I've always built things, made things, mended things because I can, because I like doing it (most of the time) and because I never have enough money to pay other people to do it for me. But it didn't occur to me to write about until recently.

In 2006 I knocked a hole in my office wall and installed french windows onto the terrace. Not content with what we Brits call 'french windows' I wanted proper french shutters too. So I made them and half-way through the job I thought maybe it would make a project for a DIY magazine.

Many, many pitches later it was eventually taken up by Good Woodworking (Issue 190). It's not available on the GWW site, but you can download a PDF version here.

DIY DOMESTIC WIRING

I'm currently working on a book about DIY home electrical work for a major publisher of craft and hobby books. It will be on sale in a DIY Superstore near you (providing you live in the UK) early in 2008.

Assuming this goes as planned, more DIY books will follow. Announcements in 'News' on the home page.