Recent content by boo34

Hi all, I'm involved with a small club (with very limited funds) and our car park is currently a mixture of hardcore and mud which is making life very unpleasant for our members. One of our members has suggested that he can get several loads of road planings delivered at a reasonable cost...

Thanks for that - the thought had occured to me... However, I just wondered if anyone had any experience with laying them the 'usual' way - 'on a flexible base with 3mm sanded joints'. a) cus I like the look of them that way, and b) cus it means I wouldn't need to hire a cement mixer etc and...

Hi all, Has anyone had any experience with Stonemarkets' Rio Paving ? http://www.stonemarket.co.uk/rio_paving.asp My mrs has picked it for our patio and I like the look of it, but it says it's laid like block paving - basically onto screeded sharp sand ? I wondered if it's likely to...

Not quite. More like these steps.... .... but running the whole width of the garden (7m ish). i.e. 2nd row overlaps first by an inch giving a 9 inch step. 5 sleepers tall. Problem I've got is I can't see how to connect them all together to make them solid as I won't have any sides....

Hi, My (not yet laid) patio is about 25" below the level of the lawn. The mrs wants be to build a wall out of railway sleepers (5 deep) with a set of sleeper steps set into it at some point. This wall would have to run the width of the garden (just under 7 meters). My idea is to make...

Thanks for the feedback... I think I'll go with Rolawn for several reasons... 1) I can't find any reference anywhere to any bad experiences with them. 2) Their website says all the right things. 3) It's easy. Ta again.

Hi all, I'm ready to order the turf for my new lawn and am wondering which supplier to go with. There are several I've found on the internet and the prices vary considerably..... Rolawn, Turfland, Turfshop etc etc I'd be interested in any feedback you could give before I place the...

Hi all, My mrs has been pestering me to add a downstairs cloakroom in a space we've got at the end of our hallway. The toilet would be situated approx 2m from the existing soil stack which wouldn't give it much of a slope.... My question is... What is the minimum 'slope' I need for it...

Hi all, I've got a poorly LG WM-1280FHD. Basically, it fits and starts when trying to rotate and makes a sort of metallic 'hissing' sound from the motor. There is no adverse sound when rotating the drum manually and it seems perfectly smooth. After about 6-7 minutes it gives up...

The covering letter is an attempt to get the CV read - so make sure it is to the point, and perfectly spelled / laid out etc. Make reference to the advert if possible and point the reader to your CV. e.g "Your advert for an abc interests me greatly. As you can see from my attached CV I have...