Only a few days left before the start of The National Home Improvement Show – so not long left to get your FREE tickets!
The show starts on Friday (30th Sept) and goes on until Sunday (2nd Oct) at Earls Court, London. There will be loads to see and it is a great day out if you need inspiration or advice on a home improvement project.
Come and see DIY Doctor at the Tricks of the Trade stage where we will be showing you How to Skim Plaster a Wall, and How to Tile a Bathroom, as well as giving advice on How to avoid Cowboy Builders. The sessions are free but get there early as they are always really popular!
For your 2 FREE TICKETS just click on the banner below to register:
Following feedback from you, our users, we’ve moved back indoors for our most recent new projects.
The bathroom seemed to be the main focus of your feedback, so we have several new projects in this area.
If you are considering changing yourlighting, then our guide to bathroom lighting will give you some hints tips and advice on the regulations around this.
Do keep letting us know what else you would like to see on DIY Doctor – and what you think of these latest projects!
If you prefer to employ someone to do your home improvements, click through to our Find a Tradesman for free, no obligation quotes from reliable, insured tradesmen in your area.
A new standalone bathroom store has been opened in Stoke on Trent by Screwfix. The store is next to their main trade counter, but is a 3000 sq ft showroom with a full range of bathroom items, designed to help the consumer or trade shopper.
Their commercial director says “Our new showroom concept is a step change in presentation and experience which specifically responds to what our customers are telling us they want and need… The result is a unique environment that enables both audiences to shop the way they please, but that also brings them together so that tradesmen and customer can browse and specify together.”
If you are looking for a plumber or decorator for your bathroom refurb, you can get free quotes from trademen in your local area by going to our Find a Tradesman page.
DIY Doctor has just put their new ‘Tiling a Bathroom’ videos onto YouTube and you can watch them here!
The three films are of the demonstration they did on the ‘Tricks of the Trade’ stage at the National Home Improvement Show.
DIY Doctor would like to welcome HomeSupply to the site. They run the website HomeSupply.co.uk which sells products for Bathrooms, Kitchens, Heating Systems and Outdoor leisure.
They are based in the UK and offer a vast range of products, particularly for Bathroom sanitary ware and baths as well as bathroom accessories, where they have some of the biggest manufacturers such as Kudos, Twyford, Lakes, Hudson Reed, Ideal Standard, Bristan, Crosswater and many more at extremely competative prices.
The website offers live support in case you have any questions, or you can always email them or give them a ring for immediate assistance.
Follow the link to see the HomeSupply project on connecting taps, as renewing your bathroom taps can make an immediate difference if you want to give your bathroom a makeover and HomeSupply have an impressive range of bathroom taps on offer, from timeless classics to contemporary modern.
For a long while DIY Doctor has been trying to combat the effects of Cowboy Builders in our industry. We have published articles on Cowboy Builders and how the country loses millions of pounds because the majority of tradespeople in this country do not have any form of insurance to protect their customers.
We have now joined forces with Quotatis who will not allow tradespeople to join their data-base without the relevant insurances. They are also thoroughly vetted and references are followed up to ensure you only receive free quotes from the best of the bunch.
I have installed a 10.5 kw electric shower using 10mm twin and earth cable put it through a RDC and a double pole isolating switsh and it was working fine, now it does not. There is power going into the shower unit because the power light is on but when you actually turn the shower on the light goes out and no water is emitted even when set to cold.
I have a ground floor flat with a combi boiler which is in working condition. Recently our hot tap on the bath is cooler than the other taps in house (basin & kitchen sink), I have tried to increase the boiler water temperature has not worked, it increases the other 2 taps but only slightly for the bath to a tepid temperature. Is there any way to fix it without the expense of a plumber. Thanks
Can anyone help with a suitable adhesive for cork tiles on a floor. I know that Evostick will do the job but I am sure there is an alternative product that is more suitable for bathrooms. I only need a small quantity to fix 10 tiles.
