DIY tips you've picked up over the years.

[B. Oddie]

One I learnt recently is that WD40 removes expanding foam.

Another is that putting a screw in the end of a mastic nozzle after use keeps it dry. 👍

[fingers]

Fairy Liquid better than oil for squeaky door hinges

[superfeathers]

Tie your paint brushes in a carrier bag and they don’t go hard for the next day

[TWGL1]

To clean burnt cast iron or stainless steel / saucepans fill with boiling water and add a dishwasher tablet and simmer for 15 minutes

[insider]

Get someone else to do it before you get a bollocking for fecking it up by the Mrs

[Tuerto]

Get someone else to do it before you get a bollocking for fecking it up by the Mrs

I get a few calls a year asking me to sort out peoples **** ups, and i mean real **** ups. It's good though that people have a go themselves, but we should all know our limits

[Heathblue]

One I learnt recently is that WD40 removes expanding foam.



Another is that putting a screw in the end of a mastic nozzle after use keeps it dry. 👍

Best tip I've learned is to get the appropriate trades person for the job in hand, I do like the reels on FB and the numerous hacks demonstrated.

[dandywarhol]

One I learnt recently is that WD40 removes expanding foam.

Another is that putting a screw in the end of a mastic nozzle after use keeps it dry. ��

WD 40 sorts out squeaky floorboards out.Spray between the gaps,best done when there is no flooring down.
I do agree with getting someone esle to do the job.

[The Bloop]

When changing a light switch it's best to turn off the power before starting the job.

[jeepster]

Get someone else to do it before you get a bollocking for fecking it up by the Mrs

The best advice.

[goats]

This time of year and one rad isn’t coming on in house…..turn all the others off in house and wack the heating on full blast, if that doesn’t clear the air lock then tap the blocked rad by the valve with a hammer, this usually sorts it out…..although hit it too hard and you’ll be in a world of sh*t….cost me £50 about 20 yrs ago and 5 mins of a plumbers time.

[ToTaL ITK]

DON'T

[NYCBlue]

I get a few calls a year asking me to sort out peoples **** ups, and i mean real **** ups. It's good though that people have a go themselves, but we should all know our limits

This. Also, take your time and know when to pack it in. I've seen people try to rush, get it all done in one day, work too long and it just gets sloppy.

[Tuerto]

This. Also, take your time and know when to pack it in. I've seen people try to rush, get it all done in one day, work too long and it just gets sloppy.

You're spot on with that. Something i learnt as i got older. The more tired and fatigued you get, the quality suffers, and when you have to come back in the next morning and look at a pile of shit on display it's embarrassing. Slow down, compose yourself.....

[The Hooded Claw]

..if you can get a tradesman to come that is! They’re all too busy!

Here’s one: furniture polish to get rid of glue residue from stickers - eg on the base of a glass or a cd box.

[superfeathers]

..if you can get a tradesman to come that is! They’re all too busy!

Here’s one: furniture polish to get rid of glue residue from stickers - eg on the base of a glass or a cd box.

It’s not diy but a hack my mrs fascinated me with, aspirin cleans all the crap off the bottom of an iron

[NYCBlue]

It’s not diy but a hack my mrs fascinated me with, aspirin cleans all the crap off the bottom of an iron

Wow. That's amazing. I wonder if works on glass stove tops.

[Grangenders]

Put your time and effort into building a career that pays loads of money, then pay someone else to do your DIY. And cleaning.

[bobh]

Does anyone use wallpaper these days?
Work from 2 rolls - it saves wastage when matching the pattern.

[superfeathers]

Wow. That's amazing. I wonder if works on glass stove tops.

I can’t vouch for it but If you try please keep us updated

[A Quiet Monkfish]

If you can't undo a screw turn it as if to tighten it, then it often becomes easier to remove. Also when washing out brushes [with emulsion etc] tap a couple of holes with a nail into the body of the brush - that way the water will run out completely and not leave you with watery paint..

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

If you can't undo a screw turn it as if to tighten it, then it often becomes easier to remove. Also when washing out brushes [with emulsion etc] tap a couple of holes with a nail into the body of the brush - that way the water will run out completely and not leave you with watery paint..

Through the thin tin that holds the bristles together?

[splott parker]

If you can afford it, always get a proper decorator in. When the kids were small and money was tight, I’d do my own wallpapering after work. Up stepladders at a ridiculous time of night, fagged out. Coming home from work next day, looking up and noticing a shite bit of trimming, tear it down and start again, false economy. When I could afford it, it was great leaving for work in the morning and the decorator coming in, getting home from work, he’d gone, the job done and I could have my tea in peace.

[splott parker]

Fairy Liquid better than oil for squeaky door hinges

If your cutting timber and the saw in jamming a bit, run two streaks of Fairy Liquid either side of the blade, it goes like shit off a shovel then.

[NYCBlue]

I can’t vouch for it but If you try please keep us updated

Does it have to be soluble Aspirin?