Are you looking to give your home a fresh new look without breaking the bank? DIY home renovation projects are a great way to upgrade your space and add value to your property. Whether you're a seasoned DIY enthusiast or a novice looking to dip your toes into home improvement, there are plenty of projects you can tackle with just a little bit of time and effort. In this blog post, we'll explore 10 easy DIY renovation projects that anyone can accomplish.

In the world of home improvement, safety is just as important as style. Whether you're revamping your living room or sprucing up your outdoor patio, considering slip resistance is crucial for creating a space that's not only visually appealing but also safe for you and your loved ones. Today, we're delving into the realm of slip resistance, shedding light on its significance and how it relates to building and decorating, all while keeping things simple for the handyman or woman in all of us.

The debate around Trade vs Contract paint is one of those topics that always seems to divide opinion. Search online and you’ll find conflicting reviews, strong personal views, and very little clarity and that’s the problem – there doesn’t seem to be a factually correct answer to the difference between Trade and Contract paint.

They say every day is a learning day, so hopefully this blog teaches you something pretty basic and pretty useful!  

Salt – it attracts moisture. We have all seen it before, leave a pot of salt open to the atmosphere (indoors) and it clumps together and goes hard, it has stuck together with the moisture from the air.  So what has this got to do with buildings?  

It is a common misconception that you can chuck a bit of household bleach over the mould around your shower tray or at the edge of the...

A space saving design solution UIL utilised back in 2018/2019 was to install a washing machine in a bathroom.

This is a common design tactic utilised in Europe and America and really it does make sense – after all, why would a washing machine be in a food area (kitchen)? If you don’t have a utility room then a bathroom (with all it’s lovely cleanliness and plumbing) is the obvious place for a washing machine.

Read the original post that UIL wrote on MyBuilder here

You are what you say you are…

It sounds silly but it is true. Anyone who has ever changed career will have realised it is true. At first you have “impostor syndrome” but then all of a sudden you are running a new life, dressing differently, carrying yourself different, mixing with different people…

If you act shy you will be more shy…

If you give in to OCD you will become more OCD…

Afraid of something? Then you’ll be more afraid in the future…

Water causes the most damage to buildings! Even above fire!

Most people are interested and surprised to learn this.

That dripping gutter you meant to fix ten years ago – seemed like a minor problem, but left unchecked it can cause a lot of damage to a structure because the slow drip drip drip has been chipping away at the building and causing all sort of unseen damage like rot, decay, paint peeling, etc.

A bit like the Bermuda triangle a project budget will always be a thing of mystery – after all, how do you control time, quality and money!? Surely only Dr Who can control time?! The simple answer is that you cannot control and prioritise all three aspects of a project – even for the best Project Manager, it is impossible.

If you’re unsure of the options then this blog will hopefully clarify the way that pricing a job works.

'Flexible living spaces are what I create'

Recycling a material normally means reducing it to its raw material and then making a new item from it. For example, glass bottles are melted down and then used to make new glass bottles. This process uses a lot of energy. The value of the recycled material is “neutral”, after it is used it is thrown away, melted down and another bottle is made, which has the same value/quality of the bottle that was discarded.

Upcycling is similar to recycling, but literally, better.

An old item or “waste” material is reused, normally with minimal processing, this reduces the amount of energy wasted in melting it down to its raw material. More importantly, the value of the material has increased – a waste material with little or no value has become something far more useful or attractive and is now worth more or is better quality.

Other Portland / Weymouth-based Handymen and Property Maintenance operatives include Chesil Property Maintenance and HouseMartin. Martin is much like Upcycle Interiors Limited – offering a broad range of skills and virtually able to cater for everything that a complete renovation requires. A promising fact is that House Martin does not advertise cheap or value prices and they aren’t trying to do everything at the lowest level.