{"id":9,"date":"2026-11-01T04:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-11-01T04:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T04:06:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/?page_id=9","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Modern upgrades, done properly, in the order that stops them costing twice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Modern DIY Home is an independent publication about modern DIY home improvement: the upgrades that change how a house performs and looks, planned and executed by owners with a weekend, a budget and no desire to redo it in a year.<\/p>\n<p>We build what we publish, on real properties, and document the sequence, the tools, the true bill and the calls we had to make to a tradesperson. Where a job crosses into regulated work, we say so at the top rather than at the bottom.<\/p>\n<h2>What you will find<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>DIY repairs: the fixes that stop small problems becoming expensive ones.<\/li>\n<li>Modern upgrades: insulation, airtightness, heating controls, doors and windows.<\/li>\n<li>Smart home: switches, sensors and automations that survive a power cut.<\/li>\n<li>Paint and finishes: preparation, systems and the order that gives a clean line.<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor: decking, painting, drainage and garden structures that last.<\/li>\n<li>Planning and permits: what needs approval, what needs a professional, what you can do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<h2>How we handle money<\/h2>\n<p>Some links earn a commission and some projects use sponsored materials; both are labelled. Payment never buys a verdict. Materials and tools we buy, borrow and receive are used on the same job, and we publish the parts that failed.<\/p>\n<h2>Talk to us<\/h2>\n<p>Questions, photos of your job and corrections: <a href=\"mailto:contact@moderndiyhome.com\">contact@moderndiyhome.com<\/a>. Two business days for a reply; corrections are fixed with a dated note.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern upgrades, done properly, in the order that stops them costing twice. Modern DIY Home is an independent publication about modern DIY home improvement: the upgrades that change how a house performs and looks, planned and executed by owners with a weekend, a budget and no desire to redo it in a year. We build [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moderndiyhome.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}