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After removing the virgin box in favour of an Amazon fire tv stick I'm getting sound drop- outs of a second every 20 seconds or so, and also slight picture pixelation every minute or so. The two issues don't appear to happen together. When hooking up a different TV to the same inputs/cables i...

Yes it was an unswitched socket - still no excuse though. Nearly a candidate for a Darwin Award for voluntarily thinning the human gene pool: http://www.darwinawards.com/

Thanks. The back wall is sandstone from a demolished railway bridge, and the front one is Tobermore Secura Lite - brilliantly simple to build.

Hard work nearly over and time to actually grow something... 2 foot high dry stone retaining wall at the back, above which I'll be using all that spare stone to build a sloping rockery up to the fence. Just sowed grass seed on the right hand bank, and still to level and sow the rest of the lawn...

Just need to grow something now!

Site supervisor's seating has arrived (note the heavens have provided a spotlight!)

Wiring a plug at the end of a long day, I thought I'd just test it worked before screwing the back on. Of course its the back-plate that pushes the pins into the socket, so having left my brains elsewhere, I used my thumbs to first push in the earth and then the live and neutral. Actually went...

Something like this with three wheels - designed to negotiate heavy loads up/down steps?

The hearthstone looks to have been designed such that only the supports are intended to be grounded, so as long as they are on firm/level footings (of whatever material) you should be good. Perhaps you could lay some timber of an appropriate thickness between the supports to be safe. Depending...

Thankfully I had some help laying the patio, which is nearly finished here. I duct taped over the drainage channel to prevent crud falling and and blocking them. Just a few final pieces to cut, finish the sand jointing, and fit coping to the wall. Then the good lady can order her patio furniture...

I'm glad I got help doing this bit or I'd still be at it next year! A few more pieces to place, sand into the joints, and copes onto the wall. I hope the duct tape comes off the drainage channel without leaving residue!

Sand it is then. I see from pavingexpert.com there are 'joint stabilising compounds' that can firm the sand up - do you think they are worth it? Something like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00O2WAMAK?colid=CN4FNGPZC7HB&coliid=I2HMITYDS0SI3P&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl Thanks again...

You've done the right thing with your garden - buyers usually seek simplicity, low maintenance, and space (especially if its a family home, lawn for the kids to play). If renovating a kitchen or bathroom immediately prior to sale then you could go with "this year's" colours/style, but otherwise...

For the sake of a few quid, be safe. Also non-compliance will present problems if/when you try to sell the house

I agree with PeterChichester. The hedge/trees will survive, but as they grow outward the greenery 'inside' that was overtaken dies to brown and wont return. New growth will/is occurring in other places, but the hedge wont look pretty for a long long time (if ever again). The trick is to keep...

Hi r896neo - they are tight in that the protruding parts are together. So it appears mortar is out - would sand or slurry be best?

Hi all, I've laid a patio of flags (Tobermore Historic) on a dry sand/cement base, leaving 10mm jointing gaps. Am I OK to simply use kiln-dried sand on the joints, or is that only appropriate if setting the flags close-jointed? The patio is framed within a perimeter of walls. Any suggestions for...

I've never used the pre-mixed bags, but concrete usually has gravel/stones within it (adding strength). If the bed you're laying your slabs on is only thin, a stone may stick up out of the bed and cause a slab to rock or crack. so unless the concrete bed is to be quite deep (at least a couple of...

Boiling salty water has always worked for me (though I've never tackled ivy) - then again, if your doing the whole garden that's a lot of kettles... Recently seen claims that a gallon of vinegar with salt and liquid soap added will kill anything, but dont know anyone personally who has tried it...

If you have any distance to carry the slabs, get your self a sack trolley. Screwfix/toolstation/DIY sheds sell them for around £30 and you can sell it on again via Gumtree or Ebay for £20, so the net cost is well worth it for keeping your back intact! Pavingexpert.com has advice on how to lay...