DIY Hacks

Find out more about how skills shortages in the construction industry have driven a major rise in people tackling DIY around the house.

Learn more about the benefits of learning how to plaster, and discover the plastering course that’s right for you.

Discover which DIY projects people are most likely to be tackling at home over the upcoming bank holiday breaks.

Thinking about installing a tiled kitchen splashback at home? Here are a few key things to remember.

Now that things are getting back to normal there is a huge demand on tradespeople of all types. People are preparing for a summer without the stress of Covid 19 restrictions and need the workforce of trades to do so.  New research from Checkatrade has found that a huge 83% of the population are planning a home […]

Making home improvements? Why not learn some DIY skills!   We find ourselves in another national lockdown, again many of us are spending more time at home. According to recent statistics homeowners spent an average of £4,000 on home improvements in 2020 and the projection is that more than half of UK homeowners will spend […]

Over the last few months the whole country has gone DIY crazy and everyone has been trying their hand at a range of different skills. This has led to many DIY fails. So, when doing your own work at home make sure you know what you are doing and have the right knowledge. This is […]

Able Skills training centre is in Dartford, UK. Riverside Industrial Estate. Able skills is a City & Guilds approved centre that provides education, in both practical training and knowledge to set you up for a career as a tradesman, we offer a range of different courses in all types of trades from bricklaying to electrics. […]

It is a guarantee that hundreds of home owners acorss the UK will be looking to make improvements to their homes this summer, however, do they have the right DIY skills? Making improvements around your home can be a very daunting prospect with the fear of not meeting your own standards. DIY is huge in […]

Welcome back, practical chaps and lasses. Whether you’re training as a plumber, carpenter or spark, it never hurts to keep your general practical skills active. If you’re searching for a weekend or evening project to keep you busy, we’ve collected three of our favourite Instructables to make sure the devil makes no work for idle […]

Hello practical people, are your fingers itching for a fresh fortnight of projects? Every two weeks the Able Skills team share some of their favourite Instructables and DIY hacks, throwing down the gauntlet to find out exactly what your making is made of! If you’re looking for a project for a rainy autumn day why […]

Feeling handy? Day job not enough for you? If you’ve got a practical itch you can’t scratch, we’ve compiled yet another week of awesome DIY hacks, ready and waiting for you to build in your garden shed – or wherever it is you keep the tools. This week, why not make… A camera trap An […]