Do it yourself Information index

• Burglar Alarms - the different types of burglar alarm available for home use
• Conversion Calculator
• Energy efficiency:
  • 10 free ways to be more energy efficient
  • 8 low cost ways to be more energy efficient
• How to avoid cowboy builders and tradesmen
• Gas installations etc.
• Glues - all sorts explained
  • Natural Glues
  • Nonreactive synthetic glues
  • Reactive synthetic glues
• Imperial/metric conversions factors or quick look up tables
• Party Wall Act - an outline of the duties and responsibilies for neighbouring parties.
• Safety for the do it yourself person
• Smoke Alarms and detectors - the options explained
• Subsidence - how to deal with property subsidence
• U- values - the overall coefficient of heat transmission values of some common building materials/methods
• Wood screw clearance and pilot hole sizes