Description

Beginners DIY Workshop Saturday 27th June 2026, is a one day workshop to start you on your own journey decorating and maintaining your own home. You will learn the basic tool kit required for most jobs and get hands on experience using them all.

Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Location: Terryglass, Co Tipperary

Lunch: All participants are asked to bring a packed lunch 

There will be two coffee breaks will tea/coffee biscuits, cakes  are provided. 

By the end of the day all participants will:

• Understand a cordless drill and its functions
• Understand the construction of both plasterboard and masonry walls
• How to find battens and hidden electrics /plumbing
• Know how to drill into both surfaces
• Understand 4 different drill bits. Masonry, wood/plasterboard, screw ( with & without extension), countersink.
• What wall anchors to use for different weights and how to match them to drill bit size
• How to safely remove wall anchors and fill holes
• How to hang different type of brackets on walls
• The difference between caulk and filler & how and when to use both
• How to measure, drill into and cut wood, using a handsaw and mitre box, a chop saw and a jigsaw
• How to find 45% angle for creating picture rail panelling
• How to measure a wall for batten and board panelling and how to rip down an MDF board to create the panels.

There are three sessions throughout the day and you will have a pop quiz at the end of each session to ensure you are happy to move on. There will be demonstrations of all tools before you get to practice with them yourselves.

Please wear old clothes, you will be drilling walls, cutting , caulking, gluing and filling wood .  This is a full, interactive , hands-on, fun day shared with like minded people

 

Cancellation Terms

All workshops must be paid for in full at the time of booking

Any cancellations are refunded as follows:

3 weeks before… a full refund

2 weeks before …. 50% refund

All other cancellation refunds will depend on whether your place can be advertised and rebooked by another person.