Houses 房屋

• refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house 整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
• convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats 把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
• extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen 扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
• build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory （在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
• knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall 推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
• knock out/through the wall separating two rooms 将两个房间的隔墙打通

Decoration 装饰

• furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room 布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
• be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings 用明亮的色彩／传统风格／花朵／绘画装饰
• paint/plaster the walls/ceiling 给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
• hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper 贴／去除墙纸
• install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings 安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
• build/put up shelves 搭架子
• lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio 铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台
• put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain 挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子

DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造

• do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring 自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路
• make home improvements 改造房屋
• add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation 添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料
• fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm 安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器
• insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft 在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
• fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet 维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
• block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink 堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
• make/drill/fill a hole 开／钻／填一个洞
• hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail 锤进／拔出钉子
• tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw 拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉
• saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood 锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