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Hello Forum Members, I want to put up wire netting on the fences of my garden so that climber plants can use them for support. The fences use concrete slotted posts, concrete gravel boards and featheredge fence panels. I am confused whether to get wire netting with 50mm "hole" or with 25...

Hello Forum Members, One of the exterior brick walls of my house has some kind of a sheet-like material sitting on top of it. I have included some photos below. I am trying to figure out what this material is, why it was put there in the first place, whether I should remove it and if...

Dear Forum Members, What do you think about "Paramo Prime Spanish slates"? I am about to get the slates of my house's roof replaced (in addition to a couple of other roof-related jobs). The tiles right now are Welsh natural slate and are probably as old as the house itself (~120 years)...

Hello Forum Members, I will be getting a new roof in the near future. I have received a detailed quotation from the roofer that describes in detail the work that will be done, material that will be used and the cost. I am happy with all aspects of the work and the relevant costs. The job...

Dear Forum members, I would appreciate your thoughts on a decision I have to make in the near future. My house is a end-of-terrace Victorian house with a hip roof. There are 2 chimney breasts on the main roof of the house and these emerge as 2 chimney stacks (see image below) above the...

Dear Forum members, I would appreciate your advice and feedback for the following shelving project of mine. My question is - Will 15 mm MFC or 18 mm MDF be thick enough for an alcove shelf spanning 92 cm and 31 cm deep and supported on 3 sides with battens? Full details below. This...

Hello Forum Members, I need suggestions on the best way to temporarily fix a hole in the slate roof of my house from the inside (i.e. from the loft area) till I can get the roof retiled properly. Objective is to prevent or minimise the ingress of water into the loft area. Due to the...

Dear Forum members, For about 3 weeks now there has been steady loss of water pressure in the central heating system in my house. Simultaneously multiple damp patches formed on the ceiling in the living room. The first patch was in the shape of a crude circle right under where a first...

Dear Forum members, Does the "MAX" setting on a Drayton TRV4 TRV mean infinity (i.e. equivalent to there being no TRV) or does it correspond to a relatively high but specific temperature at which it will turn off the radiator? I searched the Internet and the DIYnot forums for a definitive...

Hello Forum Members, I bought a house in January 2013. The house was sold to me by a "professional developer" who had done a number of works to the house including fitting a new boiler, new radiators and new plumbing for the central heating. As part of the conveyancing process our...

Hello Forum Members, For about the last 4 weeks we have had an issue with our combi boiler's ability to heat domestic water. Whenever hot water is used the temperature of the hot water is inconsistent and keeps going up and down every 20-30 seconds - from tepid to very hot back to tepid...

Hello Forum Members, What is the correct way to use horticultural fleece? Can I just lay it on the ground and secure the sheet at the edges? Or should I fix the fleece so that it is held a few cm off the ground? (for e.g. by using pipes, timber or string tied between fence posts) On the...

Dear Forum Members, About 6 months ago my father-in-law and I put in some new decking in the back yard. A couple of weeks after the decking was put in I cleaned the decking using water, let it dry and then applied "Liberon DOCL5L 5L Decking Oil - Clear" as per the tin instructions to...

Hello Forum Members, My house is located on a slope. Because of this the rear yard has 2 levels, the lower level is level with the house and the higher level is about 1 meter above the lower level. The retaining wall for this higher level is made of breeze blocks. This wall was laid by a very...

Hello Forum Members, An ugly plant from the neighbour's garden is growing on top of the boundary fence. I have attached some photos with this post. This plant dries up every winter and becomes a dry, ugly mass of twigs. And next spring and summer it greens up again and the newest layer...

Dear fellow DIYers and Trade experts, There is dampness in the ceiling and walls of our second floor bathroom that seems to be caused by the poor condition of the roof tiles immediately above it. The roof is in the "rear extension" of a typical London Victorian terraced house. Please see...

Dear Forum Members, What is the best and most cost-effective way to protect your floors where work is going on inside the house or in the back yard? I live in a house where the access to the back yard is only via the house and that too a particularly narrow corridor/hallway. As you can...

Hello Forum Members, I have decided to get the large bay laurel tree in my small garden removed (discussed that here - //www.diynot.com/forums/garden/big-bay-laurel-tree-in-small-garden-to-keep-or-not-to-keep.368405/) I am wondering if leaving the tree stump as it is an option. Main...

Dear Forum Members, We recently put in some new decking for our back garden. To protect the decking I am planning to use the following decking oil from Amazon - Liberon DOCL5L 5L Decking Oil - Clear ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GUAAXK/ ) Can I use the Ronseal Pump Sprayer to...

Hello Forum Members, I am in a bit of a quandary and wanted to pick your brains. My partner and I recently bought a mid-terraced Victorian house. This house has a small garden area at the back - about 5 m X 6 m. In the corner of this garden we have a large, mature Bay Laurel tree ("Laurus...