Self Build & Renovation Workshops at the National Centre in Swindon. Workshops on renovation, DIY, remodeling, building for amateurs. There are Masterclasses and also open format Ask the Experts sessions. Masterclasses are on: 9.30 to 10.15 am Walking Tours – Self Build & Renovation These are on all day and comprise an expert walking and […]
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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 >
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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 […]
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Penang is a UNESCO world heritage city but has an over supply of high rise condos while many old buildings are left to rot, or even worse, turned into swift houses (or swifthouses) (where swifts are factory farmed for bird nest soup ingredients – the nest – in old buildings that no one can afford […]
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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 […]
Next year’s Ecobuild has a look at the effect of 3 years of Government legislation on building practice – the Code for Sustainable Homes, EPCs, and many others. These are for new building and also refurbishment and DIY refitting. We are supposed to be headed for the zero carbon home by 2016 – that is […]
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We are moving away from housing into internet web site building. Someone assumed that’s what the Building DIY site was all about and it seemed like a good idea. Web sites were my area of work prior to house building, so it is easy to provide some useful information, advice and tips. My aim is […]
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Seminars and study workshops about building & DIY techniques for the new self-builder at Swindon’s National Self Build & Renovation Centre. Lots of other building & DIY type courses, usually free. This is Sat 12th & Sunday 13th September 2009, see their site for directions, it is very near the west Swindon M4 junction (not […]
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