My complete guide to fixing into plasterboard including all the best fixings on the market.

After 14 months of running the Drayton Wiser Smart Heating System, here's my review of how it's functioning and what I think of the system.

In today's blog I'll be running through everything you need to know before installing your Home EV charge point - so that you're a lot better prepared than I was, when we got our electric car!

How to Fill Cracks in Render - a step by step guide, with three different ways to fill the exterior cracks.

How to Clean & Oil Your Deck - a step by step guide and I test the main deck oils that are available.

My review of the Stihl GTA26 Cordless (chainsaw) Pruner

The best way to scribe or cut your skirting or baseboard internal corners

So, another week and another problem presents itself at the DIYite Cottage – this time, in the form of a malfunctioning central heating system.

It seems fewer young consumers these days have the desire to tackle home improvements, preferring to spend their money elsewhere.

The more you clean your floor (even with the cleaning products recommended by the flooring supplier) the more you erode the sealant that was originally applied, and that becomes a vicious circle, because dirt then sinks into the floor easier and is therefore harder to remove.

Condensation happens when air that has become saturated with moisture comes into contact with a cold surface – eg window panes or an external wall. There are some simple, DIY ways to lower the level of condensation in your home…

I got an awful feeling of dread when I recently looked up at the upstairs corridor ceiling of our Victorian cottage to see a dark grey damp patch forming in one corner. We had a leak.