'How to' projects

Bathroom

Ceramic repair
Fitting a bath panel
Fitting a bathroom sink or bidet
Fitting and wiring an electric shower
Fixing mosaic tiles to a wall
How to ceramic tile
How to grout tiles
How to remove grout
How to replace a bath
How to replace a broken tile
How to replace a toilet
How to replace and descale a shower head
How to replace silicone sealant around a bath or shower
How to use a sealant gun
Installing a heated towel rail or electric radiator
Installing a shaver point
Installing a shower cubicle
Pull-cord switch

Building, brickwork and masonry

Basement conversions
Brick calculator
Building a barbeque
Building a brick garden wall
Building a partition wall with concrete blocks
Building a shed foundation
Chimney repointing
Control joints in brickwork
Cutting a brick
How to build strip foundations
How to replace a damaged brick
How to use an angle grinder
Repointing bricks
Using wall plugs

Ceilings

Fitting coving and cornices
How to paper a ceiling
Plasterboarding a ceiling
Removing a lath and plaster ceiling
Removing artex
Repairing a sagging lath and plaster ceiling

Cleaning

Cleaning a patio
Cleaning a shower head
Cleaning shower curtain or door
Cleaning tiles
How to clean a barbeque grill
How to clean a carpet
How to clean a shower
How to clean decking
How to clean grout
How to remove graffiti
How to sweep a chimney
Using a pressure washer

Concrete work

Applying a self-levelling compound to a concrete floor
Concrete crack repair
How to break up concrete
How to use a cement mixer
How to use a hammer drill
Laying a concrete floor
Laying concrete outdoors
Mixing concrete and mortar
Sealing concrete

Damp, rot and infestation

Damp proof injection
Damp proof membrane installation
Rising damp treatment
Tanking a damp wall

Drains

Drain unblocking
Driveway and patio drainage
French drains
Soak away
Soak away for sewage effluent

Electrical

Converting a single socket outlet to a double socket
Electrical earthing
Extending a flex
Extending a lighting circuit
Extending electrical circuits
Fitting and wiring an electric shower
Fitting fluorescent strip lighting
Fix a light switch
How to troubleshoot electrical problems
Installing a fused connection unit (FCU)
Installing a heated towel rail or electric radiator
Installing a multi-socket mains adaptor
Installing a new electric socket
Installing a shaver point
Installing a shower cubicle
Installing an electric cooker
Installing an exterior wall light
Installing an outdoor socket
Installing underfloor heating
Preparing the circuit route
Pull-cord switch
Replacing a socket
Strip cable and flex for connection
TV aerials
Using a continuity tester
Wiring a dimmer switch
Wiring a light switch
Wiring a plug
Wiring a telephone extension
Wiring a wall light
Wiring ceiling lights
Wiring electrical circuits
Wiring low voltage spotlights

Fireplaces

Chimney cap installation
Closing a fireplace
How often to clean a chimney
Restoring a fireplace

Floors

Applying a self-levelling compound to a concrete floor
Carpet laying
Carpet underlay installation
Filling gaps in floorboards
Floor maintenance
How to carpet stairs
How to lay laminate flooring
Laying a concrete floor
Laying a plywood subfloor
Laying ceramic floor tiles
Laying floorboards onto joists
Laying terracotta or quarry tiles in a diagonal pattern
Laying vinyl floor tiles
Laying wood flooring
Measurements and advice when laying floors
Planning the arrangement of floor tiles
Sanding floors
Using a drum sander

Garden

Building a barbeque
Building a garden shed
Building a greenhouse
Building a pergola
Building an arbour
Building an exterior block screen
Building steps
Covering a flat roof
Creating a garden path
Cutting a hedge
Drain unblocking
Drilling through steel or metal
Driveway and patio drainage
Erecting a panel fence
Erecting close-board fencing
Exterior wall repairs
Fitting an outside tap
French drains
Gate maintenance
Gravel path or driveway
Hanging a gate
How to build a patio
How to build a pond
How to build decking
How to lay block paving
How to lay turf
How to repair a damaged lawn
How to stain decking
How to use a chainsaw
Installing an exterior wall light
Installing an outdoor socket
Laying concrete outdoors
Making bird boxes
Patio and driveway repairs
Repairing kerbing
Setting fence posts in concrete
Soak away

Heating

Air source heat pumps
Combination boilers
Draining a central heating system
Electric central heating systems
Fitting a new radiator
Fix a leaking radiator valve
Gas central heating systems
Ground source heat pumps
Immersion heaters
Installing underfloor heating
Lagging pipes, radiators and cylinders
Oil central heating system
Open vent boilers
Radiator problems and radiator repairs
Re-filling central heating system
Replacing a central heating pump
Replacing a radiator
Solar water heating system
Storage heaters
System boilers

Insulation

Insulating a loft
Insulating the rafters
Lagging pipes, radiators and cylinders
Radiator insulation
Water tank insulation

Kitchen

Adjusting kitchen unit doors
Fitting a gas hob
Fitting and plumbing a kitchen sink
Fitting kitchen worktop
How to fit a kitchen
Installing an electric cooker
Plumbing in a washing machine
Tap repairs

