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Hello, I have a fence at the bottom of the garden that I'd like to conceal with trees. I'd also like these trees to grow higher than the fence for increased privacy. The slight trouble is that I have a very large Willow right by the fence that creates a lot of shade and sucks up a lot of...

Please do not pay him for this. If you have already, ask him for a full refund or face court action. That is not plumbing work - it's an utter shambles. You can tell us who he is I think?

Come on, stop this nonsense!

I'm no tiling expert but personally I think I would have used a half tile at bath level and a half tile at the top. It's just a small criticism though and one that someone who's never tiled wouldn't probably notice, your bathroom looks great I think.

You can buy manual hollow tine aerators - I have one at home. Something like...

Bit of constructive criticism for you: your tiling could have been planned out better. You've left yourself with a thin strip just at ceiling level which could have easily been avoided.

Hi At the bottom of our garden is an area I'd like to develop for my daughter - there's a large willow there that obviosly sheds it's leaves each year and also hosts a lot of pigeons and their associated excretions. For this reason I was thinking of something with a 'roof' or cover. First...

My BiL floated a large area of solid oak onto a screeded floor - 10 years on and it still looks fantastic and no probs. Worht considering.

Thanks John. I think I'll get the pro's in, in that case. It's reassuring to know it's not neccessarily a leak.

Hi I've got a Valiant something boiler that heats an unvented system. The pressure is dropping every fortnight to below 0.5 bar and then the boiler cuts out. It seems to only need a small top up from the loop to take the pressure back up again. Searching this forum suggests it...

thanks all - have passed this all on to him and he's very grateful.

Hi My friend is currently having an extension comprising of a loft extension and some additonal rooms at the rear of the property. The attached pic is the new stairwell that is intruding into the lounge. He's understandably not keen on this but (long story) there are no real options...

It all came up a treat. You do NOT glue the tongue and groove when laying a hardwood floor apparently and so it lifted out just fine.

Rob - many thnaks, that's a very good suggestion and something that is certainly an option if I can't stagger in the new flooring. Many thanks.