Step by Step

What to do if your planning application fails
What can you if your application falls at the first hurdle? Mike Dade explains the options (more)
Staircase design
Sophie Hoyland reveals what's involved in getting this key feature right (more)
Kitchen planning & design
Jane Crittenden reveals how self builders can create the ideal kitchen (more)
Build basics: Plumbing
Chris Bates explains how to find a plumbing and heating engineer for your build (more)
Planning permission: good tactics
Mike Dade takes a look at some clever ways to secure planning consent (more)
Design guide: wetrooms
Create a luxurious wetroom with Caroline Rodrigues' essential advice (more)
Loft conversions
Emily Brooks reveals what's involved in extending up into your roofspace (more)
Planning your roof
Find out how to get things right up top with Duncan Hayes' roofing walkthrough (more)
Laying a patio: step by step
How to install a gorgeous flag-paved patio yourself. Brett Landscaping explains (more)
Grabbing a kitchen bargain
Haggling, research and a few hours surfing the web can save you thousands of pounds on kitchens (more)