Do it yourself Outdoors
and Garden Index

Balustrade - design and construction considerations for decorative and drop protection balustrades
Books
- Garden Design.
- Gardening books.
- Construction books for home and garden.
- Some eco-friendly diy books.
Brickwork
- Building a garden wall
- Checking as you build a wall
- Foundations for a garden wall
- Pointing styles and techniques
Brickwork Bonds
- English bond wall
- Flemish bond wall
- Stretcher bond wall
- Stretcher bond wall with piers
- Stretcher bond piers
Bricklayer's Tool Kit
Cement, concrete etc.
Circular Saw - the various features, what to look for, how to use and maintain
Clamps - different types for different jobs
How to avoid cowboy builders and tradesmen
Garden drainage problems - a brief discussion
Drills - hand and electric - different types and their uses
Drill bits.
Electric Drill - the features of electric hand drills
UPVC fascias, soffits and bargeboards
Fencing
- Board fencing - the posts and rails
- Board fencing - overlapping feather and square board
- Erecting a chain link fence
- Erecting a wooden panel fence
- Wooden fence posts
Floods - precautions for around the home
Garden gate plans from Buildeazy
Gardening books.
Garden Power Tools - hedge trimmers, chain saws etc.
Glass
- The different types of glass for use around the house
- Using glass around the house
Glues - all sorts explained
- Natural Glues
- Nonreactive synthetic glues
- Reactive synthetic glues
Maintaining rain water Guttering
Guttering for rain water
Hammers - various types and their uses
Handsaws - various types and their uses
Hot air heat guns - for stripping paint and more
Imperial/metric conversions factors or quick look up tables
Conversion Calculator
Ladders - types and choices
Nails - all the different types
Paints and Painting
- Paints for use around the house
- Different paints for different surfaces
- Paint finishes, the different types of problems, how to avoid and correct them
- Painting tips
- Stripping paint from wood - the options, advantages and drawbacks
- Timber finishes, varnishes, stains and dyes
Patio paving - different types of paving slabs and natural stone
Pests in and out the house and their control
Planning Permissions (England and Wales) - what you need permission for
Planning Permissions (England and Wales) - producing your own drawings
see also
- Building Regulations (England and Wales) - when do you need approval.
Using Corrugated Roof Sheeting
Laying a felt roof (three layer, cold adhesive)
Safety for the do it yourself person
Sandpaper & glasspaper - types and their uses
Sealants - types explained
Spanners and wrenches
Stucco/Rendering mixes
Stucco - uses and application
Wood screws - the basics
Wood screw clearance and pilot hole sizes
Woodworking Plans (FREE)
- For the garden
- For the workshop

Do it yourself Outdoors and Garden Index

Do it yourself Outdoors
and Garden Index