Lighting

Extending a lighting circuit
Fitting fluorescent strip lighting
Fix a light switch
Installing an exterior wall light
Wiring a light switch
Wiring a wall light
Wiring ceiling lights
Wiring low voltage spotlights

Lofts

Fitting a loft ladder
How to board out a loft
Insulating a loft
Insulating the rafters
Loft hatch

Painting and decorating

Boxing in pipes
Calculating wallpaper rolls
Carpet laying
Cleaning paint brushes
Constructing a flatpack cupboard
Door repairs
Exterior house painting
Finishing wood
Fitting a roller blind
Fitting architrave
Fitting coving and cornices
Fitting shutters
Hanging a door
Hanging pictures and mirrors
How to hang wallpaper borders
How to paint concrete
How to paint metal
How to paint wood
How to paper a ceiling
How to remove paint or varnish
How to repair flaking paint
How to stain a fence
How to use a wallpaper steamer
How to wallpaper
Paint effects
Painting a ceiling
Painting a room
Painting doors and door frames
Painting radiators
Painting techniques
Painting with a roller
Plaster ceiling rose
Removing a wallpaper border
Removing artex
Removing ceiling stains
Removing cork, polystyrene or vinyl tiles
Removing rust from metal
Removing wallpaper
Removing wallpaper paste
Repairing damage to plasterboard
Repairing wallpaper
Replacing a balustrade
Sanding floors
Shelves and shelving
Skirting boards
Spray painting
Tongue and groove wall panelling
Using a glue gun
Using a paint sprayer
Wallpapering a stairwell
Weatherboarding

Plasterwork

Fixing plasterboard to a stud wall
Painting new plaster
Plaster interior walls
Plasterboarding a ceiling
Plastering over artex
Repairing plaster walls
Skimming plasterboard

Plumbing

Bleeding a radiator
Burst pipe
Changing a tap washer
Changing water heater element
Clearing a blocked sink
Draining a central heating system
Fitting a bathroom sink or bidet
Fitting an outside tap
Frozen pipes
Gas detection
Gas Safe Register
How to change a tap
How to cut pipe
How to replace a bath
How to replace a toilet
How to use a pipe bender
Immersion heaters
Installing a shower cubicle
Joining pipes
Leaking mixer tap
Leaking toilet
Plumbing in a washing machine
Push fit fittings
Radiator problems and radiator repairs
Removing an air lock in a water pipe
Replacing a central heating pump
Replacing a radiator
Self cutting taps
Soldering copper pipe
Tap repairs
Turn off water supply
Unblock a toilet

Roof and guttering

Covering a flat roof
Downpipe repairs
Fitting a roof window
Flashing repairs
Gutter repairs
Installing UPVC guttering
Roof repairs

Safety

Childproofing the home
Removing asbestos
Smoke alarms

Security

Changing door locks
Fitting a cylinder rim lock (a yale lock)
Fitting a mortise lock
Hinge and mortise door bolts
House and garden security

Tiling

Drilling through tiles
Fixing mosaic tiles to a wall
How to ceramic tile
How to cut ceramic tiles
How to grout tiles
How to remove grout
How to replace a broken tile
Laying ceramic floor tiles
Laying terracotta or quarry tiles in a diagonal pattern
Laying vinyl floor tiles
Planning the arrangement of floor tiles
Removing cork, polystyrene or vinyl tiles
Tiling on tiles
Using a chalk line

Walls

Building a metal framed stud wall
Building a stud partition wall
Building an exterior block screen
Closing a fireplace
Creating an arch
Demolishing interior walls
Dry lining masonry walls
Exterior house painting
Exterior wall repairs
Fitting a door frame
Fitting a doorstop
Fitting an airbrick
Fixing plasterboard to a stud wall
How to build a doorway
How to wallpaper
Plaster interior walls
Pointing brickwork
Removing artex
Removing wallpaper
Repairing damage to plasterboard
Repairing plaster walls
Repairing wallpaper
Restoring a fireplace
Tongue and groove wall panelling
Wallpapering a stairwell

Windows

Cutting acrylic
Fitting a roof window
How to remove glass scratches
Sash window repairs
Window replacement
Window stays and fasteners
Windows - minor repairs

Woodwork

Bending wood
Boxing in pipes
Door repairs
Finishing wood
Fitting a door frame
Fitting a doorstop
Fitting architrave
Fitting shutters
Floor maintenance
Hanging a door
How to build a doorway
How to fit a cat flap
How to lay laminate flooring
How to saw wood
How to use a belt sander
How to use a circular saw
How to use a jigsaw
How to use a mitre saw
How to use a random orbit sander
How to use a wood chisel
Laying a plywood subfloor
Painting doors and door frames
Replacing a balustrade
Sanding floors
Scribing
Skirting boards
Staircase repairs
Using a nail gun
Using a pillar drill
Using a plane
Using a power planer
Using wood filler
Using wood glue
Weatherboarding
Wood joints
Woodworm treatment