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Hi all, We have what I think is a Damson Plum tree in our garden which overhangs a large portion of our lawn. Each summer it drops hundreds and hundreds of small plums, more the size of a cherry onto the lawn, and these have to be picked up before moving, which usually leaves me with a very...

Hi all, Over the bank holiday weekend I've been installing some IKEA lighting (their "Format" range) on top of some display cabinets. These lights come with their own cabling system so you can daisy-chain a few together, but as usual I have a few questions to make sure the way I've done this...

Hi, I'll be laying real wood flooring in my hallway and study. The study is a nice easy square room, but the hallway gives me some food for thought ! The bottom stair is curved and to the left-hand side of the stair you can also see the stringer for the staircase which goes down to floor...

Hi all, I've searched back through the old posts and keep finding conflicting advice . . . I'm planning on having 18mm real oak wooden flooring installed in my hallway and study. Some posts say that you CAN'T nail onto a chipboard floor and recommend gluing, other posts seem to say that...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace an old-style rotary dimmer switch in my lounge with a new fangled remote control one, but I have a question about how I should wire this up . . . The existing dimmer switch has two wires going into it: the brown wire which goes into the "L" terminal on the...

Hi, I'm looking to get a composite door to replace an old door on my house, but I'm receiving conflicting advice. Some people are telling me that composite doors with a foam core are better, others are telling me to go with a composite door with a wood core. Any advice from the...

Hi All, I'm looking at putting up a 10 x 6 wooden shed in my garden and have a question about the base I need to put under it. I have some leftover 2' x 2' x 2" concrete slabs, but don't have enough to build a base big enough for the shed. What I was thinking of doing is: 1. Dig out 6...

Hi All, I think I've decided to go with a sleeper retaining wall rather than gabions ( //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=192429 ). My plan, after reading lots of posts on here, is to set sleepers in concrete vertically and then screw horizontal sleepers to these. I'll put a...

Hi All, First time poster . . . I have a large, unlevel garden and have been reading a lot of posts here lately. So far, I've built a deck outside the rear of my house. Now I have the task of levelling the remainder of the garden and retaining the earth. I've been reading here a lot...