| Welcome to TheHomeDr.com - a site for
the keen DIY person |
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Here you'll find free
practical information on house renovation, refurbishment
and improvement. The features, editorial, and photographs
on this website were put together by us and they are
of real refurbishment projects we've undertaken. We
hope you'll find the information on this site useful,
and good luck with you next project!
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Here's just a few of our latest
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| How to sand
and varnish a wood floor |
| NEW: It's
amazing how a room can be transformed by sanding the floorboards.
A floor sander is not expensive to hire, but before you
start sanding you'll need to spend a good few hours sorting
out protruding nail heads, and countersinking screws…
For more info click here... |
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| How to sweep a chimney (dog not required) |
| Sweeping a chimney is not a difficult
job, but you will need to do a bit of preparation to prevent
soot from going everywhere! A clean chimney will burn
fuel better and it reduces the chance of a chimney fire!
For more info click
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| How to paint and refurbish your front
door |
| Our front door needs some TLC.
The old paint is peeling, the door sticks, the lock needs
changing and a previous owner painted our brass door furniture
black... For more info click
here... |
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| How to install a slate floor |
| Laying a new slate floor is a pretty big
job that to do properly requires a fair amount of time.
If you intend on using riven slate you must bear in mind
that every individual slab is different, in terms of thickness,
texture... For more info click
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| Events listing: including courses,
shows... |
| Here you'll find a listing of shows, events,
exhibitions, auctions... for those interested in house
restoration, diy, renovation, building, horticulture,
dry stone walling and decorating. To see our listing
click here... |
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| Directory: Architectural
Salvage & Reclamation |
| New feature!
Here's a list of reclamation yards and architectural salvage
specialists in the England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland...
For your convenience we have included links.... For more
info click
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| How to install wall tiles |
| Here's our guide on 'How to Tile'. Tiling
is one of those jobs that is relatively simple to do well,
but you should allow plenty of time if you want to achieve
a top quality job. For more information
click here... |
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| How to repair damaged or missing cornice
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| We like the fact that the original cornice
in our Victorian house looks its age, but this section
really did look like it had been through the wars. A chunk
was missing and there was a sizeable hole.... For
more info click here... |
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| How to build & install
a kitchen from IKEA |
| Purchasing a kitchen from IKEA can be
a real hassel, (it was a nightmare for us) but I must
admit the price was reasonable, the units were good quality
and sturdy, and the finished kitchen looks great. For
more info click
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