Recent content by tomberryuk

Also didnt realise that I have 2 accounts! One auto logs in at work, and this one auto logs in from home

Thanks for the thoughts everyone! The fuseboard is currently in the garage, but I am having it moved into the utility room which is actually right next to the understairs cupboard. But I'm going to be decorating the hallway soon-ish anyway, so I reckon the best way is to run a new cable to...

Do you mean re-work the fence so the gravel boards are at the bottom? What I was thinking was to possibly concrete in some concrete slabs (such as these http://tinyurl.com/674hzqc) so that they are holding the earth back, rather than the fence to avoid having to rework the whole fence on both...

My rear garden slopes up from the back of my patio all the way to the back of my garden. I want to raise the level by the patio to level it all out, which I will build a retaining wall 2.5ft high for. What I am wondering is what I need to do at the sides, as the wooden feather edge board...

Also, as a quick aside, wuold you recommend making a small wooden base for the shed rather than just placing it on the tarmac? I would have thought that it could ten be subject to damage from standing water.

Hi all, I'm not 100% sure that this is the right category, but it is the closest I can find. I have recently bought a house where the driveway runs all the way down the side and extends partially into the garden. My garden fence currently runs around the edge of the drive. (sketch attached)...

The ice itself did not remove the olive, (whether it had moved I dont know), the plumber pulled it off. But if it isnt normally 'crimped' into the pipe then I guess that it has been fitted properly.

Quick question, I bought a new house in October, and just before Christmas, the compression fitting NRV on my outside tap supply blew off and leaked all over the place. When the plumber came round to fix it, he took off the valve, pulled the olive off the pipe, put in a new one and tightened...