Selfbuild Advice

You’ll be painting the ceiling, but your bare floor and…

Easy ways to make your home cosy, with practical tips…

We look at bathroom costs for both new builds and…

Ventilation, heating and lighting are vital to get right if…

In the increasingly complex world of tools, plant and machinery…

Watchpoints: Foundations, subfloors and screeds – Self-build advisor John Corless…

What you need to know about bathroom plumbing for a…

How to waterproof your bathroom, be it a wetroom or…

Tidying up structures and hard landscaping will let your plants…

Considering that fixtures are virtually permanent, and expensive, it’s important…

Building your walls out of concrete will usually take the…

The Builder’s Companion is a two part guide to building…

Ciaran of Keystone Lintels answers your questions about how to…

Full of light, this large contemporary kitchen in Dublin embraces…

Attic and cavity insulation grants almost triple while solar and…

Tips to help you find the perfect bathroom style for…

Even when carefully planned and managed, self-build projects tend to…

As with many of the other elements of your self-build,…

Thanks to advances in technology, there’s morethan one way to…

Having spent many years living and working in America, where…

Jason Martin from Self Build with Mannok answers your questions…

When deciding what kitchen to go for, you’ll need to…

Container gardening will keep the garden’s momentum going through the…

There’s a lot of electrics in the kitchen, from appliances…