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Good Idea Leaflets/Build Your Skills Leaflets
Wickes have a number of FREE leaflets to help you complete specific DIY tasks
Our Good Idea leaflets (GIL) have been designed to inform and advise on a wide range of important home improvement projects.
Our Build Your Skills leaflets (BYSL) cover some of the simpler projects around the home.
Click a subject below to reveal the leaflet’s main contents, and for instructions on how to download and print a copy (or to read the information on-screen):
Adhesives and Sealants
Bedrooms
Conservatories
Building Materials
- GIL 2 Glass Blocks
- GIL 7 Partition Walls
- GIL 9 Corrugated Roofing & Cladding
- GIL 12 Cement Additives
- GIL 13 Calculating Building Material Quantities
- GIL 20 Plastering
- GIL 22 Lead Sheet
- GIL 29 Timber Based Sheeting
- GIL 32 Home Insulation
- GIL 54 Aquapanel
- GIL 73 Above Ground Waste Products
- GIL 74 Underground Drainage
- GIL 90 Partition Walls
- GIL 93 Ventilation Ducting
- GIL 104 PVCu
Doors and Windows
Electrical
Flooring
Gardens
Heating, Plumbing & Fires
- GIL 46 Shower Booster Pumps
- GIL 48 Basic Plumbing Skills
- GIL 49 Central Heating Radiators
- GIL 80 Undertile Warming
- GIL 81 Plinth Heaters
- GIL 101 Macerators
Insulation
Paint and Decorating
Roofing and Guttering
- GIL 44 Corrugated Roofing & Cladding
- GIL 52 Polycarbonate
- GIL 64 Flat Roofing, Underslating & Shingles
- GIL 65 Easy Seal Roofing
- GIL 99 Weatherproofing
Tiles
Tools, Ladders and Storage
Dealing With Natural Disasters
Wickes Good Idea leaflets and Build Your Skills leaflets can also be found in our stores. They should be used as guide information only - if you require specific project information, please consult with a member of our store team or another qualified professional.
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