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Hmm. More than a block of wood, I don't know about "a lot". Is it enough to make a practical difference? If so then maybe go up a size or two in steel rod. I linked to 6mm ones as that is what I used but they easily come in sizes up to 24mm.

You shouldn't think what any chemicals you are using are you should know. You friend has a duty of care to the customers to only use safe, legal chemicals and to use them appropriately. He also has a duty of care to you not to put you at unnecessary risk. If his, or your, actions cause a...

Well any batten will flex to some amount and I don't see why a few bits of wood will be significantly more rigid than the same number of steel rods. I have given the OP an option, it is up to him what he does.

I don't understand what point you are trying to make. I can't see how you will ever get a solid fixing with anything attached to the face of the insulation, only with something attached to the masonry. Hence @opps suggested using Corefix. If you have to attach to the masonry (and I can't see...

Drill (cut?) hole through insulation, drill hole in brickwork, clean out hole in brickwork, insert nozzle and pump resin into hole. Doesn't sound hard to me. You would guess wrong. ;) Look at the picture, it is almost as long as the cartridge, unlike, say, a mastic nozzle. They say they are...

Why do you think that?

Resin and threaded rods. I recently used https://www.screwfix.com/p/rawlplug-r-kem-ii-styrene-free-polyester-resin-300ml/32863 to fix https://www.screwfix.com/p/easyfix-bzp-steel-threaded-rods-m6-x-300mm-5-pack/29072 to my walls. You can get threaded in thicker diameter if you need a stronger...

Good to hear. The plastic in tea bags came to prominence some years ago and I know that some manufacturers said they would change. I can see that. We buy our ordinary tea (Assam, Darjeeling, etc) from a supermarket and there is a large section of tea bags, with just half the bottom shelf for...

I know someone through the local reuse group. She has a garden and an allotment, so has lots of greens but not enough browns. I have a large garden with lots of mature trees & bushes, and my compost & leaf mould end up with woody bits. What I sieve out I give to her. So that might be a source...

I'm not sure that is possible. I would start by cutting off as many roots as possible with a pair of loppers. As well as removing some weight that will let the soil dry a bit more, or let water in more if you use a pressure washer. Also it will make it easier to see the structure. Next I would...

IME they are a lot less effective due to their relatively low size. The bacteria that do the initial breaking down like warmer temperatures. The outermost layer of compost acts as insulation and so a larger bin will have more compost that is, say, 6" from the edge and thus well insulated and...

I would basically agree with what @JohnD said. I currently have two wooden bins, each c. 1 cu. yard, and I keep on adding stuff to bin 1 until it is full then I empty it into bin 2. During the course of adding stuff to bin 1 it may well reach the top but a while later will have gone down making...

I have just finished a section of this in my garden, so below are some photos. The boundary was a mess; a couple of panels, some wire (ordinary & barbed) and some chestnut paling. Most of this had fallen down or been pulled down by ivy. What I have now might not be tidy, but it is lot better...

I've talked to a couple of mates (building surveyor & QS) and my understanding is that marking the responsibility for fence lines is relatively recent thing (maybe since the 70s) and is far from universal even now. So someone could think it is common if it is marked on their plan but that is...

Anything to support that? The only reliable rule is that if it is marked on the ground plan then they show who has responsibility. However the majority of plans do not show this.

L'Occitaine do. Mind you that are far from the cheapest! https://uk.loccitane.com/shea-verbena-hands-body-liquid-soap-refill,83,1,29776,1446471.htm

Yes it is, at least according to a documentary based on a book by Mr. Wyndham. ;)

No idea what you looked for, I have posted about this a few times, e.g. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/moss-remover-for-car-drive.591094/#post-5221148 https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/does-round-up-work-on-moss-on-tarmac.596268/#post-5292897 Basically, anything with benzalkonium chloride...

Oh, there is huge difference! There was a lot of tree planting around here in the 1870s [1] so there is a TPO on hundreds of gardens. I applied for permission to give the copper beech a small trim and cut back some of the laurel that is opposite it. Permission was given for the copper beech...

I'm a DIYer not trade so my experience is obviously limited. We have a lot of mature trees in the garden & area, including field maple which has large leaves. I put mesh over a number of gutters and if anything it made matters worse. They did not stop the gutters from accumulating gunk but they...