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Hi there, I would like to merge two pictures together, one from roughly the seventies and one from very recent, there is a little damage and colour fade to the older photo and i would like to repair this then cut the person from the old photo and merge this with the new one. Both photos are...

Hi there, I am in the process of propagating 18 Laurel cuttings, all softwood new growth from this year. Cut a 30cm cutting off, shred all but three leaves at the top, dipped in rooting compound and into the sandy cutting compost they went, sprayed a little water, and fingers were...

Hi, I cant seem to find a how to on this site so will ask the question here. I am a moderate DIYer and want to remove a doorway and put an archway in, its an internal door, hollow to the touch so as far as am aware no brickwork involved. I have completed many projects with good success, I...

Quick one.. When laying the underlay to the edge of the skirting can it be firm to the edge or does it have to have a 10mm gap for inclusion in expansion? I know the underlay wont expand or contract like the laminate will but just wanted to check if i could fit underlay firm to the edge...

Hi all, Having quite successfully finished my Decking project thanks to some great advice on Diynot I only thought it wise to get some info on laminate. Right, Im alright with wood but am a laminate virgin, I understand the concept of click laminate the process to put it down etc, its...

Hello! I am finally over half way through my decking project and all I have left to do is the decking boards themselves. when fixing the boards to the joists, do the ends of the boards have to be joined to the joist? so if you have boards running after each other half the first board is...

Do you have to have a ledger? Im starting my decking tomorrow, and have noticed on a lot of posts, people are using a ledger? I guess it attatches the deck to the house and aides stability but is it a neccessity? Cheers Arthur

Hi, have got my hands on some lino, and want to lay it. 1. when applying the adhesive, whats the best type and how would you appply? as you lay? or all in a oner? 2. do you have to leave a gap like wooden flooring pior to putting the skirting back on? 3 when joining two rooms together...

Hi, I had a leak under my stop cock valve inside the house. (under the kitchen sink) I shut off the stop cock inside the house and the water was still, coming out, I shut off the water outside on the mains valve to the house and the leak stopped. I then undid the leaky valve in the...

Hi, I have never erected decking before but am told its fairly simple, Joists and Decks. Joists on the floor, Decks on top. I have different advice about how to erect it, 1 person says Flatten ground, lay weed matting down, then concrete slabs, then joists then the deck. Another bit of...