The team
The team behind I Do It Yourself
I Do It Yourself is a small team of working tradies and serious DIYers from across Australia. Every walkthrough on this site is written by someone who’s actually done the job — usually hundreds of times — in real Aussie homes. We don’t aggregate, we don’t summarise other blogs, and we don’t write about jobs we haven’t done with our own tools.
Click any name below to read their walkthroughs:
MickLead handyman · Newcastle, NSWMick is the lead handyman on the IDIY team. 25 years on the tools across Newcastle and Sydney, covering carpentry, fit-out, repairs, assembly, hanging, mounting and patching. He writes most of the Assembly, Mounting and Home Repairs walkthroughs.24 walkthroughs →
JenPainter & decorator · Melbourne, VICJen runs a small painting and decorating business out of Melbourne and has been painting Australian homes for 15 years. She covers the Painting category with an emphasis on prep work — because that is where 80% of the result comes from.7 walkthroughs →
TomoLicensed plumber (safe-DIY) · Brisbane, QLDTomo is a licensed plumber in Brisbane writing safe-DIY content for I Do It Yourself. The strict line in Australian plumbing law is what the home owner can legally do — Tomo stays carefully on the right side of that line and tells you when to call a licensed plumber.6 walkthroughs →
AshLicensed electrician (safe-DIY) · Adelaide, SAAsh is a licensed electrician in Adelaide. Most fixed-wiring work is illegal for unlicensed people in Australia — Ash writes about what you can legally do, what you cannot, and how to spot something dangerous at your switchboard.6 walkthroughs →
PriyaDeep-clean specialist · Sydney, NSWPriya is a deep-cleaning specialist working in Sydney inner west. Her walkthroughs cover the cleaning techniques that actually work, including the chemistry behind why most natural cleaning shortcuts do not.9 walkthroughs →
CalOutdoor & landscaping · Perth, WACal is based in Perth and covers outdoor jobs: pressure washing, lawn and garden, driveway maintenance, BBQ assembly, and the seasonal stuff that keeps Aussie backyards in shape.10 walkthroughs →
SteveFlooring & wet-areas · Adelaide Hills, SASteve runs a small flooring and wet-area business out of the Adelaide Hills. He has been laying tile, sheet vinyl, timber and engineered flooring across SA homes for 20 years and writes our flooring, waterproofing, tiling, and decking walkthroughs.6 walkthroughs →How we work together
Each team member writes for the categories where they have actual trade or DIY experience. Mick handles assembly, mounting, and home repairs from his Newcastle base. Jen runs a small painting business in Melbourne. Tomo is a licensed Brisbane plumber who only writes the safe-DIY side of plumbing — the bits home owners can legally do. Ash does the same on the electrical side from Adelaide. Priya covers cleaning out of Sydney’s inner west, and Cal handles outdoor and landscaping from Perth.
If a job spans more than one trade — say, a bathroom renovation that needs both Tomo’s plumbing know-how and Jen’s painting technique — we’ll co-write or cross-reference. We never publish a walkthrough where the writer doesn’t know the work.
Want to write for us?
If you’re a working tradie or a long-time DIYer with a method that genuinely works, we publish guest walkthroughs and credit you with a link back to your business. Read the submission guide to get involved.