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Apart from this forum, where else do you go for DIY advice?

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  • Mistral001
    Mistral001 Posts: 5,432 Forumite
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    edited 9 May 2019 at 2:35PM
    hemsk wrote: »
    What's the name of the manual you use? I appreciate how useful it'd be to have something living next to my toolbox so I can look something up quickly.

    It is called "The Complete Home Improvement Manual" (1991) by Richard Wiles.

    I did say it was an old one. So it does not have anything on decking or laminated timber flooring but that is fine by me.
  • -taff
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    The readers digest book of diy is good, along with another one, can't remember the name, DIY in bright bold red features heavily on the front though...The former can usually be found in charity shops. They are both weighty tomes though...literally.
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  • hemsk
    hemsk Posts: 14 Forumite
    -taff wrote: »
    The readers digest book of diy is good, along with another one, can't remember the name, DIY in bright bold red features heavily on the front though...The former can usually be found in charity shops. They are both weighty tomes though...literally.

    Might you be speaking by about "Collins Complete DIY Manual" ??

    just had a look on amazon and it sort of matches your description
  • -taff
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    Yep, that one :)
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  • troffasky
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    hemsk wrote: »
    Might you be speaking by about "Collins Complete DIY Manual" ??

    just had a look on amazon and it sort of matches your description


    This is a good one, as is every book I've read by Jackson and Day [eg "How To Store Just About Anything" is a neat storage ideas book].
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