one-day course

DIY for beginners

venue: Hackney City Farm, London

If you want to install photovoltaics, solar hot water, compost toilets or any of LILI's environmentally-friendly facilities, you will need to have some basic DIY skills.

This course de-mystifies many practical skills, explains environmentally-friendly ways to carry out many common DIY tasks, and also covers suppliers / buying materials, fixings and timber.

  • plumbing: soldering, compression joints, pipework, tap washers, fittings
  • carpentry: timber / materials, methods of fixing / construction
  • electrics: basic wiring, renewables
  • drilling and fixing to walls, floors and other materials
  • what you can do yourself and what you should leave to the professionals
  • suppliers / buying materials
  • health and safety
  • Q&A session for your own projects

dates: see 'book online' below

more on DIY


how to book:
  

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arrive:
  
for a 10am prompt start
depart:
  
after the course finishes at 5pm
directions:
  
click here for directions to Hackney City Farm
what to bring:
  
work clothes; pen and notebook; packed lunch (if you're not using the cafe)
let us know:
  
if you have any special needs
price:
  
£60
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £30 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
lunch:
  
bring a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the cafe
car sharing:
  
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 


plenty of practical sessions on this course - you'll have a go at a range of carpentry, electrical and plumbing tasks. above: soldering

 





participants are seen here measuring and cutting (recycled) timber

 




getting to grips with a pipe bender. books are sometimes not enough; this course enables you to get hands-on with a range of DIY tools and techniques