patch he had started with, when in asked him why he said that some idiot had put lots of sheets of brown paper on under the wall paper, when i looked the idiot was removing the plaster board one layer of ...  Read the complete review

When it comes to DIY, I begin to cry. I just hate it and I make such a mess of everything I try to make or do! I am terrible at everything along the lines of painting, wallpapering and even putting together furniture with an instruction leaflet! I just can't hack it and I am sure most people can't. The thing is; I know what to do, but I just can't grapple actually doing it! There are several types of DIY that many people will take part in everyday: Painting Decorating Building Personally, painting is my worst job. We have a garden wall, which we wanted to paint in a creamy colour, so I took up the job. I thought it wouldn't take ...  Read the complete review

Sort of DIY, i decided to DIY the security in my house. My neighbour down the road had been burgled and installed a massive paranoia on me! So after looking at all the alarm companies who charge a fortune and don't really offer much apart from a loud bell on a wall. I found a really cheap product called Homesight by Motorola that at only £50 connects to your PC, comes with a camera and a sensor that i put on the dodgy downstairs window. But the really fab thing was, the site myhome247 who i bought off had online support and talked me through the whole computer set up and that's after one day delivery!!!!! But wait..... even better is that ...  Read the complete review