Master Basic DIY (Teach Yourself)

**** New edition fully revised and updated, including new material on the most popular questions and household problems **** Master Basic DIY explains all the basic tasks and gives you all the information you need to undertake essential decorating and maintenance in an informed and sensible manner. It offers insight into complex options and methods, and is full of practical information and indispensable tips to enable you to quickly see the results reflected in your DIY projects. Master Basic DIY includes: Part one - The basics Chapter 1: Tools Chapter 2: Top ten DIY jobs for homeowners Chapter 3: Sequence of work Chapter 4: From foundations to the ground floor slab Chapter 5: Brickwork and blockwork Chapter 6: Roofs, roof coverings and loft conversions Chapter 7: Home electrics Chapter 8: Plumbing, central heating and drainage Chapter 9: Plastering, plasterboard and partition walls Part two - Projects Chapter 10: Basics Chapter 11: Outside Chapter 12: Inside Chapter 13: Electrical Chapter 14: Plumbing Chapter 15: Decorating Cover 1 Book title 4 Contents 8 Introduction: Why do we DIY? 12 PART ONE: THE BASICS 18 1 Tools 20 Introduction 21 Tool requirements 22 Hiring larger tools 22 Choosing power tools 23 2 Top ten DIY jobs for homeowners 28 Introduction 29 Rising damp 29 Condensation 33 Woodworm 37 Dry rot 41 Burst pipes 42 Blowing light bulbs 42 Drilling through pipes and cables 44 Radiator problems and maintenance 44 Fire, carbon monoxide poisoning and gas leaks 48 3 Sequence of work 52 Introduction 53 1 Check planning requirements and building regulations 53 2 Carry out other preliminary formalities 55 3 Plan and build foundations 57 4 Build up from the foundations 58 5 Fit the roof, windows and doors 58 6 Carry out first fix 59 7 Finish floors, walls and ceilings 61 8 Carry out second fix 62 4 From foundations to the ground floor slab 64 Introduction 65 Load-bearing foundations 65 How deep should foundations be? 66 Strip foundations 66 Underground drainage and services 71 Foundation masonry 72 Preparing to lay the ground floor slab 73 Damp proof courses and membranes 75 Underfloor insulation 76 The ground floor slab 77 5 Brickwork and blockwork 82 Brickwork 83 Brickwork and blockwork bonds 89 Blockwork 98 Mortar 101 Scaffolding 105 Efflorescence and mortar stains 107 6 Roofs, roof coverings and loft conversions 110 Introduction 111 Pitched roofs 112 Roof coverings 112 Leaking roofs 113 Roof trusses 114 Insulation 116 Lead flashing 117 Loft conversions 119 7 Home electrics 122 Introduction 123 Domestic electricity supply 124 Types of cable 127 Fuses 128 Electrical circuits 129 Bathroom and kitchen lighting 133 Other circuits 135 Checking for faults 138 Earthing 139 8 Plumbing, central heating and drainage 142 Introduction 143 Hot and cold water supplies 143 Central heating 151 Drainage 159 9 Plastering, plasterboard and partition walls 166 Plastering 167 Plasterboard and partition walls 172 PART TWO: PROJECTS 176 Basics 178 1 Mixing concrete 178 2 Laying bricks and blocks 181 3 Mixing sand and cement mortar 186 4 Matching mortar colours 188 5 Pointing and jointing brickwork 189 6 Replacing a damaged brick or ceramic tile 192 Outside 196 7 Installing land drainage 196 8 Building a soakaway 200 9 Brick and block paving 203 10 Laying edging stones 206 11 Repointing a patio 208 12 Concreting fence posts 210 13 Basic timber decking 212 14 Building a shed base 215 Inside 222 15 Fixing to masonry 222 16 Screeding a floor 227 17 Laying floor tiles 230 18 Laying on undercoat plaster 239 19 Applying a plaster topcoat (skimming) 242 20 Building a partition wall 245 21 Repairing a hole in plasterboard 248 22 Sawing timber 250 23 Pilot holes and countersinking 251 24 Boxing in pipes 253 25 Working with skirting, architraves, coving and dado rails 256 26 Hanging a door 258 27 Fitting a mortise latch 264 28 Making shelves 268 29 Building a cupboard 273 Electrical 280 30 Stripping cables and wires 280 31 Wiring a plug 283 Plumbing 286 32 Repairing a burst pipe 286 33 Repairing a dripping tap 288 34 Replacing a tap 291 35 Curing an air lock in the hot water system 294 36 Unblocking toilets and drains 295 37 Repairing a toilet that won’t flush 300 Decorating 304 38 Painting or papering new plaster 304 39 Blocking stains before decoration 306 40 Ceramic tiling 307 41 Wallpapering 313 42 Stripping paint 322 43 Painting timber 325 Index 333 A 333 B 333 C 333 D 333 E 334 F 334 G 334 H 334 I 334 J 334 K 334 L 335 M 335 N 335 O 335 P 335 Q 336 R 336 S 336 T 336 U 337 V 337 W 337 \*\*\*\* New edition fully revised and updated, including new material on the most popular questions and household problems \*\*\*\*__Master Basic DIY__ explains all the basic tasks and gives you all the information you need to undertake essential decorating and maintenance in an informed and sensible manner. It offers insight into complex options and methods, and is full of practical information and indispensable tips to enable you to quickly see the results reflected in your DIY projects. Master Basic DIY includes:Part one - The basicsChapter 1: ToolsChapter 2: Top ten DIY jobs for homeownersChapter 3: Sequence of workChapter 4: From foundations to the ground floor slabChapter 5: Brickwork and blockworkChapter 6: Roofs, roof coverings and loft conversionsChapter 7: Home electricsChapter 8: Plumbing, central heating and drainageChapter 9: Plastering, plasterboard and partition walls **Part two - Projects**Chapter 10: BasicsChapter 11: OutsideChapter 12: InsideChapter 13: ElectricalChapter 14: PlumbingChapter 15: Decorating Edwards Michael. Master Basic DIY [Teach Yourself] 2015 [pdf 337sc 320c. 19.93mb]Master Basic DIY explains all the basic tasks and gives you all the information you need to undertake essential decorating and maintenance in an informed and sensible manner. It offers insight into complex options and methods, and is full of practical information and indispensable tips to enable you to quickly see the results reflected in your DIY projects.