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    Had A Fall Out With Tradesmen

    The grass on the edge will have some roots extending into the soil so may still stay green in all but the dryest weather, we have grass growing and spreading at least 9" across concrete.
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    What's the weight of 0.62m³ of 10mm ballast?

    20mm is as easy to shovel as 10mm if you slit the bag and let it fall onto hard smooth standing or even a sheet of board. 1.8 tonne m³ is equivalent to 1.8kgs per ltr
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    How do add colour to a black wire to help identify

    That was my first thought then realised plugs may need cutting off the end first
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    Cold water tank emptying

    I would have the gate valve replaced with a lever ball valve, the valves are seldom used and when needed, gate valves are mostly inoperable.
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    Compost calculator?

    Are there no bulk compost makers in your area that recycle organic material and will load your trailer or even deliver. We have several around us and believe some councils may do it as well.. They also give a chemical analysis of the nutrients.
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    This Plant, and how to get rid of it!

    Its Bugleweed , a feed and weed should sort it but we just keep mowing over it or leave at edges as bumble bees love it
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    Log burner and knock out saftey

    Have they fixed cement board to wooden battens within the fire recess or close proximity to where the stove will be
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    Hard drive disposal

    An old hdd is a great source for 2 Powerful magnets . Cutting them through with a disc cutter,no pun intended, is a good way to destroy enough for most .
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    How are your potholes?

    Thats what we thought but then going to the expense of actually creating rumble strips which were unnecessary as the potholes were doing the job, its not as if the strips would remain after road repair cos most of the yellow would be filled over
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    How are your potholes?

    I couldn't believe what I was seeing when I went along a particularly bad stretch of road into the local town. Part way through theres a newly erected 20Mph sign and local council have painted rumble strips across which go along not only the proper surface but down into the bottom of the potholes
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    No heating, pump looks a right old mess!

    My Ufh has a separate pump but needs both running wether its on together with the rads or stand alone.
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    New mower required. Cordless, SP but small.

    Stihl seem to be discontinuing the smaller AP batteries in favour of the 300S and 500S which have bluetooth connectivity that through their app give all sorts of info on runtimes, service data etc, this may be why they are giving away smaller batteries. Previous to this there was a Smart...
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    miele vacuum carbon brush holder

    Are there some tabs folded over on the top of the holders, if so fold them open, replace the brush and closed again holding the brush spring compressed . A contact soldering iron doesn't normally transfer enough heat to silver solder.
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    miele vacuum carbon brush holder

    I have silver solder rods which I don't know the MP point of but needs a flame to run it. For delicate work I use a kitchen torch which does the job.
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    miele vacuum carbon brush holder

    Not sure if solder on in brush wires could melt when motor under a good load, Ive repaired with silver solder which has a much higher melting point just in case
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    Moss on driveway, best way to remove?

    Just dust it over and leave, if its dry weather I just damp it down with a fine water spray
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    Fireplace

    You never know your luck until you try
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    Wood burner bin for garden ?

    Bit if a typo there, if you have hydrangeas wood ash as you rightly say turns the soil alkaline but makes blue ones turn pink.
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    Hawksmoor Mower Surging

    If that's your actual email I'd take it down before you start getting all sorts of rubbish. Also get more response in the gardening section
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    Moss on driveway, best way to remove?

    Biological washing powder has totally wiped out quite heavy infestations of moss in 4 -5 days for us
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