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Haha knowing my local group they will either want me to dig it up and deliver it 30 miles away at 1030 on a Tuesday or the admin will get a bag on about me asking people to come and look at my bush!

Wow I didn't expect so many replies! You guys are making me feel bad about making the birds and other critters homeless Thanks for the food for thought, losing the trees only would certainly be less work. I'll have another chat with the neighbour and see how we go.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Unfortunately getting anything in other than something man portable isnt possible. Long story but raised garden up stairs, mine and friendly neighbour's properties extended to boundaryso his is effectively a terrace. It's a hard no from my other neighbour and...

Hi guys, I'm after some advice as per the title please. I've got 11 metres of hedge and trees I'd like to rip out between my garden and the neighbours and put a fence in. Neighbour is friendly and happy for it to come down as it's a monumental pain maintaining it for both of us. Access isn't...

Hi Guys, Well I managed to do it and am mostly happy with the end result. I have a couple of snagging items if you guys could help me again please? 1. I managed to chip a bit round the tap whilst drilling the tap hole, an amateur mistake on my part no doubt. Can anyone recommend something to...

Hi Oldbuffer, thank you so much for your advice, the tap arrived today and it looks like I need a trip to Screwfix or similar as the flexis are far too long. I'll get two adaptors 2665R like you suggested as the flexi does have a female end (these can go straight into the Speedfits right?), I...

Hi Guys, My sink is knackered, I managed to do a bodge repair with Silicone but need to replace it. Whilst I'm there I'll be replacing the tap and adding isolation valves. I've watched some videos and I THINK I know what to do, but I wondered if you nice folk could tell me if I've missed...

Well it means excrement, most of the words I would use to describe fence life wouldn't make it past the swear filters, the plus side was it was so awful I complained to Ronseal and they gave me 18 litres of it, the minus was I then had to use 18 litres of this shocking stuff. I have used...

I painted my concrete slabs with Coo-Var Anti-Slip Acrylic Floor Paint last year. There aren't loads ofg colours but I really like the grass green look. It has worn a bit so will be a yearly job, I don't plan on doing this indefinitely bit until I can find the time and inclination to redo the patio

Hi Ey, Pressure treated means it's already been preserved by forcing preservative into the wood under pressure so it penetrates deeper as opposed to dip treatment or those applied by brush. So you don't strictly need to treat it but may wish to paint it for aesthetic reasons. Left as is the...

Hi Charlie, Thank you for the pointers! I had a bash earlier today and managed to get the smaller unit out to measure, it was a bit of a pain (pane lol) ended up having to remove gaskets both inside and out to get the beading off and theres 16mm difference between the frame and glass size, got...

Hi Swwils, Thank you for the suggestions, I looked up CPES and the cheapest I found was https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi1uLWn2PbvAhVTstUKHe5jAF0YABA2GgJ3cw&sig=AOD64_0nQzS-tOzYwu47fMYjqpcfrjvo_w&ctype=5&q=&ved=0ahUKEwihy6-n2PbvAhXd_rsIHXvWCPkQpysIEA&adurl= at £57. Is this about...

Hi Guys, Could I please pick your brains on replacing the double glazed units in my kitchen? Age is unknown but I've been here 10 years, no FENSA certificates when buying house so maybe 20 plus years? The glass is really cloudy so I'd like to buy a new unit and replace it. I watched a few...

Hi guys, I built a little lean to shelter recently and there are some quite pronounced shakes in the post. I'd like to fill them to improve the appearance, is there any recommended product for this or would I be fine with regular wood filler/linseed oil putty? I'd like to paint it at some...

Hi Leejay, They were really helpful and said 750 should be fine for clay soil, they also said they could do a longer screw (1100 IIRC) for not much more money but I'd have to use their pro ratchet installation tool. In the end I was offered another job which I will not be working from home for...

Hi cdbe, Thank you for your advice, I have a meerchant I've used a couple of times not far from me so I will give them a call. Cheers Larry

Hi Guys, I would like to build something like this https://www.barntoolbox.com/pdffiles/leanto-print-details.pdf but can't easily find some 4x4 or 6x6 C16 wood. Most places seem to stock 4x4 fence posts, would these be suitable for this or some alternative but not square C16 timber? Cheers Larry

Hi Bonni, thank you for the info, I've had a bit of a chuckle at sandtex claiming their paint is microporous/breathable this morning. With that being said, painting masonry is still a common practice and the paint manufacturers seem to sell enough to make it worth their while, so is it just a...

Hi guys, I've been spending some time in the garden this week and I'm pretty miffed to find a lot of painting I did last year is peeling off terribly in places. I painted a small breeze block wall I did as part of replacing the garage roof and I also painted a previously painted brick wall...

Hi Ken, Thank you for the suggestion, I don't have anything apple based to install it on but I managed to take a look elsewhere on the BGS site and it suggests its alluvium where I am. I spoke to the ground screw centre (I'm looking to DIY as much as I can) and they told me they even have...