Lessons · Environmental dimension
Home Maintenance and Simple DIY
Tools, shelves, flat-pack, damp, pests, appliances and reporting repairs. 8 lessons, about 1.6 hours in all.
- 01A basic toolkit and how to use each tool safely12 min At home, someone else may always have had the right tool. In your own room or flat, a small toolkit lets you build a desk, tighten a…
- 02Hanging pictures and shelves safely13 min A shelf or a few frames can make a rented room feel like yours. Done badly, it means cracked walls, a lost deposit or a drill bit through…
- 03Assembling flat-pack furniture without disasters11 min Flat-pack furniture is cheap and practical for a first flat, but a skipped step can mean taking the whole thing apart again. A little…
- 04Damp, condensation and mould: a day-to-day routine12 min The Running a Home cleaning lesson covers the basics. This lesson goes deeper: what kind of damp you are dealing with, a daily routine…
- 05Pests: prevention and what to do11 min Cockroaches, mice and bedbugs are common in shared buildings anywhere in the world. Most problems can be prevented, the rest should be…
- 06Looking after your appliances12 min A clean filter, a checked seal and a fridge at the right temperature make appliances safer, cheaper to run and less likely to break. Most…
- 07Reporting repairs in writing: who fixes what12 min When something breaks in a rented home, the question is not only 'how do I fix it?' but 'whose job is it?'. Reporting clearly and in…
- 08Knowing your limits: what never to DIY10 min Being handy is a great life skill. Knowing when to stop is a better one. Some jobs are dangerous, illegal for non-professionals in many…