HANDY "HOW TO" HINTS & CHECKLISTS

Below we have compiled a range of tips, tricks and brochures that will help you get the job done quickly and professionally. Please feel free to print any information you require (each file is in PDF format)

If you need a hand to price a project or repair job, contact us and we will be happy to help.

ADHESIVES
- Adhesives & Bonding

CEMENT
- Cement Rendering

CLEANING
- Removing Refrigerator & Freezer Odurs

CONCRETE
- Repairing Concrete Floors
- Mixing Concrete

CUTTING BOARD
- Make A Laminated Cutting Board

DOG HOUSE
- Build Your Own Dog House

DOORS
- Fix A Door That Wont Latch

DRAINS
- Clogged Drains

FIRE
- Fire Safety

FLYSCREEN
- Make Your Own Flyscreen

FURNITURE
- Repainting Metal Furniture & Railings
- Furniture Repairs
- Refinishing Timber Furniture

GARDEN
- Lawn Grubs
- Slug Control
- Building A Garden Arch
- Building A Garden Bench
- Building A Planter Box
- Composting

GLASS
- Repairing Broken Glass

GRINDER
- Choosing The Right Cutting Or Grinding Wheel

GUTTERING
- Gutter & Downpipe Repair

GYPROCK
- Gyprock Repairs
- Gyprock Cutting & Fixing
- Gyprock Joining & Cornice

HEATING
- Electric Heater Hints
- Kerosene Heating Hints
- Wood Heater Hints

LADDERS
- Ladder Safety

MEASURMENTS
- Divide 150mm Into 4 Equal Parts
- Metric Converter
- Triangulation
- Water Level
- Wire Gauge

NAILING
- How To Hide That Nail

PAINTING
- Painting Applicators
- Colour Matching
- Coverage
- Enamel, Acrylic or Lead Paint
- Painting Techniques
- Paint Shopping List
- Peeling Paint
- Prime Or Undercoat
- Exterior Painting
- Interior Painting

PAVING
- Brick Paving
- How Many Pavers Do I Need?
- How To Lay Pavers
- Paving Check List
- How To Choose A Paving Pattern

PERGOLA
- Building A Pergola

ROOFING
- Roof Repairing

ROPE
- Rope Tying

SEALANT
- Applying Sealant Correctly

SECURITY
- Home Security Survey
- Window Security

SCREWS
- Loose Screws
- Measuring A Screw
- Pilot Hole Sizes For Wood Screws
- Plugging Walls
- Screw Basics

SOLDERING
- Soldering Small Jobs

STEPS
- Steps, An Easy Way To Change Levels

STEPPING STONES
- Fool-Proof Way To Lay Stepping Stones

TAPS
- Tap Washers

TILES
- Laying Ceramic Wall Tiles

TIMBER
- Removing Dents In Timber
- Fixing Pine Wall Panelling
- Building With Treated Pine
- Timber Decking
- Pressure Treated Pine
- How To Avoid Splitting Fine Timber
- Basic Woodworking Joints
- Timber Fencing
- Build Your Own Outdoor Table & Chairs
- Build Your Own Timber Gate
- Build Your Own Wall Mounted Shelving
- Build Your Own Cubby

TOILET
- Unclogging A Toilet

VINEGAR
- Creative Uses For Vinegar

WALLPAPER
- Stripping Wallpaper

WATERWISE
- Rainwater Tanks

WINDOWS
- Sticky Sash Windows
- Timber Window Repair

WINE RACK
- Build Your Own Wine Rack