Bathroom Installation and Renovation
Bathroom Installation Follow these steps to modernize your bathtub and shower. You may have a bathtub that isn’t enclosed by three walls; your tub may be lacking a shower; or you may simply want to...
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How to Install a Sprinkler System
Two installations to help make outdoor water use more convenient. In warm weather, property maintenance requires a ready supply of water and a convenient source for it. Installing extra outdoor faucets...
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How to Install a Dishwasher Where There Was None
Proper hookup and an understanding of repair procedures will ensure a long life for your dishwasher. A dishwasher uses the hot water supply only, and needs to be installed as close as possible to the...
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House Wiring Explained
Electrical System Understanding how your electrical system works will provide you with a healthy respect for electricity while minimizing your fear of any improvement or repair work. Working with...
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Outdoor Electrical Wiring
Installing outdoor outlets is no more difficult than indoor wiring. However, there are extra safety regulations that must be followed. We’re a nation equipped with electronic gizmos. While at one time...
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Grounding Cables at Your Home
All electrical codes require grounded wiring to prevent fatal shocks from faulty switches. Faulty switches, outlets and motors can leak electrical current without affecting the fuse or circuit breaker....
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Doorbell Repair – How to DIY
By following a few basic steps, you can install or repair door chime units. Door chimes operate off low voltage. Power from 6 to 30 volts is enough to make your chimes ring. The normal 120-volt...
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How to Build a Wooden Deck
Building a Deck A well-planned deck is simply an outdoor addition to your home and should provide both privacy and convenience. A deck is a part of the house and must be as comfortable as any other...
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How to Install a Patio
Building a Patio Garden seating areas can be formal with mortared joints, or informal with the bricks or stones resting on sand. Patios are individual. They are designed to suit the needs of the user....
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How to Lay Concrete
Working with Concrete Knowing how to handle concrete will ensure a long life for your concrete driveway, sidewalk or patio. Concrete is a mixture of Portland cement, sand, gravel and water, mixed in...
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Woodworking Measuring Tools
Measuring Tools and Marking Tools The difference between a professional- and amateur-looking job can be in the measuring. For pieces to fit perfectly, accurate measurements are essential. An eighth of...
View ArticleRoofing Safety Measures & Equipment
Working at Height Safety Measures Working at heights requires special precautions for obvious reasons. Roofing safety is really important. Falls from height still account for one-fifth of the deaths in...
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Roofing Tools Explained
Roofing Tools Overview The tools in a roofer, slater and tiler’s bag or tool box will vary from firm to firm and from region to region, and so will the terminology describing them. The tools below are...
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Roof Repair Materials – Roofing
Underlay Felt For many years the most common type of underlay used under slates and tiles was the bituminous felt Type 1F. This is still widely used in the domestic sector, but it has all but totally...
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Roof Slates & Tiles – Roofing
Concrete Interlocking Roof Tiles These are the most popular in Britain because they are relatively cheap, quick to lay and come in a range of colours, finishes (that is, smooth or granular) and...
View ArticleWhere to Buy Roofing Materials
You keep asking yourself – Where to buy roofing materials? Here are the common places to check for. DIY Superstores Increasingly now, well-known DIY superstores are stocking more and more specialist...
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Roof Types and Shapes, Design Considerations
Overview This article deals with the different roof types of pitched roof, such as mono-pitch, duo-pitch, lean-to, gables, hips and valleys, and also raises the need to consider weight, pitch, planning...
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Installing Roof Battens
Marking up Gauges (in Sets) One of the biggest mistakes that people make when marking up gauges is to do them one at a time. I have seen many trainees and inexperienced roofers scratching their heads...
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Roof Underlayment Installation
Overview: Roof Underlayment Installation It is important to understand that modern underlays are proprietary products, so the fixing instructions should be checked with the manufacturer’s information....
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Roof Undercloak Installation
Roof Undercloak Installation Overview Bargeboards and, in some cases, gable end brickwork are prone to deviation in their length, just like the fascia boards at the eaves, and this can transfer itself...
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