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24 Aug 2010: Insurer: young people “lack DIY skills”

Around half of young people lack the necessary skills to maintain a home, according to a survey by an insurance company.

10 Aug 2010: Manchester DIY enthusiast in hospital following blast

When you’re doing a DIY project, always keep safety at the front of your mind – that’s the message from the Manchester Evening News today after a Bury resident was taken to hospital with serious burns.

7 Aug 2010: More proof DIY is cool: rapper to star in home improvement show

Here’s an excellent reason (we think) why you shouldn’t be put off doing DIY for fear of seeming uncool.

3 Aug 2010: Electricians ‘prefer Queen and The Beatles’

Ever had that sinking feeling when a contractor turns the radio right up to accompany the sounds of drills and hammering?

29 Jul 2010: Should you take a holiday or improve your home?

What’s more important to you, a holiday or home improvements? Perhaps unsurprisingly, experts in the latter are keen to get you to invest any spare cash you might have in doing up your house.

21 Jul 2010: How doing it yourself makes life better

Reason.tv has a video interview with Make Magazine founder Mark Frauenfelder about the pleasures of DIY, the value of making mistakes and the simple fact that doing things for yourself makes life feel more worthwhile.

21 Jul 2010: Scotland spending less on DIY

Scots consumers are less likely to splash out on home improvements this summer than they were last year, according to a news story from the BBC.

17 Jul 2010: Wickes: Green home improvement ‘is affordable’

Want to take on a environmentally-friendly home improvement project? The cost may not be as high as you expect, according to one high-street DIY chain.

8 Dec 2008: Are power tools getting a design makeover?

You could be forgiven for thinking so, if you read an article published today in Design Week. Here’s what it has to say on the subject.

8 Dec 2008: VAT cut boosts home improvements market

A bid by the government to kick-start the economy with a 2.5 per cent cut to shopping taxes seems to have started paying off in the home improvement sector.

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