{"id":116079,"date":"2020-05-05T23:15:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-edwardian-tiles-to-a-120-year-old-tunnel-how-lockdown-diy-has-led-to-surprising-discoveries\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T00:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T17:08:38","slug":"from-edwardian-tiles-to-a-120-year-old-tunnel-how-lockdown-diy-has-led-to-surprising-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-edwardian-tiles-to-a-120-year-old-tunnel-how-lockdown-diy-has-led-to-surprising-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"From Edwardian tiles to a 120-year-old tunnel: how lockdown DIY has led to surprising discoveries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nB&amp;Q, Homebase and Screwfix are seeing a surge in business and our mania for home improvement has led to some enthusiasts uncovering hidden treasures \u2013 and an increase in injuries to othersName: DIY discoveries.Age: Mostly quite new. Though some of the discoveries themselves are quite old. Like over a century. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2020\/may\/05\/diy-lockdown-tunnel-homebase-screwfix-pass-notes\" target=\"_blank\">From Edwardian tiles to a 120-year-old tunnel: how lockdown DIY has led to surprising discoveries<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; B&amp;Q, Homebase and Screwfix are seeing a surge in business and our mania for home&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-ucf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59881,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/topps-tiles-shares-slip-as-diy-demand-slackens\/","url_meta":{"origin":116079,"position":0},"title":"Topps Tiles shares slip as DIY demand slackens","date":"July 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Topps Tiles shares slip as DIY demand slackens","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":168412,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/diy-chains-enjoy-bumper-year-as-uk-property-market-slows\/","url_meta":{"origin":116079,"position":1},"title":"DIY chains enjoy bumper year as UK property market slows","date":"December 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r B&Q, Topps Tiles and Wickes among those on track for double-digit percentage share price rises this yearBusiness live \u2013 latest updatesRetailers of home improvement products are having a glittering year on the London stock market, as cash-strapped UK consumers turn to DIY projects after being priced out of moving\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":117750,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/when-we-can-wed-love-to-throw-a-party-to-show-it-off-designers-on-their-lockdown-diy\/","url_meta":{"origin":116079,"position":2},"title":"\u2018When we can, we\u2019d love to throw a party to show it off\u2019: designers on their lockdown DIY","date":"July 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r What do you do if you are an artist confined mainly to your home? 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