Building Materials

Hardboard is commonly used around the home as a backer board. Because of this many people, you included, have wondered whether you plaster onto it. Well, let’s have a look …

Hardboard is commonly used around the home as a backer board. Because of this many people, you included, have wondered whether you can tile onto it. Well, let’s have a …

If you are going to paint some hardboard you may be wondering if you can paint straight onto it? Or do you need to prime it or do any other …

If you are putting up a new plasterboard wall then you might be wondering if you do need to plaster over plasterboard? I mean it looks pretty good already, do …

So you want to know whether sleepers are hardwood or softwood? well, let’s have a look. The simple answer is sleepers can be hardwood or softwood. Genuine reclaimed railway sleepers …

Two of the more popular modern DIY stores in the UK toolstation and Screwfix are seemingly locked in a never-ending struggle for supremacy. But who owns Toolstation and Screwfix, it …

Raised garden beds made from sleepers look amazing, but which type of sleeper should you use for them? Hardwood? Softwood? Maybe even reclaimed? Why You Shouldn’t Use Reclaimed Sleepers While …

Building Mastic is an oil-based compound intended for general pointing and sealing in traditional forms of construction. But how long does it take to dry? let’s have a look. Most …

If you are planning on building a sleeper wall then you will have come across protecting the wood with a membrane, but is this needed? Let’s have a look. Why …

Sleepers are a great way of building steps in the garden, but can you use them to build a retaining wall? The good news is that yes, you can use …

Sleepers are a versatile building material and if you get the softwood type they are quite affordable. For these reasons you may well be wondering if you can use them …

If you have a few sleepers to cut then you will be trying to find the easiest method possible. This has obviously led to you considering a chainsaw, but will …

Cutting sleepers can be a tricky proposition, especially for a DIY’er who doesn’t have massive powered saws. So can you use a humble hand saw? Will it go through a …

So you want to know how thick a dot and dab wall is? There are a few different reasons why you may be asking this so I will attack the …

So you want to hang something heavy on a plasterboard wall? Maybe a TV, Radiator or even a large mirror. Regardless of what it is you are hanging on the …

Maybe you just want to hang a picture on your wall, and you’re wondering if you can just screw directly into plasterboard? Or do you need to find a wooden …