Enquiries and orders to 01273 570500,
shop@woodrecycling.org.uk or
text via WhatsApp on 07591 906314
Our new premises: Ground Floor, Oakley House,
Edward Street, Brighton BN2 0BA
We're open from 9am to 5.30pm Mondays to Saturdays and from 11am to 5pm on Sundays. We operate a delivery service in Sussex – enquiries/ orders by phone, email or text. You must wear a mask when you visit.

Huge thanks to everyone who donated to our Crowdfunder. We raised, with Gift Aid, over £11,000. This money will mean we can progress the renovation and re-equipping of our new store and the workshop, which is where our volunteers learn their craft. We could not have done this without all of you.

DIY Workshop
Duration: 7 hours
Location: The Wood Store workshop, Elder Place, Brighton, BN1
Cost: £125
Our introduction to DIY course is a mixture of theory and practical to get you started on understanding your home and how to look after it. The course also includes a practical on how to make a ... ?
SECTION ONE: THE HOUSE
a. Styles: Cave; mud hut; rough wood dweling; flint house; timber house; stone; brick; “modern”
b. Structure
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Foundations: pad / trench
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Walls: cavity or solid: brick, block, stone, rendered, brick faced (wooden framed), glass
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Roof: clay tiles; slate; concrete tiles; false slate; tar. Eaves, soffit board, fascia board
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Floors: joists (Ibeams / wood beams / poured concrete / concrete blocks. Boards (chipboard / floorboard)
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Holes in the house: Doors (internal / external / hollow / solid / glass / veneer), windows (sash / casement / swivelling) double / triple glazed; U values / toughened glass, services, lintels (rsj / concrete / wood)
c. Systems
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Plumbing: cold water (rising main / header tank); hot water (combination boiler / tank (vented / unvented); waste water; drainage from rain soakaway / cess pit or mains)
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Electrical: lights / power feed; how to check your system; what happens when it “blows” (overload or fault)
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Gas: not to be touched; smell and report
d. Internal fit out
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Solid wall (supporting wall); stud wall (plasterboard); second fix (skirtings / architrave etc); ceilings doors; floor coverings
SECTION TWO: GETTING TO GRIPS WITH DIY
a. Tools
Hand tools: e.g. measures / hammers / screwdrivers / pliers / chisels / tapes / saws / spirit level / clamps
b. Common problems
Damp (rising / falling / condensation); drafts; leaks; handles; mould; bathroom grout
c. Practical jobs
Putting up shelves; putting up pictures; painting and decorating; changing plugs; changing taps; re-grouting
SECTION THREE: DEVELOPING YOUR SKILL WITH TOOLS
a. Power tools
e.g. cordless drill / chop saw / jig saw / sanders / planer / grinder
b. using your skill with tools
Put up some shelves; make a tool / stationery box
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