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DIY and Home Improvement How To Tutorial Videos

Browse our list of available Home Improvement and DIY videos below. Once you have found your desired DIY topic click on the link and select a home improvement video that relates to the topic you require. We're adding new DIY "How to" videos all the time, but if you can’t find the one that you need please get in touch and we'll get it made for you as fast as we can!

Seeing a Video clip example of DIY tasks can be a great help but remember you can get al the necessary theory for a task from our DIY 'how to' projects area if you need more information.

If you are still unclear on any points then you can join our UK DIY forum and post your question to one of our many trade professionals.

  • Bathroom videos

    Bathroom Videos - Bathroom DIY videos covering baths, showers, grouting, leaks and repairs, sealing, tiling, toilets and many other areas

  • Blinds and window coverings

    Blind Videos - Fitting blinds of any kind can be a tricky job so find out how to fit your type of blind using our selection of how to and tutorial videos

  • General building

    Building (General) Videos - Building and construction related tutorial videos covering flooring, roofing, pointing, mixing cement, bricklaying, brickwork and blockwork and other subjects

  • Carpentry and joinery

    Carpentry and Joinery Videos - Woodworking videos and carpentry and joinery tutorial videos covering dovetail joints, fitting door hinges, roofing, stairs and other woodwork related subjects

  • Heating and central heating

    Central Heating Videos - Heating videos and central heating related visual aids covering balancing, bleeding radiators, draining down, repairs and other related topics

  • Damp, mould and condensation

    Damp and Damproofing Videos - A collection of Videos detailing how to use Damp Proof injection to treat Rising Damp and Damp issues

  • Painting, decorating and wallpapering

    Decorating Videos - Decorating Videos covering various topics including interior design, painting, tiling, wallpapering and other related areas

  • Electrical videos

    Electrical Videos - Electical Videos covering several topics including how to fit a ceiling fan correctly and what safety points and regulations need to be adhered to

  • Flooring and floor coverings

    Flooring Videos - Flooring and floor laying videos covering subjects that include tiling, hardwood flooring, rubber flooring, joists, concrete flooring and other floor related topics

  • Digging foundations

    Foundations Videos - Building Foundation videos covering topics including laying foundations, repairing foundations and laying footprints

  • Very well kept lawn

    Gardening Videos - Gardening videos including subjects such as building a shed, decking, garden design, garden lighting, lawn care, rockeries and other garden related subjects

  • Solar and renewable energy

    Green Living Videos - Green Videos and Eco Friendly Videos covering subjects that include eco renovation, rainwater harvesting, saving energy, solar energy, solar tiles, water butts and other gree related subjects

  • Hand tools

    Hand and Power Tools Videos - Hand and Power Tool tutorial videos covering subjects such as using an angle grinder, using a mitre saw, using a power drill, using a router and other tool related videos

  • Kitchen videos

    Kitchens Videos - Kitchen Videos and tutorials covering subjects that include fitting kitchen taps, fitting worktops, kitchen cabinets, installing appliances and other related topics

  • The DIY Plastering Guide: Learn How to Plaster a Wall Yourself

    Plasterboard, Plastering and Drylining Videos - Plastering Videos and Drylining Video tutorials and information covering cutting plasterboard, repairing holes, taping corners and seams and other related subjects

  • Copper pipework

    Plumbing Videos - Plumbing Videos covering topics including bending copper pipes, fitting a sink, compression fittings, push fit fittings, reparing taps and other plumbing related topics

  • Home security

    Security Videos - Security Videos covering topics that include security basics, fitting security locks, installing CCTV and other security related topics

The Most Popular DIY Video Clips

Here’s a selection of some of our most popular DIY videos at the moment. They do change from time to time, depending on the time of year and which home improvements are most popular, so do come back and look again:

DIY Tool Videos

We are currently focusing on creating videos about all sorts of different tools and how to use them and which tool is the right one for which job. We think that it is much easier to watch a quick DIY video clip of someone using a particular tool to get the idea.

All the tools featured in each clip will be available for you to purchase from our shop. The idea is that we stock "trade" tools at DIY prices – these are tools that tradesman will use but wont break the bank. Best of all you’ll be able to watch a quick video clip about how to get the best from the tool, how to use it safely and any trade tips to make the job a little easier.

Here’s a few tool video clips to get you started:

If there is a particular tool that you want us to feature or you would like to request a ‘how to’ video, please let us know and we’ll try and get it filmed as soon as possible for you.

Home Improvement Videos

We are also working to create videos for ever single project that we have in our projects section. This is no easy task as there are nearly 1,000 projects and we are adding more all the time. If you haven’t already you might want to check out our DIY videos YouTube channel and if you subscribe you will be able to see all the videos that we have and any new ones as we make them.

DIY Doctor YouTube channel

DIY videos and video ‘how to’ tutorials on the DIY Doctor YouTube channel

As part of our drive to improve your understanding of major building works and more demanding DIY projects, we are also producing a number of videos that feature new builds and extensions. This will allow you to see first hand what happens and get a feel for the work and disruption involved. This will help you to plan your project, and if you are thinking of doing it yourself, it will allow you to see where you think you might need help.

These videos will feature every aspect of the build and therefore will give you a great overview of what has to be done. You can then use the more specific videos to understand the specific DIY jobs that you will need to do to move the whole project along.

Working with Tradesmen Instructional Videos

There are a number of videos that we have created to help you to work with tradesmen. While we are committed to stamping out the cowboy builder, there are a few things that can help you to make the whole process go more smoothly and avoid any unnecessary hic–ups.

We recommend going to out Find a Tradesman page to help you find a reliable tradesmen. And we have a contract that you can download and complete to ensure that you have a sound agreement in place to protect both you and the tradesman. Here’s a quick video which will show you a little more about it:

How to Create a Contract with your Builder

We hope that you find all these DIY videos useful – there’s lots of them and we’re putting plenty more up every month. And remember if you can’t find a DIY video clip that you need, please let us know and we’ll try and get it made for you as soon as we can!