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I agree with above but be careful. Ownership of the plants and their maintenance-with a new neighbour- could be an issue at a later date.

Thanks Davy. No,not that confident with electrics so will call in an electrician. I used a 'light-up'screwdriver type of mains tester so don,t know the voltage but certainly no power getting to switch.

My immersion heater is not working and the light on the switch is not coming on. I,ve checked the dedicated fuse in the fuse box and this is OK. I,ve removed the switch from the wall ,tested the terminals with a mains tester and there is no power getting to the switch.Any ideas on what the...

I am looking for a supplier for the 'open'ended tube wall bracket as arrowed in the photo attachment. A curtain has to be draped over the tube and then dropped onto the bracket so the usual 'closed' end brackets would not be suitable. Thanks in advance to all respondants. Roy.

I,m looking for plans/drawings to make a simple slatted double bed.Can anyone point me in the right direction.Thanks in advance.

Hi Breezer, Many thanks for your response but the link isn,t connecting.Could you let me have the web address. Thanks, Roy

I am looking for a supplier of small ornate wood/resin carvings-the type used on French/shabby chic furniture. I have only found one supplier on ebay (Woodstyle) and also Winther Browne. Given the amount of embellishments and pediments on most white painted furniture there must be many sources...

Please excuse the total ignorance but is there a proceedure/method for achieving a distressed finnish on painted furniture? I,ve tried lightly 'knocking off' the paint from corners and edges but this usually results in a damaged look!

Thanks one and all for the advise. The job is now completed and looks great. The steam bending gave a smooth even curve to the deck edging and is far superior to the 'notching' method of bending timber which results in a curve comprising a series of straight lines! One mistake I learnt from was...

Hi scrit. Hardwood not redwood (softwood) ie what is sold by timber merchants as 'mahogany' but can be various species of dark red hardwood-keruing,luarne etc. The radius will be only slightly less than can be achieved with the flex of the wood dry,hence the need to steam.

I propose steam bending lengths of 45x10 red hardwood to form the edgeing to a serpentine shaped hardwood deck. Do I bend, glue and tack in one operation or bend and tack first then when the wood has dried to shape,remove then glue in a second operation? If the former is there a glue suitable...

Thanks everyone. Roy

Using pathclear alternate months from March to October will poison the sand/soil between the paviours and prevent any seeds germinating. Do not replace the sand with mortar it will eventually crack,and be impossible to maintain or treat in the future.

I wish to glue and pin a steam bent hardwood edging strip to serpentine shaped outdoor decking. Given current temperatures and dampness, and obviously the wet wood,can anyone suggest a suitable adhesive?

Thanks everyone for your help,have now found these screws but in slotted heads. I have installed hardwood decking and 6 guage sits perfectly in the grooves. Originally used posi passivated steel screws but however carefull the plating is damaged by the power screwdriver bit on fixing thus...