Tricks of the Trade LIVE Demonstrations
Undertaking some of the smaller projects yourself is a great way to reduce costs – letting you spend more on those all important finishing touches. The DIY Doctor will be at The National Home Improvement Show to give you step-by-step tutorials on how to do it yourself – and do it right!
From handy hints and tips on how to skim plaster a wall, insider secrets on the best and quickest ways to tile, to experienced advice on how to avoid cowboy builders.
The DIY Doctor is Mike Edwards: experienced builder, qualified quantity surveyor and dedicated home improver. Mike recognised the demand for straightforward advice on how to improve your home, so launched the website DIY Doctor www.diydoctor.org.uk in 1990. Today the website has over 13,000 pages and helps over 100,000 users every week enhance their home.
Take a look below at a video from last year's National Home Improvement Show and the 2011 timetable for an idea of what to expect.
Tricks of the Trade Daily Demonstration Timetable:
Come along to the LIVE Tricks of the Trade demonstrations and
add the professional touch to your essential home improvements. See
below for the daily timetable and remember to get there in plenty of
time - these sessions will fill up fast!
10.00 Skim Plastering
This presentation takes you through preparing the wall for plastering,
mixing and applying the plaster and finally how to get it flat and
smooth. You will also find out how to mend holes in plasterboard.
11.30 Tiling a Bathroom
The smallest room in the house but the most difficult to decorate! Learn
how to get tiles to fit perfectly around toilet, basin and bath with
minimum wastage and maximum effect. Presented in association with
TileTracker, the new system allowing you to quickly set out any tiling
project.
13.00 How to Avoid Cowboy Builders
There is a lot of news in the media about ‘Cowboy Builders’ and how they
ruin lives – but there is very little advice given to help you avoid
them.
This presentation will give advice on how to find reliable tradesmen and cover how to make sure
· you obtain accurate references
· your builder is adequately insured during the work.
· you are covered against accidents
· the finished work is satisfactory
· follow-up snagging is completed
14.30 Skim Plastering
This presentation takes you through preparing the wall for plastering,
mixing and applying the plaster and finally how to get it flat and
smooth. You will also find out how to mend holes in plasterboard.
16.00 Tiling a Bathroom
The smallest room in the house but the most difficult to decorate!
Learn how to get tiles to fit perfectly around toilet, basin and bath
with minimum wastage and maximum effect. Presented in association with
TileTracker, the new system allowing you to quickly set out any tiling
project.