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I think the farmer took out the best compacted bits when he dug down the 250mm. So what I have left is large lumps with gaps between them (some filled with decaying vegetation). I could just leave it, but its really uneven/difficult to walk on due to the big lumps- which are lose enough to...

After years of trying, have managed to buy a strip of badly neglected land bedside the house that was full of brambles. The strip used to be a farm track, measures 4m by 60m (yep pretty long) I have cut down all the brambles, and discovered that the farmer must have in the past dug down...

Thanks Foxhole. To complicate matters - there are 2 windows either side of the potential 'extraction area'. i.e. I only have 600mm of wall space directly behind the hob, with no wall units either side = can't use a bridging unit.

Hoping for some inspiration. Renovating an old kitchen. The existing cooker extraction system is a wall mounted Xpelair that is 25yrs old....it does the job well but looks ugly. Problem is that we have a very low sloping ceiling to contend with (see diagram). If I go the...

I am looking to replace a rotton external door in my utility room. The external frame is 2ft 6' (yes small narrow door hardly used. Can anyone recommend a firm/site where I can buy pre-hung door sets? Thanks WG

Thanks for your help. Just spoke to my sister and asked her to do as you suggested, but: No noise from boiler No lights came on What does this point to?

My sister has just moved into a house with a Vokera Maxin 24e combi boiler. The CH seems to work fine - boiler ignites and rads warm up. But when she turns on any of the hot taps, the boiler doesn't fire up. I have tried turning the switch on the boiler to hot water only, and the same...

I called the shop that I bought the brushes from and asked advice. Shop advised to remove motor again, take motor apart (housing etc), and locate a 'fuse' inside the housing. Hit the 'fuse' hard with a bolt & hammer. It is not actually a fuse, more like a overheat switch which is meant to...

Update. Have removed the motor and brushes from the machine - brushes very worn. Bought new replacement brushes & refitted. Can now get machine to fill, and the drain...............but not spin. What should I try next?

Three days ago the washing machine failed to drain...........ah I thought, check pump filter = stuck/jammed.............tipped machine onto side and uncliped black hoses, found Lord Lucan and loads of other bodies inside. Righted machine, ran quick drain test, pump ran OK but seemed...

Thanks all. I don't know why none of the installers I contacted suggested getting a bespoke cill made (?) nor........more importantly did I! I have an appointment with Norwich Sheet metal later this week. I will call Matt tomorrow also. Thanks again, I'll keep you posted.

FYI - front elevation drawing