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No More Nails tends to be for internal use only, unless they do an external version ? I can't see grab adhesive working that well in that situation anyway - far better to secure with suitable screws or nails.

If the baton on the gate is flush with the wall when closed as you say, then I would mount the part that accepts the latch directly onto the brickwork using rawplugs and screws, presuming that the latch part with the bar will be mounted on this side of the gate, as shown in your photo. You...

As above, the way these panels are normally constructed means that the cavity created by a double-faced panel won't be anywhere near air-tight and there will be plenty of gaps for any water to escape where each board meets a baton/rail and overlaps with the one next to it. A suitable top-cap...

I find a mattock is a useful tool for levering up paving slabs. I can't tell how large the slabs are from your photo, but be aware that the larger concrete slabs can be really heavy - if they're too heavy to lift and carry by yourself, then it's usually possible to lift them onto one edge and...

I did this for a gate with 2x4 using long screws and rawplugs. There is less concrete to screw into, but the good thing is that you tend to miss the steel reinforcing bars which aren't usually down that narrower, central piece in my experience. I have to say that the gate itself was hung on a...

I doubt you'll be able to use nails in a concrete post - they have a tendency to splinter and you'll just end up breaking pieces off. You can drill them for batons, but you have to be careful with your choice of screw and rawplug as it's easy to fracture the posts. You also have to avoid the...

If the concrete posts are those of the type which are 'H' in cross-section, then I can't see any other way really. The old panels could be cut into pieces to avoid the need for lifting - I guess it depends on which is less hassle for you !

Would an older boiler like that have frost protection ? I'd be concerned about frozen pipes with our recent extreme winters, but I guess it must have survived so far !

I'm a big fan of Ronseal Wood Preserver : http://www.ronseal.co.uk/garden-woodcare/wood-preserver I used the 'Shed and Fence Preserver' on my new fence panels recently and you can see the rain water beading on the top cap. The downsides are that they're not cheap and they're high in VOCs...

Combis tend to be rated on their hot water output, so that's what the 42 refers to - 42kW for hot water. The 30, 37 and 42 WB Greenstar CDI combis all have CH outputs of 30kW. The main benefits of having a more powerful combi are that you can fill a bath quicker, have a more powerful shower...

You could use a preserver which is organic-based (high in VOCs) rather than water-based, as these should dry out quicker. They will probably last longer too. Any exposed cut ends can obviously be treated at a later stage and any that butt up against each-other should be fine with one coat I...

I'm currently in the process of putting up a fence using concrete posts and vertical feather-edge fence panels, some of which I've had made up for me and some (non-standard sizes) that I'm making up myself. The same thought did occur to me but, while there is a small amount of movement in the...

Are these the ones you're using ? http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/209394 If so, then they're pressure-treated which is a good start. Lining the inside with polythene will help reduce the chances of rot from the wet soil, but I'd imagine they'd last many, many years even if you did nothing as...

I would imagine that concrete fence posts would be damaged quite severely if you tried to use a nail gun to secure timber to them. If you did need to do this, then drilling and screwing would be a better option but you'd still need to be careful with the hole diameter and choice of...

If that was my garden, I would go for a larger grassy area than you're proposing in your new design. Kids love to play outside and grass is much more forgiving when it comes to falling over ! My garden isn't flat either and my kids don't seem to mind a grassy slope but if you wanted your...

I screwed 4x2" wooden batons to mine, using long screws and rawplugs. You have to be careful with your choice of rawplug and hole/screw diameter though, as there is a risk of splitting/damaging the post. If you drill through the narrow part of the 'H', you avoid the metal reinforcements in...

I would try for a refund if I were you - M&S customer service should be pretty good ? You should be able to buy a decent branded TV from places like Amazon or Richer Sounds for less than you paid from M&S.

Just a quick note about your proposed speaker set-up. Ideally, speakers should be at ear level, so probably closer to 1m off the floor. Now this isn't always practical of course, but 3.5m is very high ! You might think it looks neater this way and you might get away with it for the rears...

What do you need the additional scart for ? They're slowly but surely becoming obsolete as HDMI becomes more commonplace. If you want your installation to be more future-proof, then I'd think seriously about making sure you have enough HDMI capacity, particularly as you're likely to replace...

Unless you live in a particularly strong signal area, I'd be surprised if one aerial would feed three TV points effectively (you're lucky it feeds two in my experience), so adding a booster/splitter to one of your existing TV points sounds like a reasonable suggestion to me. Even though you...