This great tip explains how to hang a framed painting on a wall but the same instructions can be used to hang a framed photograph or mirror. It’s not hard, just follow these easy steps There are two types of walls.. Solid and Hollow walls. Hanging on a Hollow Wall Hollow walls are usually 12mm (1/2 inch) thick Read More…
How To Install a Floating Floor
What is a “floating floor”? It is an engineered floor system of pre-cut pieces of flooring. The panels are generally of plywood, Timber veneer, solid timber, or manufactured laminate product. They are usually pre-finished which does away with the need for sanding and coating. Mostly they join together with a tongue and groove (Fig 1) Read More…
How to Build a Concrete Driveway
Concrete driveways are permanent, low maintenance additions to your home that can improve its appearance, give kids a safe place to ride scooters, decrease erosion, and make keeping your car clean easier. Building one is a labor-intensive and costly project, but for die-hard do-it-yourselfers, building your own can be a challenging, but rewarding project. Please Read More…
How to replace Tap Washers
A dripping tap can be an annoyance as well as a waste of water, and a waste of energy if it is a hot tap. A dripping tap is easier to fix than you might think, often just a replacement washer is needed, and by doing it yourself saves expensive plumbing costs. You’ll need a Read More…
How to Hang a Timber Door
The task of hanging a door can take up to an hour depending on your situation. Firstly there are a couple of differences between hanging an Exterior door compared to an Interior door. For Exterior doors, which are usually 40mm (1&9/16th inch) use 3, 100mm (4 inch) good quality hinges and make sure the bottom edge Read More…
How To Replace A Broken Tile
To fix a floor or wall tile is a reasonably easy project. Before you start, make sure you have a tile that matches the one you want to replace. If you cannot get a matching tile, you will need to think about using a contrasting coloured tile or group of tiles. You could even use Read More…
Building & Renovating Guide
Get the Guide for Building & Renovating Before you start building or renovating, the first tool you need is the Building and Renovating Guide. This FREE Guide has a budget planner, handy checklists, useful contacts and legal information. It’s important reading that can save you a lot of time and money, plus preserve your sanity. Read More…
How to drill a hole in tiles
To drill any size hole in Wall or Floor tiles is basically the same job. The main difference is the type of tile that has to be drilled. Glazed ceramic or Porcelain. 1. Choose the drill bit. Regular drill bits are not strong enough to drill through the hard surface of tile. There are two Read More…
Exterior House Painting Guide
Preparation for exterior house painting; Preparation is very, very important. Do not take shortcuts with this step. Look for defects, fill any holes, sand any rough areas, and wash the area you are going to paint. If there is mould present make sure you use a cleaning product that will kill and remove it. If Read More…
How to get rid of Cockroaches
Simply killing all of your cockroaches will only fix your problem temporarily. The only permanent way to get rid of cockroaches is by making your living space inhospitable to them. Identifying a cockroach. Cockroaches generally look like dark brown beetles, though color and size vary among different varieties. A cockroach might measure no more than a Read More…
