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Hi I have a fully block paved front drive, right up to the house and woud like to train virgina creeper to climb up the front of the house. My question is this, can virginia creeper remain in a container or must it go in the ground? thanks beatts

Hi Thanks for all the help. You were right Bernard, the wire did not take solder at all. In fact it had a black coating (I assume to be some sort of oxidisation or secondary insulation). I rubbed this off and twisted the wires together before applying a blob of solder which seems to have...

cool, thanks for the help. I should be ok without needing one thanks, I will just join the wires together as there is no moisture or anything. i'll solder them and stick some heat shrink on just to be sure. Your help is much appreciated :D p.s am based just south of Middlesbrough...

yeah thats the fella! does it have anything in it?

Hi Inside my main telephone box (the main cable comes directly into this box) started playing up tonight. Ringing BT I was told it would be £65 callout, £65 per hour and £35 for the box installation :shock: anyway I discovered the problem was just a broken wire. Two cables come into...

Hi Thanks for the advice, I will ring the plasterer and let him know. You could be right actually it may be vinyl emulsion. It doesnt have the same shine as gloss, but id quite 'elasticy' when I heat it up with a wall paper steamer. thanks

Hi all hi all having stripped the wallpaper in my lounge, that is gonna be plastered next week, I have noticed patches of paint here and there (gloss paint I think). I cant think why they painted parts of the wall, but it looks like they have. It is a single coat and bonded to the...

Hi again Hi all having stripped the wallpaper in my lounge, that is gonna be plastered next week, I have noticed patches of paint here and there (gloss paint I think). I cant think why they painted parts of the wall, but it looks like they have. It is a single coat and bonded to the...

Hi again having stripped the wallpaper in my lounge, that is gonna be plastered next week, I have noticed patches of paint here and there (gloss paint I think). I cant think why they painted parts of the wall, but it looks like they have. It is a single coat and bonded to the wall as well...

ok thanks, hope so!

Hi I am getting my lounge skimmed over by a plasterer in a weeks time, so I have been prepping the walls etc before he arrives. Anyway I pulled the skirting boards off ( I want to change them anyway), but unfortunately a lot of plaster and stuff came with them! I bought a bag of...

Plasterboard will give you 32kg / m2 of weight. This equates to approx 12mm tile

excellent, thanks for the help

Hi My mate wants me to install a new light fitting and sockets in his lounge. I have done a fair bit of electrical work in the past, but I do not have Part P. All I want to do is replace like for like. i.e remove the old light fitting and replace with a newer modern one, similarly with the...

should be turf not turn!

i agree, I tried all manner of things to get my lawn flat, rollers, whacker plates, stomping on it! nothing worked. Best lift the turn and rotovate.

wall units held on with no nails .......hmmmm dont believe all the adverts tell you, I wouldnt trust it to carry a cupboard full of crockery!! I would onlt use it in the lightest of applications or none load bearing situations. Regards the sink, 150mm back seems a lot. Mine is set back around...

I recently have planted loads of pots with nice bulbs for summer flowers, also hanging baskets with bedding plants etc. What I would like to know, is can a large amount of rain cause any problems. Please be aware i am a novice gardener, but I would hate to see all my hard work wasted with a...

Im planning on installing downlights in my bathroom. I have two ceiling roses in there already which is were id like to put the recessed downlights. However after close inspection it seems that the ceiling roses are screwed into a joist in the attic. This makes cutting a hole for the lights an...

aha good idea never thought of wire brush, cheers