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Hi all I’m painting my bare wood front door. After two coats of undercoat/primer and two oil top coats, all suitably denibbed with good drying time in between, the finish looks rubbish in parts. I’m using the right 4" rollers and brushes for oil. The trouble is around the raised trim - I’ve...

Hi all, the wooden lintel above the window in the pic was water damaged (long since dry) so I have removed the paint and cleaned. A few areas need wood filling but there are two things I don’t know how to do before redecorating: 1 The narrow facing edge needs to come up flush with the painted...

Hi all, I want to top my new cold frame with 10mm twin wall polycarbonate, which will be screwed to a wood frame to form the lid. To attach poly to frame I bought the fancy cushioned button fixings (left of pic 1) but they are expensive monsters at 40mm wide and need wider lid timber than is...

Hi all New to DIY but getting to grips with it thanks to Covid. I’ve built a leaf mould cage out of pallet wood and it’s time to attach the lid with butt hinges. But I don’t get the difference between the two hinge positionings in the pictures - down the back, or inside so to speak. It will...

Hi all, first post from a gardener turned novice DIYer. I’ve got an odd double wall set-up as per the first pic, an old brick wall on the right and a more modern wall on the left. Despite the rubbish pic, both are sturdy. What I want to do is put some soil in the central void and plant in...