Do It Yourself And Save Money At Home This Autumn

By stonesthrow
If the weather is making you feel inclined to stay indoors and cosy up at home, it may be a good time to consider getting on with or finishing up those DIY jobs ahead of the winter months.

 Not everyone can turn their hand to DIY and often it can be the cause of many a disturbance to otherwise harmonious relationships as the strain of shelf erecting, wallpapering and gloss painting leads to conflict at home. For some, it may be a case of Don't Do It Yourself and play safe with hiring a professional to do the job.
But these days splashing out on expensive contractors is not always possible, so get yourself a book and read up on those practical jobs you may well find yourself to be a dab hand at.
We've lost our smaller ironmongers in the past few years, who would supply tools, materials and good advice for the DIY enthusiast, or unenthusiast depending on your mind-set. B&Q is the one stop shop for all your decorating, plumbing, electric needs etc, and the staff there are generally pleased to help. They also have the Dulux paint mixing facility enabling you to choose more specific colours for your scheme. Travis Perkins around the corner are better for plumbing supplies and have helpful staff to advise. Wollens builders merchants are more used to supplying tradesmen but you can still use this for domestic purposes and their staff are very knowledgeable and experienced. They also have a bathroom showroom a little further down the road.
Snows Timber on the Beckery Industrial Estate will supply all manner of, yes you guessed it..timber and round the corner Bradfords Building Supplies will provide fixings, tools and paint plus much more.
Proper Job in Feversham Lane is a discount centre which stocks a vast range of useful DIY necessities, from nails, screws and wood, to curtain poles and shelving.
Brooks Homewares at the Bayliss Centre in Street are more stockists of items for the home but do a range of DIY bits and bobs for smaller jobs. Don't forget that many accidents happen in the home due to DIY so when you heed the advice 'measure twice, cut once', please make sure your fingers aren't in the way....!
Photo courtesy of wwarby