Using recycled material to build furniture isn’t a new concept by any means, But with the seemingly endless availability of wood pallets, the DIY Wood Pallet Furniture craze has gained an incredible amount of interest in recent years. I personally have only recently started using recycled wood from pallets and packing crates for furniture, and […]
3 Do-It-Yourself, Fix-It-Yourself, Home Improvement Manuals
Here’s 3 handy books to have lying around for the next time you need to get something done around your home. All 3 fall in to the DIY Handyman, Home Renovation, Home Maintenance categories, and any one of these books will get you out of trouble at some stage of your home ownership journey. Black […]
Eco Friendly Solutions for your Renovations
“Safer Solutions” a website that is designed to raise awareness of Environmental, Health and Safety risks around the home, have released a guide for DIY Renovators. Here is an excerpt their press release: ‘Safer Solutions for Safer Renovations’ is Total Environment Centre’s (TEC) recently released guide to safeguarding a family’s health by reducing chemical pollution […]
Australian Home Carpentry – 1950’s Book
I received this old book from my mother-in-law the other day. It is from the 1950’s and is really a manual for the DIY Handyman. Chapters cover everything from The Home Workshop, Tools, Joints, Doors, Windows, Floors, Fences, Extensions and Painting. The last page is the most interesting. It includes a set of 15 “Workshop […]
Oz Book Review – “The Complete Blokes & Sheds”
Here is a fantastic book called “The Complete Blokes and Sheds – Stories from the shed”. Amazon.com describes it as: The Complete Blokes and Sheds goes to the heart of what’s sacred to many Australian men. Like the dunny (outside toilet), the footy game (football), and the meat pie with sauce, the shed has acquired […]