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Was it reclaimed topsoil? This is a typical problem of reclaimed soil. Easiest way round it to treat the whole area with a general fertiliser. Reseed if necessary and deal with the weeds in the spring.

Calculating the size of a soakaway required is not that simple. You need the area of the driveway, the typical rainfall for your postcode and you need to test the porosity of the soil. If the soakaway wont cope with the run off and it goes on the highway then you should have planning...

crack on. lay the turf. Its not too late. Only difference is it will take longer to root in if the weather turns cooler - but you still get root growth as long as the temperature is above 5 deg.c don't over water it as this will increase the chance of disease. treat the weeds with a...

Thanks for the advice. I am trying to comply with the regs so here's a bit more info to base your help on. I should have said a 6 gang switch not 6 way. The three outside wall lights are existing and will use the last gang on the switch - so they are kind of seperate. The other 5...

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ok 3 amp. The .75mm wire should be ok then? Thanks

Hoping to run all from rcd spur. Could change fuse from 13a to 5a.

Hi I want to fit a 6 way switch to control garden lighting. I have one set of 240v lights linked to the switch with standard cable. The other 5 sets are leds max 9w per set. Can i use 2 6 core .75mm cables from the box where they leave the house to the switch?