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Welcome to the uk.d-i-y wiki! Here you will find articles on Plumbing and Heating, Electrics, Lighting, Building and more...
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This wiki is still in its infancy so the range of subjects covered is patchy. Also since most articles are the work of only one or two people they may carry the particular bias(es) of the author(s). (Viewing a page's history tab shows how the page has been edited and how many people have contributed to the process.)
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Contributing
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About this wiki
Do It Yourself (DIY) encompasses a vast range of subjects, with the common factor of ordinary people doing jobs for themselves that are within their abilities but which they would otherwise have to employ others to do for them. Another common factor is that many such jobs require the DIY-er to expand their skills and understanding - sometimes quite rapidly - to carry out the job successfully. Since a third factor is that many such jobs have already been tackled by other DIYers it is useful to learn from the experience of others. In the UK the uk.d-i-y newsgroup has for many years been a valuable resource for exchanging information and, like many newsgroups, it has for some years had a web-based FAQ containing articles contributed and edited by a few individual 'regulars' of the group. Since wikis are by their nature DIY websites this uk.d-i-y wiki was perhaps inevitable ...
Spammers please Note
Please be aware that there is absolutely no point in adding link spam to this wiki. The system has been configured to emit "no follow" tags on all pages. Also note that the wiki is actively monitored by several administrators who will delete or revert damaging changes immediately. Hence any links that you post will not be seen by anyone, and will not be indexed via search engines. You or your client will not gain any benefit from doing this.
Anonymous spammers will automatically have their IP address banned. Registered users who spam will be banned permanently.
External Links
- uk.d-i-y newsgroup (Google groups web interface)
- uk.d-i-y FAQ website
- DIY Advice and Articles
- Glossary of trade terms (from HonestBuilder.com)
- Wikibooks: Do-It-Yourself (from the people who brought you Wikipedia)
- UltimateHandyman.co.uk Illustrated articles on DIY basics.
- DIY Wiki with many illustrated articles (USA)
- Help from a retired builder Thoughtful articles (referencing Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance!)
- Rudiments of Wisdom by Tim Hunkin. Light hearted but informative.