A. That depends which poll or survey you read. DIY gifts recently ranked fourth in men's most unwanted gift top five, just behind handkerchiefs and socks. Apparently non-DIY enthusiasts see them as
00:00 Fri 07th Dec 2001Doing DIY jobs around the home yourself can be fun and saves money. But it seems we need to take more time to consider the health and safety issues involved in Doing It Yourself.
Making a few home improvements could be detrimental to your health, with medical experts highlighting the risks associated with common DIY i...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Instead of moving house, many people are now doing up their existing home in an attempt to beat the credit crunch. As an additional saving DIY has become more popular, yet there are problems with this DIY revival. DIY may not be the saving it seems as it is claimed more than half a million people in the UK have their h...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010As many of us are feeling the pinch perhaps moving to a new home is not an option. So more and more of us are fixing up our existing homes to make them a nicer place to live. As a nation of DIY lovers it is no surprise then that we are spending more on our homes than ever before. Spending on DIY in the UK has rocketed ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Focus DIY is one of the largest DIY retailers in the UK. Their stores have sections for bathroom, kitchen, decorating, furniture, gardening and tools and offer great bargains. Focus DIY has their own branded goods plus all the big names in their stores. The brand was founded by Bill Archer and Greg Stanley (who had pre...
16:00 Wed 26th May 2010B&Q is the brand for DIY goods. From wallpaper to drills to plugs to wood they sell everything the keen DIY enthusiast could need. They also offer inspiration on home decor and budgeting as well as ‘How to...’ guides so even those of us who are beginners can do it themselves.
With over three million cu...
15:37 Mon 24th May 2010People looking to add to the value of their home may be interested to hear that a bathroom or kitchen renovation is not necessarily the best way to go about it, a finance company has claimed. In fact the top three modifications homeowners opt for - combined - would not increase the value of a home by as much as an esta...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Wickes is a DIY supplier you can trust. They are the first point of call for tradesmen and also the public. The brand is well known for quality and service. They supply all types of DIY goods from tools to kitchen sinks. In addition, they offer expert DIY advice to guide you through your home improvement projects...
16:00 Wed 26th May 2010Many people find they cannot afford to move house but would like a change, some may turn to DIY to make improvements. All DIY projects may prove equally challenging to the novice handyman, but some are liable to add a good deal more to your home than others new research has revealed. A fitted modern kitchen is most lik...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many homeowners who were looking to make a move before the recession have now decided to do some DIY rather than move into a new property. "Homeowners are choosing to carry out DIY rather than buy another house", according to one study. "At a time when the property market is slumping, people choosing to enhance their c...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A. Not particularly, according to a recent survey carried out by internet bank cahoot. It found that around half those who embark on major DIY projects failed to finish them. Tellingly, most of
00:00 Mon 17th Sep 2001When times are hard many of us seek to improve our current homes rather than moving to a new one. Perhaps we need more room as the children get older. Or maybe an elderly relative has to move in for long term care. We spend quite a bit of time in our houses and so we want them to be as pleasant an environment as possib...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Whether it is putting up that shelf, fixing that leaky tap or something more adventurous it seems that our houses are full of DIY jobs that are half finished. The research revealed that 1.7 million households have been living with an unfinished DIY or home renovation project for more than two years with bedrooms accoun...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010In any normal UK home there are always a few DIY jobs that need to be done. It may be that a wall needs painting, or a shelf needs to be put up or maybe a light-fitting has to be changed. DIY, like barbequing, has traditionally been seen to be in the domain of the man of the house. However, now it seems that women want...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A house serves several purposes. On one level it is simply the place where we live, a location that stops us from having to live out on the streets. It is of course a lot more complicated than that.
15:57 Fri 05th Oct 2007Many of us can do simple DIY jobs from changing a light bulb to unblocking the sink and even putting up a shelf. However, for more ambitious jobs obviously we would have to ‘get a man in’.
It is true to say that most of us would prefer to rely heavily on word of mouth when it comes to getting a handyman in...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A. Probably less so on its own, but in context, this album can be seen as the single formal recorded statement of The Sex Pistols, a band who single-handedly changed the face of popular music with
00:00 Mon 03rd Dec 2001A. The word barbeque is thought to come from the Spanish. Although meat has been roasted over an open fire since time immemorial. The technique of filling a tray with wood or charcoal and then
00:00 Tue 17th Jul 2001A. Yes, with a vengeance. Like quarry tiles, brass taps and enamelled baths before them, stained glass in the home became victims of the drive for modernity during the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. It
00:00 Tue 05th Jun 2001A. The concept of the outside room may be fairly new-fangled but we Brits have really been going patio mad since the late sixties. Patio is a Spanish word for outside seating area and the concept
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