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Have you seen Caine’s Arcade?

TheDoctor — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:28:03 +0000

If you haven’t already read about it or seen it on TV, you really need to hear about Caine Monroy. He is a nine year old boy who lives in Los Angeles, and he has created an arcade made entirely from cardboard – an amazing bit of DIY for a 9 year old! Caine’s father, George runs a [...]

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Get your copy of Master Basic DIY

TheDoctor — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:38 +0000

You are still able to get a copy of our ‘Master Basic DIY’ book direct from us. The book covers over 40 basic projects from bricklaying to loft insulation, laying floor tiles to repairing a burst pipe. It has a wealth of information to help you understand your home and how it works, along with [...]

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New Waterproof flooring project

TheDoctor — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:19:51 +0000

We have a new project on the website for those of you who are needing to replace or lay a new floor for your bathroom or kitchen. Your bathroom is obviously a wet place and the type of flooring you choose is very improtant, just as in your kitchen where there are often spills, so [...]

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Please give your support tonight!

TheDoctor — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:18:30 +0000

Many thanks to all of you who helped Aquabatique by voting in Thursdays live semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent! As you may be aware the girls got through to the final which is tonight!! We are so pleased for them as they have worked so hard to get there and they really do deserve every success. DIY Doctor have been [...]

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How not to decorate!

TheDoctor — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:56:04 +0000

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!

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DIY Doctor helps Britains Got Talent contestants

TheDoctor — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:06:26 +0000

A while ago DIY Doctor was lucky enough to be asked to help with the construction of a stage set to show off an incredible synchronised swimming display team called Aquabatique. Tonight you can see the same team perform in a live semi final of Britains Got Talent and we would like to think, in some [...]

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New paint pad project

TheDoctor — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:18:09 +0000

We have added a new project to the diydoctor website on using a paint pad when decorating in the home. A paint pad is easy to use as long as you have the right size pad for the job you are doing, and is easier to use if you have the specialist paint tray which has [...]

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Cut VAT on home improvements

TheDoctor — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:07:02 +0000

The National Home Improvement Council along with many other organisations including the Federation of Master Builders have been campaigning hard for several years now for a VAT on home improvements. Supporters would like to see the current 20% rate of VAT cut to 5% on home repair, maintenance and improvement work. Campaigners maintain that this would: Boost economic [...]

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DIY Doctor joins the NHIC

TheDoctor — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:08:40 +0000

DIY Doctor is pleased to announce that it has now become a member of the National Home Improvement Council. The NHIC was launched in 1975 and since then has set out to support, encourage and promote home improvement and energy efficiency to homeowners and throughout the industry as well as having a close liaison with government, local authorities [...]

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Most popular bank holiday DIY projects

TheDoctor — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:01:06 +0000

According to an annual survey by HSBC, these are the ten home improvement projects we are all most likely to be doing over the bank holidays in April, May and June this year: 1 Redecorate rooms 28% 2 Minor repairs (eg paint chips) 23% 3 Repair fences & gates 14% 4 Re-carpet rooms 7% 5 [...]