Tips, tricks, and expert DIY advice from Jay Blades MBE, star of the hit BBC One show The Repair Shop, which reaches 7 million viewers.

'We love DIY on a Budget - it has the best DIY and decorating hacks and tips ever!

Most people in the UK live in an old house built before the age of modern building regulations and energy-efficiency standards. It is possible to upgrade our housing stock and to live in our old houses in an energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable way. This book provides information and tips to improve the energy efficiency of old house.

Reducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings and those being extended or renovated. This book deals with energy-saving measures in the home.

Includes shop tested advice from American Woodworker on how to build 50 functional woodworking projects for various areas of the house, from storage for the kitchen and the outdoors, to furniture and heirlooms. It provides step by step guidance, workshop tips and plans for projects that can take a few hours to a weekend to complete.

Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home.

An eco-friendly home guide full of tips to help you save time and money.