{"id":129171,"date":"2022-08-28T16:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/five-ways-to-save-money-on-diy-jobs\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T16:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T09:18:56","slug":"five-ways-to-save-money-on-diy-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/five-ways-to-save-money-on-diy-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to save money on DIY jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFrom going down the secondhand route to energy efficiency grants, there are ways to cut costs as prices of materials soarThe cost of materials for big home improvements such as loft conversions and extensions is soaring. Prices change all the time but Office for National Statistics figures show they are on average 26% higher than a year ago. In that period, the cost of steel bars, for example, has risen by about 58%. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2022\/aug\/28\/five-ways-to-save-money-on-diy-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five ways to save money on DIY jobs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; From going down the secondhand route to energy efficiency grants, there are ways to cut&#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-129171","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-xBp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138672,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-get-better-at-diy-without-spending-a-fortune\/","url_meta":{"origin":129171,"position":0},"title":"How to get better at DIY without spending a fortune","date":"August 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From choosing the best tools to doing the right prep \u2013 plus, the jobs you should never attemptWhen it comes to home improvements, whether it\u2019s decorating the living room or insulating the loft, there is often a choice to be made. 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