David Snell is a Contributing Editor to Home Building & Renovating Magazine, and he and some other experts are giving some talks at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre off the M4 in west Swindon.
So if you are worried your new extension might fall foul of some local Inspector, you’d better get over [...]
We have been trolling about looking at other building and DIY websites. The BBC and Channel 4have lots of information online as they have many TV programmes about do it yourself, property development and property remodeling and refurbishment, although fewer now that there is a property crash, or stagnation in the market.
Channel 4 has a funny DIY [...]
Upcoming course at National Self Build Centre off M4 in Swindon.
These look very interesting indeed.
Saturday 10th July, Sunday 11th July, 2010.
These are seminars so just drop in, tickets for the weekend event from:
Making More Space in your home tips >
See our DIY Building on adding space and remodeling a home >
Tags:
advice,
architecture,
building,
course,
diy,
do it yourself,
extensions,
garage,
green,
Housing,
loft,
Solar power,
sustainable
This is an interesting competition with good prizes, to get ideas for renovating or replacing a large low cost housing development on the edge of George Town Penang, an island off north west Malaysia. It is open to architects, town planners and also students of the above.
It is jointly organized by the Penang State Government, [...]
Visiting a Home Depot in the US recently, President Obama said “Energy Efficiency is sexy”.
Clever use of buzz words to get his message to the American people (and us, thanks to the internet).
Insulation is slightly erotic as it is a type of blanketing… if you find that sexy of course.
This phrase will wind [...]
I just received an email about making wooden DIY pull down loft attic stairs or retractable ladders.
A loft conversion is a very good remodeling and refurbishment project, and some of the work can be down by yourself. Other more critical parts (such as the actual loft attic stairs or ladder) are easier bought in [...]
The UK’s biggest and most extensively supported show for DIY, building, self-build, renovation, remodeling and home improvement.
All the services, products, advice, and ideas to help you improve your home, office, garden or business. There are over 450 specialised companies for plot finding, finance, energy saving, wooden frame, gardens, lofts etc.
All in one easy to [...]
Tags:
advice,
architecture,
bioenergy,
Birmingham,
building,
diy,
Energy,
exhibition,
garden,
gardening,
green,
house,
Housing,
Learning,
recycle,
Solar power,
sustainable,
UK,
urban
The public can get a look at the new US Embassy to be built in Wandsworth London.
It is at NLA (New London Architecture – a front for The Building Centre a Council and commercially sponsored educational body for building and DIY).
Go to The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT, between Friday 26 February [...]
Kieran Timberlake US architect has won a US competition to design the new US embassy in London, in Wandsworth. This is the first time an embassy has been built south of the river Thames, and locals in Wandsworth and somewhat bemused. The US embassy is moving from Grosvenor Square – a famous central London [...]
Interesting seminars coming up on how to be on good terms with the people working on your building or large DIY job.
Some people have the ‘cowboy builders‘ idea stuck in their head from watching TV scare programmes and so they start off badly with builders or contractors.
Things always go wrong and always cost [...]
