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Cheers Thermo! You've saved me work and money 8) All the best Aaron

Bump.... No advice from anyone?

I've finally bit the bullet, and am going to sort out the garden this spring. I'm building a raised bed out the back. I've never done anything like this before and would really appreciate some expert advice. The first 10 inches or so of this will have decking fixed into it, and wont be seen...

Thanks for your advice - anyway tried using an SDS rotary hammer for this job?

Get your mix on a trowel or a hawk and scrape the mortar off it with the jointing iron straight into the joint.

A nice lady gave me a load of bricks, most of which I need to clean before using to build a raised bed for the garden. What's the best technique and tool(s) for doing this please? I was assuming a brick hammer was the way to go.

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Mobile phones have practically no effect on hospital equipment. I know anaesthetists, intensive care consultants and surgeons who routinely have their mobiles switched on - even in theatre (but usually with the ringer turned off). Although I wouldn't want to cardiovert someone with a mobile...

I've been doing lots of work keeping my old motor on the road (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) - so haven't progressed very far to be honest. Parallel bars are out. All screws and fixings in the brickwork are out. Walls have been cleaned up using a wire brush (attached to an...

I'm going down the lime route. I've got a big tub of lime putty to mix with sand in a 3:1 ratio. Once pointed will render the walls with the same stuff. Then lime wash to finish. I've always wanted to get to grips with lime since reading about it in relation to straw bale constructions. If it...

Lime sounds like a good plan - allows the masonry to breathe doesn't it? Is it readily available, how do you use it? I told you I had a lot of questions... :D Excellent idea about the cast iron high level cistern - was wondering what to do about that. That is now officially part of the plan...

Hello people My house is about 100 years old. We have our own bathroom upstairs, but the outside dunny remains. It’s in rather poor repair, but I am resolved to keep it. Handy while barbecuing or gardening if nothing else. It also presents itself as a perfect educational project, an...

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Cheers for all the input guys. Tony, I should be clickable for email now, would really appreciate John's email - I always prefer to go by recommendations. Many thanks Aaron