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Thanks! I feel very guilty. There are no tadpoles so hopefully Freddy is still in the early stages of wooing, the dinner and kiss goodnight stage. I will grab a bag of worms on my way home.

Thank you, I went to anothr B&Q where they were more helpful and I've cleaned the towel rail with rubbing alcohol first.

Thanks both. The pond isn't very big, a few feet perhaps? There are plants and a bit of weed in there but it's generally very clear as it hasn't been in position for more than a couple of months. The water looks all clear now. I checked on the frog late last night;' I didn't see him but I am...

I am hoping someone can help. I was painting my fence with Ronseal which is one-coat and gloopy and pretty horrid. Anyway I got some on the leaves of pond plants, and now it's rained and some has dripped into the pond. I've got some plants in there but more importantly a little frog who I...

I would like to do this. I got a sample of Valspar paint from B&Q to colour match and am really happy with it, but only needed it for a little cupboard. Would it be suitable to paint my heated towel rail please? I figure I would need to use a primer first. I asked a lady at B&Q but she looked a...

Thank you very much! It's taken a while but I am pleased with the results and am tackling our shared wall next. That's a lot dirtier but I have done the best I could with the power-washer and I'll just apply several coats if needs be.

I'm in a period of unemployment and trying to stop myself going crazy by doing things around the house. I'm focusing on my decking and my garage. With my friend's pressure washer I am cleaning off the decking and the garage with a view to repainting both. I think there is a small leak in my...

Thank you, I will send this thread to my dad to look at as he's taking over this project, lucky chap!

I would very much welcome some advice on how to proceed with my new curtains - whether to have a pole or a rail. I have just bought some curtains with big holes on hem so they would go better on a pole (and I'd prefer one). However, my window is a half bay window (if such a thing exists), so I...

Ha, that solved that then! Thank you all.

This is a ridiculous question but the only place I can think to ask! Do blue loo discs not last as long as they used to? Mine seem to last just over a week at most and as i work full time I'm not a prolific flusher. What am I missing? I've tried putting one at either end of the cistern but that...

Update: I bought a new hose, ditched the rubbish plumber and got a handyman to fit a new trap and the pipe. He did a great job and cost £50 so I am relieved. The smell seems resolved as well! Thank you all so much for your help.

So the plumber has said I will either need to move the pipework closer to the dishwasher or have the trap changed and get a pipe extension - something about the trap going straight across which isn't how they are made nowadays. He said that he had made the hose as short as possible, as I'd...

@Johntheo5 wasn't telling me I needed to buy anything - he was explaining the purpose of the high loop as that's what I have to get sorted. My plumber still hasn't rung me back. He's going to feel my wrath!

Ha, absolutely not! Although I did get a great electrician from there. So ... you win some, you lose some.

Thank you all. I will ring him this morning. I got him from CheckaTrade but it's not the first time I've had my doubts. Once I get this sorted I'll be looking for a new one.

So it needs to shoot up and then down again, just not with all the length that it did have. Is it expecting too much if I ask the plumber to come up and sort this? I kind of thought he would know what he was doing with this kind of thing.

Thank you - I will get a friend in to help me!

I really appreciate your help. Thank you.

I think that's what happened last time and why I needed to have it replastered as there had been a leak there for some time. I really hope that doesn't happen again, I don't want to spend out another £150!