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    Patio base size relative to size of shed

    I live in a very wet part of Lancashire with particularly claggy clay soil that simply refuses to drain. Previous owners put a shed straight onto the soil surface and now, 10 years after moving in, the shed has sunk to such a degree that the floor has made contact with the ground and rotted...
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    Opening up toilet waste filled with cement

    We used to have a downstairs toilet that was converted into an office by the previous owners. I now want to revert back to the original use of the room. On lifting the flooring I see that the toilet waste is filled with concrete. Can anyone give any tips/dos/dont's for opening it back up...
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    Chrome compression elbow 15mm reducing to 10mm

    I'm installing a toilet. The inlet on the ball valve is 10mm and, because it's a space-saver type toilet, I can't find a 15mm ball valve that'll fit inside the cistern. Does anyone know anywhere that sells a chrome compression elbow that's 15mm on one end and and 10mm on the other? Chap at...
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    Dark paper on 1 wall, light on the other 3

    I've papered walls a few times before and I'm reasonably confident with the general technique. Now, for the first time, I'm going to paper the living room with a pale cream wallpaper on three walls, but with dark, gaudy Laurence Llewellyn Bowen stuff on the other one. Is it better to do the...
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