Recent content by morgana50

I used the chain to pull down the recently fitted roller blind and it fell out of the fiitngs leaving a broken fitting at the the opposite end to the chain one. I am going to order a new fitting set as the fitting doesn't seem repairable but how do I get the end out of the aluminium tube? I...

Thanks DIWHY M

Hi I've just noticed that one of the concrete posts holding my garden fence up is flaking off, showing the metal inside. Is it repairable or is there any sort of coating I could apply ? Thanks M

Floor tiles sound much easier. I've read the past postings about cork and they seem difficult to find. (and remove if I ever want to) so maybe other forms ar better. Thanks again guys

Thanks PilotPete. From what you say, it sounds a bit ambitious for me. Sandwell- Cork tiles sound interesting but are they waterproof (and easy to cut round odd shapes)

I'm thinking of laying a laminate floor in my bathroom and would appreciate any help. How do I get a good fit round the toilet base and sink pedestal and should I leave a gap ? I cannot put it under these cos the plumbing won't stretch :( The floor is only 6' x 4' but also has 2 small...

Thanks Thermo !! You make it sound so much simpler than what I have been reading :) Post mix sounds just what I'm looking for. Where do I get that and how does it come ? Premixed, you say. In some sort of tub? What weight ? In my reading I keep seeing drains to be put in to let the water...

Didn't say I couldn't, <g> just cautious about the weight and mixing of concrete for the foundations. How do I know how much I need and how much water to mix in ? Good advice. Thank you ! <goes back to website to read about concrete again> Morgana

I have always had to do everything myself, single parent and all that :) I have bought 2 bags of sand and cement mix in the last few months to point parts of the party wall- not an immaculate finish but it stops the wall falling down and the honeysuckle will cover it next year <g> I was...

I am a single lady on the wrong side of 50 and am wondering if I should tackle a bit of bricklaying. My garden path, made of Victorian slabs, needs relaying (I'll worry about how I'll do that later ! ) and I need a small retaining wall (12ft long by 2 or 3 bricks high ) to keep it stable as...

Would you believe it !! Went to a store in a differnt town and found just the T fixings I have been looking for for months !! Problem solved :) Thanks to all who replied- very helpful. M

Hi ! I'm new to this forum and am wondering how to attach my climbing plants to old brick walls. I bought some plastic netting but couldn't find the 'fixings' to attach it to the wall. A year or 2 ago I had some T shaped things that screwed into the wall and the netting clipped into them but I...