Jul 04
If your house is a DIY disaster zone, Lion Televison may be able to help!
Are you and your family living on a building site? Are your kids picking plaster out of their hair?
Does your kitchen need a sink but you haven’t got the money left to pay for it?
Lion Television says, with its help, it can transform a disaster zone into domestic bliss.
So they would like to hear from you as soon as possible. Your home ‘disaster’ could help form the basis of a new domestic makeover television show they are planning.
Lion Television has been successfully making 100s of programmes since 1997. Many of them have been for Channel 4, plus other well known channels at home and abroad.
So don’t put off getting help with your renovation any longer, get in touch with them now, call 0141 331 4986 or email below with further details.
More information: www.diy.liontv.co.uk
Jun 25
You are not always going to have the skills or the time to DIY. When you employ a tradesman to do the work that you can’t, how do you equip yourself to get the job you deserve from the experts?
The video on the link below shows a homeowner coming back to a tiling job that is poorly done.
Unfortunately we are unable to display the video as the embed feature has been disabled but if you are interested in viewing go to YouTube and search for “Bathroom tiling disaster” and find the video by “theba123″
Towards the end of the video the person filming comments that ‘this is why I don’t get DIY things done, because I hate it’. This illustrates the helplessness that people feel when they trust an ‘expert’ who doesn’t deliver what they promise. The clip also illustrates the concern they feel about the confrontation that is necessary to resolve the situation.
One thing that you can do when instructing tradespeople to do work is to read up on our project pages and watch our videos to see how work should be done. Even though you are not going to do the work yourself, you will be able to understand why a tradesman is doing things, and what to query if he is not doing them.
The bathroom shown in the video will not have a waterproof surface because the grout is insufficiently applied between the tiles. The grout is the point that is most vulnerable to water ingress.
Our project on tiling explains how to use tile spacers properly, to get tiles evenly spaced and even, and why it is important to allow enough space between the tiles to allow for grout to be effectively applied. Read more information about how to tile using ceramic tiles here.
If you are worried about doing a job like this yourself, you can find great quality, insured tradespeople in our Trustmark directory.
May 11
An unusual way to decorate a room! These guys start by dipping their long hair in paint and then headbanging to heavy metal music in a strangely pink room. Not the most efficient technique of decorating a room, but quite entertaining to watch!
Apr 23
Don’t be a DIY Disaster! This video gives some words of wisdom and has lots of vintage comedy clips including Laurel and Hardy!
Apr 11
A man in America has had a very close call after accidently shooting himself in the heart with a nail gun.
The self employed builder was working on a neighbours roof when the nail gun he was using jammed and as he tried to release it, it shot a 3 1/2″ nail into his chest. Dennis Hennis who is 52 and a grandfather of three, was eventually flown to hospital after a 30 minute ambulance journey, after fog had cleared allowing the helicopter to rescue him.
Another very real example of how dangerous nail guns can be, even when you are used to using them.
