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How to Put Up Wallpaper: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Tim Smith While hanging wallpaper can seem challenging, this DIY guide makes it easy to transform your room with the gorgeous decor of your choice. Read on for the critical steps to putting up wallpaper, even if you’ve never tackled a project like this before. via Tigerlilly Quinn   1. Prepare Your Space Before […]

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How To Identify Dry Rot

Dry rot is a condition that can have seriously damaging effects on timbers in a home. Dry rot is a fungus that grows on, and breaks down timber. Despite its name, dry rot needs an environment that is high in moisture to grow. Leaking pipes, broken gutters, rain-water seeping through the roof and drainage issues […]

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Pest Control In Your Garden

Pest control in your garden can be a pain, especially if you decide not to use any chemicals to keep the pests at bay. I love my garden and try – as much as possible – to avoid using any chemicals in it. Besides, I want my garden to be a safe place for my […]

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How To Tile A Wall

This article will show you how to tile a wall with no fuss. Tiling has always looked harder than it really is. Once you’ve measured the space to be tiled properly, this is the most important hurdle to scale before you begin tiling. Buy more tiles than you think you need. As long as you […]

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Tips For Small Bathrooms

Tips for small bathrooms will show you precisely what tricks and tips you need to employ in order to make your small bathroom work at its hardest for you. Not many people have the luxury of large or spacious bathrooms. Sometimes even if the rest of the house is fine for space, the bathroom – […]

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How To Drill Holes

How To Drill Holes will show you exactly what it says on the tin. Please see  this article to check that you have everything you need (and understand their uses) before you start drilling holes into your wall. It can be intimidating at first but make a note of the following (before you start) and you’ll […]

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DIY Tools and Fixings

DIY Tools and Fixings are not things you’ll know about if you’re new to DIY. The range of DIY tools and fixings out there may be a bit confusing to you. What do you need for what job? How do you use the fixings and where. This article gives you a breakdown of  what DIY tools […]

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