Hey friends,On last week's wood filling and painting I didn't think there was any more to learn on the topic but Dave got in touch with two products I'd never heard of and thought I'd pass along:Just a quick tip for you (a bit of role reversal), in m...

Hey friends,The 'not-fun' thing we had to go through is now over and done with and life is good again 🎉. I'll spare you the details and just say that we owe the NHS big time. I pledge not to complain about taxes this year ✋.Anyway, what a differenc...

Hey friends,I'll start with a quick retraction - I said a couple of weeks back that VAT on insulation products was being removed but I got that wrong, it's only VAT on professionally installation that is going, which is a shame for us DIYers but I di...

Hey friends,This is the question I posed last week and the response:92% of those of you who responded thought a whole suite should cost less than £3,500. My cunning plan was to show this to Abi to nudge her towards the lower end of the spectrum but s...

Hey friends,It's been a week of deep conversations on the merits of close-coupled vs concealed cistern toilets. The funny thing is I'm not sure either of us is particularly bothered, the concern is getting it 'wrong'. Our priorities are a bit differe...

Hey friends,I confess I may have gotten a little obsessed with the wood chopping but we're now at capacity!The top third is beech from the woodland (thank you storm) and the rest is leylandii I had felled last summer. The former, being a hardwood, wi...

Hey friends,I made a smidge more progress on the wood store this week with a box for the kindling.Built from slotted angle iron lying around in the garage it made a solid frame to which I could attach wooden boards on the side and top. I'm never sure...

Hey friends,Finally, a sunny weekend! I made the most of it and now have a functioning log store and I sorted my roof leak, but first...☠️ AsbestosI've got the results of the test back. Before buying the kit I was having a read through the Homebuyer...

Hey friends,👷 MaintenanceWoah what a storm! I hope you and your homes all came through it okay. It was a bit scary here especially watching all the big trees at the back swaying back and forth. However I can happily report that all my fencing surviv...

Hey friends,Good news, the plumber concurred with the idea of the shower pump so I'm now waiting on a quote and start date. Once confirmed we can move the boy...somewhere, I'm not sure where, and I can start taking things apart ready for the pipes to...