How I installed breathable internal wall insulation in my old victorian cottage.

How to Design and Install the Ultimate Kitchen Lighting System

How I repaired a load of holes in plaster in our new kitchen and why one product does all the work brilliantly!

10 years ago my kitchen walls were dot and dabbed - I'm going to explain why this was a bad idea, what insulated plasterboard you can use, and how I'm going to insulate my kitchen walls.

How to chop or split logs - with a splitting axe, maul, log buster and diamond shaped log splitter.

A complete DIY guide on how to board your loft - from the mistakes I've made, lessons learnt and modifications to come!

A DIY guide to installing a pressurised unvented hot water tank in your home.

Top DIY Tips for installing a TV on a hollow wall - from fixings, stud detection, hole cutting and filling.

This week I installed a new 50" LED TV on a hollow wall. This blog catalogues everything I went through, from excavating the void behind, to strengthening the fixing points and making good afterwards.

The Complete Step by Step DIY Guide on How to Build a Path from laying the sub base through to installing a gravel stabilising grid and golden gravel top layer.

How I just Installed an Outdoor Hot and Cold Tap Dog Shower to clean my dog with warm water this winter - including top plumbing tips from a YouTube plumbing sensation!

The nightmare of digging a new trench to connect an MDPE water pipe - but I've learnt SO MUCH!

How you can reduce moisture in your home this winter, make your house easier to heat and save electricity.

Everything that went wrong and what I've learnt in the 3 months since my Indra EV Charge Point was installed!

A run through of what fixings work best in insulated plasterboard. I have tested out the Fischer Duopower, Multi-Fix Stella Fixing, Hollow Wall Anchor, T-Bolt and Bullfix - trying to fix each into a piece of plasterboard attached to 100mm PIR board.

This is a complete guide to installing solar panels from a DIY homeowner's perspective. I talk you through why I did it, what kit I installed, and what the savings might be.

How to replace the drain pump switch in an 11 year old Bosch dishwasher and fix other leaks - but is it worth it?

In this blog I show you how I restored a badly damaged bedside table that was destined for the scrap heap.

A run through of all the sanders I've used over the years, including a complete game changer for DIY use!

How to choose a bathroom fan, axial vs centrifugal vs inline, extraction rates, bathroom zones, isolator switches and a comparison of the UK's leading fans.