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Household
Recycling electrical goods – why, where and how
Next to my daughter and the cat, some of the things I love most have plugs on the end of them. I find vacuuming soothing and I couldn't go to an important meeting without getting out my hair straighteners. I love my digital radio and I ...
DIY
Kitchen cupboard makeovers
How to paint kitchen cupboards and clean up very old and dirty ones - including our special home-made kitchen cupboard cleaner. How to paint kitchen cupboards 1. Prepare the surfaces Make sure that surfaces are grease free. Do this ...
DIY
DIY shelving ideas
Knowing how to put up shelves is a DIY basic that's worth mastering even if you have no intention of ever becoming a regular DIYer. The great thing about shelves - apart from the fact that you can put things on them - is that there's a ...
Garden
Getting your garden ready for summer
Yay! It certainly looks like Spring is sprung. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the trees are covered in a beautiful green haze. It must be time to get out into that garden and start getting ready for summer. The only ...
Garden
How to mend your lawnmower
Well here in the UK Spring is springing fast – at last! But it’s also revealing all those garden jobs and chores we haven’t thought about since last Autumn. Inevitably – if you have a lawn – getting the lawnmower back into ...
DIY
How to mend appliances and find the right spare parts online
Before you think about throwing away your broken washing machine, wonky dishwasher or non-performing oven - or even calling out a service engineer - think about mending it yourself. It's amazing just how many things you can fix - as ...
DIY
Unblocking a sink
One of the biggest pains in a homeowner's life is blocked drains. Tipping oils and fats down the sink tends to play havoc with your pipes, so here are some simple tips for unblocking drains without using damaging chemicals, plus a couple ...
People
Car and chips – is old oil the new fuel?
Ed Laver, 21, has taken the phrase ‘chips with everything’ to a new level and converted his car to run on used cooking oil, which he collects from local fish and chip shops. Now he plans to market his conversion kits commercially. ...
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