Do-it-yourself

see also: Etymology of Do-it-yourself

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The do-it-yourself gathers the occupations exerted out of the professional framework as an amateur and dependant on creation, the improvement, the repair and the maintenance of all material things.

He is opposed to the gardening and the breeding.

One says of a skilful person of his hands which he is a “good handyman”. Contrary, the expression “handyman of Sunday” is more pejorative. One evokes also a “system Of for a particularly clever realization.

One often associates the concept of do-it-yourself with that of récup'.

Do-it-yourself is a practical activity indicating of small work, in general carried out at home. In the commercial part of the sector, the Anglo-Saxon concept of the DIY (to pronounce “diaywoaï”) for Do it yourself (“do to it yourself” in English) was such a commercial success which it spread with the Distributeur S of Meuble S, under the argument of competitive prices.

Self-help housing

The Autoconstruction consists in building oneself its Maison, this company gathers in only one project all the aspects of do-it-yourself at the house.

Decoration

installation of Skirting;
installation of Wallpaper;
installation of a floating Parquet floor;
installation of Tapestry;
the Painting;
etc

Electrical equipment, electric household appliances and House automation

High tension current: Electricity.

To change the Lamp S of lighting;
To repair a bedside lamp;
To repair a Electrical circuit, (Fusible S, Circuit breaker S);
To add a Electrical outlet.

low Current:

To add a catch of Telephone;
Electronic;
Antenna, Television, Video, video monitoring;
On Wikibook: Installation of a satellite parabola.

Masonry

Foundation, Wall, Pavement, Flagstone
Materials

Joinery

Tools

To refer to the List of tools.

Plumbing

To change a Tap
To repair a Escape
To install a Water-heater, a Washing machine or a Dishwasher
Escape of water at the base of the basin of the toilets

Vehicles

Automobile

To maintain the battery its vehicle
Maintenance of the cars

Bicycle

To pose a rubber patch
To change a shoe of bicycle
To dismount a wheel
To reveal a wheel

Work of glass

See too

Dmoz Do-it-yourself

External bonds

Fair with the easy ways Of the hundreds of easy ways for do-it-yourself, the house, the gardening…
Idee-astuce.com: idea and easy ways for do-it-yourself
BricoleurDuDimanche: The Councils, forums and participative do-it-yourself
Cyberbricoleur: Many forums for all the handymen
Serrurier.com: A heap of information on the iron work

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