What makes these guides different
Each guide covers one job properly: what the rules say, how the job is actually done on site, the order of work, and the mistakes that cost people money. Most include a planner that works out quantities and costs from your own measurements, using prices we've checked at UK merchants.
How to use them
- Read the guide before you buy anything. Several jobs, like garden walls and fences, depend on getting the footings or posts right first.
- Use the planner in the guide, or the linked calculators, to get your shopping list.
- Press Add to job on any result to collect everything in My jobs.
Guides are written for UK homes and UK building practice. They are general information, not a substitute for a structural engineer, building control or a qualified tradesperson where the job needs one.