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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 [...]

Eco Workshops are to help self builders, DIY people and renovators understand the green issues affecting them and their projects.
Dave Hilton an eco expert is giving a talk, along with many others. This is at Buildstore exhibition centre at Swindon off M4 junction 16 >.
For a ticket see here >
See also our Building [...]

Time for a remodel or refurbish of your home? Or are you about to work in your garden after the winter months? Gardening is a great way to get back to nature and loosen up your mind and body after the long freeze.
We have added a new store with hardware, garden, gardening tools, power tools, [...]

These proposals were set out a while back but we’ve been busy. The basic scheme is better than people expected with these figures:
A feed in tariff (FIT) allows home produced electricity from solar, wind, GSHP or water (etc) to compete on the grid, as national grid supplies are heavily subsidised.
Electricity is paid at a set [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This annual show is on today Friday, Saturday and Sunday 26-28 February 2010.
Get more information on National Self Build and Renovation Show >
Have a look!

This opens today, if you still want to go you can still register for free at
Register for EcoBuild 2010 >