DIY in general Reviews

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Rapesco Master Nailer & STAPLER 191EL was a massive help to me when I had to achieve rather a lot of DIY work in a given time period. My daughter Roxanne was on a student exchange and the German student was due to stay with us soon. What made this more difficult was the fact that I am partially sighted, and using a hammer would have ...

MALU I have taken up your challenge to write a 200 word opinion on something I wouldn?t write about. So, I thought why not paint since I have been using it lately. Here it goes; I thought I would write about Dulux paint, it's instrumental to any DIY enthusiasts out there and it's been used quite a lot in my houshold recently. ...

I wanted a chrome kitchen, and I wanted one real bad, and you know what happens when a woman gets that must have feeling that she just can't shake off don't you? Well, there's two opinions, book yourself into the nearest Betty Ford clinic or just go on and on until , in desperation a solution is worked out so your partner can ...

I am an artist. More particularly I am a sculptor and my favourite medium is wood. I love the feel of wood, whether knotted or sensually smooth to the fingertips. Wood has been alive and never really dies. The reality is that I have the dexterity of a club-footed llama and nobody would let me anywhere near a factory bench let alone a ...

How would you like to be able to take a soothing bath with the soft whisper of your favourite relaxing music on in the background, or maybe take a shower first thing in the morning with the Radio one breakfast show pumping out and what about getting ready to go out on a Friday night having some top dance anthems pumping out in your bedroom and all ...

Firstly before I get into the throws of writing, I apologise if this isn't strictly in the right section. Having recently put our house (our lovely home) up for sale, we had the unpleasant experience of looking at other peoples hell holes. How people can live in the kind of houses we have had the misfortune to visit is beyond ...

If you own your own home you will be aware that it can cost a fortune if things go wrong, a lot of the time these things can be prevented by checking your home inside and out regularly, this way you can detect problems before they get out of hand, and most small problem can be sorted yourself, which cuts down on the cost of having someone else do ...

How can anyone call this form of torture fun?? I have also to say that I am seldom ever able to Do It Myself….. build flat packs that is, or anything else D.I.Y. come to that. I am of the opinion that the companies that make these so called, “easy home assembly” packs have a very warped sense of humor. Either there are ...

I have just bought a house and in the process inherited a horrible peach bathroom suite that we can not afford to replace. I decided to work around the colour, and make the suite look less noticeable. To start with I ripped up the black and white lino and the carpet that was underneath, only to find that someone has been peeing over the ...

I wanted a chrome kitchen, and I wanted one real bad, and you know what happens when a woman gets that must have feeling that she just can't shake off don't you? Well, there's two opinions, book yourself into the nearest Betty Ford clinic or just go on and on until , in desperation a solution is worked out so your partner can ...

Having just used WD-40 to un-stick my jammed car door lock, I think it deserves a mention on dooyoo. Have you ever wondered why this lubricating substance in a squirty can is actually called "WD-40" ?? In 1953, a chemist called Norm Larsen was trying to produce a substance to prevent rust. He was working for a company ...

A few years ago we had double glazing fitted on all of our windows by Anglian.We had every window in the house double glazed, they did a good job and we got a decent price.No problem. Three months after Anglian did the job for us we got a cold call from the same sales office offering to sell us - double glazing. We gently pointed out that ...

I picked up a brochure from our local Focus Do It All store, but I noticed that B & Q stock parts as well. I found the brochure very informative and it enabled me to cost out the project, and decide on the wood and style. Still they assume you have a lower newel base, so I was still stuck. On the brochure there was a website ...

DIY around the home has to be one of the most creative and rewarding experiences open to the homeowner. It must be, the TV programmers keep telling us it is. And it’s so easy too. The trouble is I’m just not very good at it. Well that’s a bit of an understatement, I’m completely hapless and out of my depth when ...

After much pressure to do another op in my continuing series on home repairs, here it is, how to replace a ceiling. The first thing one needs for this is a ceiling that needs replacing, I would not recommend tearing down a perfectly good ceiling for a bit of practice, or because ANDREWSJK told you to on Dooyoo. Now, ANDREWSDADHK, who is ...

When we moved into our new (to us) house it needed a lot of work doing. The big stuff like rewiring and damp-proofing was beyond us but after paying for that money was limited. As the house had been empty for a while and previously owned by an old woman there wasn't a room that didn't need decorating. We started off by just ...

Hands up I admit it: DIY has never been my thing. I have an O'level in woodwork but that doesn’t mean I can fit a shower now does it? So why doesn’t my wife listen to this? When we first got married and moved into our new house, we had loads of jobs to do around the house. The previous owners hadn’t really ...