26/08/2010 14:44:00
It is important that younger members of the public have knowledge of DIY techniques such as painting, one expert in the home improvement field has suggested, which may interest Wooden Venetian Blinds owners.
According to the National Home Improvement Council director Andrew Leech, painting is one property improvement technique that all adults should be able to undertake.
He stated: "Everybody should know how to paint.
"They should know what the processes are of painting a wooden cupboard or something like that - the primer and then the undercoat and then the top coat."
Mr Leech also pointed out the financial savings that could be made by younger householders if they are willing to undertake improvement work such as wallpapering themselves.
The remarks made by the expert follow the publication of recent figures from Halifax Home Insurance.
Earlier this week, the firm suggested that wallpapering is something that 63 per cent of the under-35s polled in its research would be wary of undertaking.
Posted by Clayton Jones.
