Skill Builder Guides & reviews for building and construction

The cost of living crisis brings Roger back with another rant on the huge issue of energy costs and looks at why and how it is happening.

Heat Hero is a High Efficiency open vented Solid Fuel Heating System that can save you up to 50% of your heating bills. Roger takes a look at how to avoid a potentially lethal setup with your solid fuel-burning stove.

Marshalls’ range of utility bricks are functional, strong and ideal for use in conjunction with blockwork. Made from concrete, you’ll find everything from dense common bricks and coursing bricks to engineering and slip bricks.

Roger shows us his favourite method for damp proofing a basement or cellar.

Heat Hero is a High Efficiency open vented Solid Fuel Heating System that can save you up to 50% of your heating bills. It gives you more heat to all of your radiators, more hot water and you will burn less fuel.

The adventures of Logan & Magnus from football to fishing to fossil hunting to family fun.

Roger installs the latest version of the Abacus pre-plumbed working wall and he thinks this could be the solution to many of the new build nightmare bathrooms that we see time after time.

How to lay and point this 2022 this style that continues to be one of the most popular options for rustic outdoor spaces. Indian sandstone paving slabs are the natural choice for high-quality warming garden pavers.

There are a bunch of reasons politicians get things wrong—sometimes it's incompetence, sometimes it's the system, and sometimes it's just human nature...