Recent content by Dagz

The fence isn't ruined, it just is only a wired mesh and not tall enough. So she doesn't like to be exposed. But she insists it is ours, with the concrete posts towards her side. It should not be my worry how much my neighbour spend on their fence, is it? I still doubt it is ours. We also spent...

I don't necessarily want to have it replaced or repaired, I just want to remove the hedge (on our expenses). She wants to have something else there instead and says it is our responsibility. But my understanding is, that this mesh fence was there for ages and as the hedge grew, she is now taking...

Update: I did a bit of reading. Since my deeds don't have the clear T mark on the boundaries, one article mentioned this: " Almost all deeds for modern properties will have boundary ownership clearly marked, but older deeds may not. In cases where boundary ownership is not clear, something...

Thanks for the suggestion. We are limited in what machinery passes through the side gate into the garden though. Unless it is something 'portable' we are out of luck. But I will start chopping the branches and slowly fill our garden waste bin they collect every two weeks, that should make it...

And I have noticed a suggestion that once a year to cut it... we did. And it grows back quite quickly, now leaves covered with powdery mildew and chewed on and sucked by various pests, I have small fruit cages nearby and these get pushed out of their place by re-growing hedge in the summer, even...

So, we have a little development in the situation. Her dog is incredibly loud when in the garden so I popped in to talk to her over that boarded bit of fence, standing on a stool. She is OK with us removing that hedge. BUT, she insists the bottom of our garden is our responsibility. Is it? My...

It looks like that the other fences with my side neighbours are in line with the concrete posts with this mesh fence at our back. The hedge trunks entering the soil are towards our garden so I am almost confident the hedge is ours. We have been trimming it on our side and the top as well, a lot...

Thanks all so far, that was what I was going to do, to talk to her first (she is difficult to get in touch with, no doorbell and my knocking on the door of a large house goes unanswered most of the time, but I will keep trying. That hint for a chartered surveyor was helpful, thanks a lot. I am...

Hello, I have a little query about how to approach this. We have a mature laurel hedge at the entire rear of our garden which is becoming a burden. I would like to remove it. However, the neighbour, of whose fence is adjacent by their left side and shares borders with other neighbours on my left...

When I started decorating, a complete novice, still an amateur, I learned that the plaster needs to be primed before you apply a paint, otherwise the paint will keep coming off after some time. Having to paint the bathroom ceiling myself soon I will defo use the primer as the previous people...

Hello folks. I came across this brand, looking for a long lasting exterior wooden window paint. It says it is opaque but it also says it is a stain. I am getting confused. Does anyone have an experience with this brand? I have read some reviews, people are praising it but not sure where I could...

Hello. This is in the garage and I don't know what paint exactly the previous people used. I have decided to revamp the space and to fix some shelves on the walls (with a brick behind), but first things first - decorating. 1. Is this a bare plasterboard underneath they painted with some silk...

How bad can it go if I mix a remaining Valspar v500 matt with Johnstone's matt vinyl emulsion in one?

So, after preparation I decided for the silk and painted two coats. The walls are not perfect so I want to switch to matt. Browsing internet I found out it is a good idea to either sand the paint or to use a primer. I lean towards the primer as there are some areas that are difficult to sand...

I only see it after it dries, at least partially. I act when I see it.