Index of DIY General Building articles

• Chimney
  • blocking up an old fireplace or chimney breast
    
    
  • removing a chimney breast - A guide.
    
    
• Cladding - different external timber and uPVC plank cladding explained
  
  
• Cladding - horizontal - guide to fixing horizontal cladding
  
  
• Concrete:
  
  • Concrete design - a guide to the thickness, sub-base, slope etc required for different uses.
    
    
  • Concrete mixing - a guide to mixing concrete by hand, using a cement mixer or using Ready mix.
    
    
  • Metric calculator - for concrete volumes - squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
    
    
  • Metric calculator - for working out the quantities of cement, sand, gravel or all-in ballast required for a volume.
    
    
  • Imperial calculator - for concrete volumes - squares, rectangles, circles and triangles.
    
    
  • Imperial calculator - for working out the quantities of cement, sand, gravel or all-in ballast required for a volume.
    
    
• Fireplace surround and hearth removal.
  
  
• Fixings for different types of walls - how to make strong fixings to brick, block, stud, plasterboard, lathe and plaster, and dry lined walls.
  
  
• Flooring - Wood and laminate floorings explained.
  
  
• Floors, suspended - Ground floor, suspended timber flooring explained.
  
  
• Floors, Block and Beam - Block and Beam flooring explained.
  
  
• Garage Door Security and Locks - the options explained.
  
  
• Kitchen design - step by step for designing a kitchen layout
  
  
• Kitchen units - the different options available.
  
  
• Plasterboard:
  • Types of plasterboard explained.
    
    
  • Cutting and fixing plasterboard - cutting straight line and cutouts, fixing with nails and screws.
    
    
  • Filling plasterboard joints - finishing the joints with tape and filler.
    
    
  • Finishing plasterboard corners with metal plasterboard corner strips.
    
    
  • Repairing large holes in plasterboard walls or ceilings - step by step guide to repairing large holes in plasterboard stud partition walls and ceilings.
    
    
  • Repairing small holes in plasterboard walls - step by step guide to repairing small holes in plasterboard stud partition walls.
    
    
• Plaster ceilings - lath & plaster and plasterboard construction explained.
  
  
• Plaster walls - lath & plaster, straight plaster, stud walling and dry lining construction explained.
  
  
• Plaster repairs:
  • Lath and plaster repairs - step by step guide to repairing holes in lath and plaster walls and ceilings.
    
    
  • Plaster repairs (large) - step by step guide to repairing large areas in plastered walls.
    
    
  • Plaster repairs (small) - step by step guide to repairing small cracks in plaster walls and external plaster corners.
    
    
• Pocket walls - How to create a pocket for a pocket sliding door
  
  
• Roofing:
  • Felting and battening - step by step guides to putting on the felt and battens for a slate or tile roof.
    
    
  • Glossary of roofing terms
    
    
  • Repairing plain tile roofs - a guide to the practical aspects of repairing plain tile roofs.
    
    
  • Repairing slate roofs - a guide to the practical aspects of repairing slate roofs.
    
    
  • Replacing ridge tiles - a guide to replacing loose and dislodged ridge tiles on the roof.
    
    
  • Using interlocking tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing with interlocking tiles with side overlaps.
    
    
  • Using ridge tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of fixing ridge tiles to slate and tile roofs.
    
    
  • Using plain roofing tiles - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing using plain tiles.
    
    
  • Using slates - a guide to the practical aspects of roofing with slates.
    
    
• Ventilation
  • Continuous mechanical extraction - central mechanical extraction explained.
    
    
  • Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery systems - MVHR systems explained.
    
    
  • Passive stack ventilation - PSV systems explained.