Extend your table Having lots of people over for a party but have nowhere to sit them? Try this table.read more...

Plastic fantastic Do your bit for the environment by making this unique curtain or lampshade cover using your empty plastic drink bottles.read more...

How to paint rusty metal If you just paint over rusty steel or wrought or cast iron, without adequate preparation, the rust will quickly stain the paint and surroundings, and continue to attack the metal.read more...

Declutter your gutters Who wants to spend their weekends perched up on a ladder cleaning out gutters? You can save yourself hours of thankless, sometimes dangerous work by installing a gutter guard.read more...

How to paint timber To give old timber, a facelift, you need to prepare it properly – sadly there are no shortcuts.read more...

Water feature rescue When a water feature looks a bit past its use-by date, you can freshen it up easily. A clever coat of paint, a new base and a more appropriate position in the garden will save the day.read more...

Make a putting green Tired of dad disappearing to the golf course? Then give him his very own putting green to practise on. read more...

Fixing the backyard fence posts When your paling fence is basically in good condition with only a slight lean and a couple of rotted posts, don’t replace the whole fence, just support the posts.read more...

Kitchen bench roadtest We subjected seven different benchtops – stainless steel, laminate, timber, engineered stone, marble, granite and Corian – to various tests. Here’s how they fared.read more...

Turning your pool into a billabong Turn your pool into a different kind of backyard oasis.read more...