DIY Building Guides and Projects

DIY Building Guides and Projects. Building and construction related DIY tips, advice and articles. Including Building Block Partitions, Creating a Stud Wall and Building a Concrete Driveway.

– Types of Foundation
– Insulating a Concrete Floor
– Understanding Internal Partition Walls
– 7 Secrets of Skip Hire
– Asbestos Guide
– BigDug – Storage Solutions
– Two Rooms or One?
– Planning Permission Guide
– Damp Problems
– Basement Waterproofing
– Home Information Pack
– The Energy Performance Certificate
– Home Insurance Advice
– Top 5 Home Improvement Projects
– Our Top 5 Online DIY Stores

Brickwork and Stonework

– Blocking Up Doorways in Brick Walls
– Planning a Solid Block Wall
– Building Block Partitions
– Building a Brick Pier

– Removing a Fireplace
– Guide to Wall Construction
– Building Brick Walls
– Cleaning Brick and Stone
– Fitting an Airbrick
– Replacing a cracked or Spalled Brick
– Repointing a Wall
– Identifying Load-bearing Walls
– Spanning Openings (Brick Walls)
– Types of Lintel
– Preparing Masonry for Plaster
– Laying Wall Foundations
– Cutting Bricks and Blocks

Roofing

– Replacing Flashing
– Flat Roofing Materials
– Cleaning Polycarbonate or Glass Roofs
– Polycarbonate Roofing Sheets

– How to Fit Guttering
– Insulating Your Loft
– Felt Roof Repairs
– Guide to Roofing Materials
– Replacing Shed Roof Felt
– Roof Repair Tools
– Repairing Roof Verges

Stud walls, Plasterboard and Plastering

– Finding Wall Studs
– Applying Undercoat Plaster
– Removing a Non-Loadbearing Stud Wall
– Plasterboard Fixings

– Applying Joint Compound
– Plastering External Corners
– Building a Stud Wall
– Building a Staggered Stud Wall
– Metal-framed Stud Walls
– Stud Wall Regulations
– Cutting a Doorway in a Stud Wall
– Fitting a Plasterboard Ceiling
– Stud Walls – Fitting Pipes
– Fixing Plasterboard to Studs
– Plastering Guide
– Preparing Plaster

– Types of Plasterboard
– Repairing Holes in Plasterboard
– Making a Footlifter
– Fitting Standard Architrave
– Fitting Classical-Style Architrave
– Repairing Plastered Corners
– Fitting a Plasterboard Patch
– Dry Lining a Wall
– Fitting an Insulated Wall Lining

Concrete and Mortar

– Using Floor Leveling Compounds
– Using a Cement Mixer
– Ready-Mix Concrete
– Building a Concrete Driveway
– What is Concrete?

– Concrete and Mortar Guide
– Concrete Pads – A Guide
– Concrete Surface Finishes
– Repairing Exterior Render
– Replacing Concrete Slabs
– Repairing Concrete Steps
– Laying a Concrete Floor

Self Build

– Self-build guide