{"id":138672,"date":"2023-08-07T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-get-better-at-diy-without-spending-a-fortune\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T13:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T06:21:51","slug":"how-to-get-better-at-diy-without-spending-a-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-get-better-at-diy-without-spending-a-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get better at DIY without spending a fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nFrom 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. Should you call in the professionals, or could you save a lot of money by doing the work yourself? We look at ways in which you can build DIY skills and learn the tricks of the trade to cut the cost of improving your home. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2023\/aug\/07\/better-diy-best-tools-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to get better at DIY without spending a fortune<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; From choosing the best tools to doing the right prep \u2013 plus, the jobs you&#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-138672","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-A4E","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":128563,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/commuting-in-diy-out-uks-new-new-normal-after-end-of-covid-controls\/","url_meta":{"origin":138672,"position":0},"title":"Commuting in, DIY out: UK\u2019s new \u2018new normal\u2019 after end of Covid controls","date":"August 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r End of restrictions has put paid to some pandemic lifestyle changes but other shifts remain in place, poll shows Britain\u2019s love for green fingers and blackened thumbs during the first Covid lockdown has since evaporated as people again find a \u201cnew normal\u201d after the ending of restrictions, a survey\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3977,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/diy-tv-houses-go-west\/","url_meta":{"origin":138672,"position":1},"title":"DIY TV houses go West","date":"February 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Three families are about to battle it out for DIY supremacy in West Auckland.The Herald on Sunday can now reveal the houses that will feature on the hit TVNZ show Our First Home . 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