Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

Melissa reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Would highly recommend this course for any novice DIYers out there or people just wanting more knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of DIY. David, the course leader, was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, with a good sense of humour which added additional fun and comfort to the course. Set in the beautiful grounds of his home, in his self built workshop, David tailored the class to the groups needs and desires and provided guidance and knowledge for personal projects to ensure we completed them with the correct tools and newly found confidence. Thanks for a great day David "

RobM reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Several 'lightbulb' moments for me on the course that have made it worth the cost on their own. Just enough about a lot of different things to leave me with much more confidence than I had before. Thank you."

AT reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Great course. Would recommend it for complete beginners as a good foundation. Also good for people who have done some DIY to brush up on basic skills."

James Pryor reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"Highly, HIGHLY recommend. David is a true gent! A really nice guy who is there to add value to you and he really uses his knowledge to make sure you get what you want out of a group. Much more theory based and conversationally and tbh he taught me this is exactly what you need. Really laid back and I have to say I have come away with a new level of understanding and confidence. "

Rosalyn reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"What a great day! I learnt so much in a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere. David was a great teacher. So many handy hints packed into one day. Despite having dabbled in DIY for many years I learnt loads of new stuff. It was quite an intensive day. My only criticism would be it could be an hour longer and then it wouldn't feel like there was a rush to fit everything in by 4pm. I would definitely look at coming on another of your courses."

Holly reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"The course covered a lot of different topics and definitely increased my confidence with DIY. David was very knowledgable and friendly and is a very good teacher. The course wasn't practical though. I was under the impression when I booked it that we would be practicing putting up shelves/tiling/caulking etc but this was more of a classroom style course where we sat for the entire day whilst listening and watching demonstrations."

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Hi Holly Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry that you felt you didn’t get our usual 5 star experience. Your question is tough to answer as the class you attended was large and David had a large amount of questions from the group. This class is more of a how-to class, to enable you to learn how to do elements of DIY properly before going home to practice.   There is normally more of a practical element, but due to the amount of questions on the day, we were unable to do so much practical or get through the full list. David wanted students to leave happy and had to weigh up getting through the full class description or answering all their questions.   We do have other short in depth classes in plumbing, electrical, plasterboarding and tiling if you wanted to go into more detail in these areas. We have decided to reduce the amount of participants on this class going forward in light of your feedback."

RTA reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"David was very friendly and knowledgeable but there was little to know practical element. one person was able to drill a screw into a piece of wood whilst the others watched, but other than that, nobody picked up anything. David passed on lots of information but in this respect we could have watched a youtube video/ read a book. I expected we would all get to try various challenges/ tasks, but it was just a long talk, to be honest. We also didnt cover all the topics listed on the website. So, in terms of value for money, I don't feel it was worth it and I have no more confidence now then I did going in."

Great British Woodshop responded:

"Thank you for your feedback and we are sorry that you felt you didn’t get our usual 5-star experience. Our DIY classes are interactive and at the start of each class, David asks the group what they would like covered.   In your class, there were a lot of questions. There is normally more of a practical element, but due to the amount of questions on the day, we were unable to do so much practical or get through the full list. David wanted students to leave happy and had to weigh up getting through the full class description or answering all their questions. We have decided to reduce the amount of participants on this class going forward in light of your feedback. "

Danielle Garber reviewed: Beginners DIY and Home Maintenance day course

"This was such an enjoyable and informative day. I've come away with a much better understanding of the basics which will stand me in good stead for any future projects"