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