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Charnwood - Thanks for this advice - I should have guessed that water regs would make an appearance somewhere, they often do. Squeaky - I'll check out Franke taps as well. Ta.

Thanks for your help guys. I see that Grohe prices go from high to stratospheric, but if they're quality then fair enough. Duffin - if you can just pull out the inner tube then why's it put there in the first place ?? Any ideas ?? Maybe it's put there just to annoy people :-)

Hello folks Our current monobloc kitchen tap is designed so the hot water is directed down a small separate plastic tube within the spout. For this reason it comes out with great pressure and splashes everywhere. If you turn it down to reduce the splashing the water just piddles out as it's...

I've just been through the process of considering a wood stove - also for a single floor property with a 15deg. roof. I arranged to get a survey first from a large local wood stove supplier. This cost £30, which was refundable if I placed an order with them. It really was money well spent, as...

Well Harbourwoodwork, thanks for informing me so politely that my simple but effective soundproofing doesn't work, obviously my neighbours must have moved out the day the soundproofing was completed and I still haven't realised this is why it's been so quiet since then.

20mm thick rubber crumb mat glued to wall, small air gap, and then two layers of plasterboard with overlapping joints attached to light stud wall, which must NOT be attached to the existing wall in any way except at floor and ceiling. Make sure the mat fits very exactly with no gaps at all...

The worst offenders were Blue Verditer, Light Cobalt and French Grey. These three were all much paler than the chart colour and also had a slightly pinky undertone.

After a long delay, Dulux have agreed that 3 of the 5 were not correct but the other two were within 'acceptable limits' So I have been refunded for three of them. All credit to my local Dulux Decorator Centre (Chichester) who were helpful all the way through. So, all I can advise is - use...

Jeez! - brushwood killer for brambles! - that's a bit over the top - it's not Japanese knotgrass you know. All you need to use is Roundup - active ingredient glyphosate, which biodegrades very quickly.It's getting a bit late in the year to apply Roundup now, as it works best when the plants are...

Be careful if its a Leylandii - if you cut back into wood more than one or two years old it may not recover. - you'll have bare patches. Important thing about Leylandii is to cut them at least once a year. I agree that a scaffold tower is the best option. If you use a reasonably high one you...

Thanks for your comments guys, the paint only went back to Dulux on Monday so I'll give them a few days to respond. I'll post up their reply!

Thanks for your reply dcdec - I understand this is a sensible way to compare the actual colour to the card colour, but it's a bit late if you've already chosen the colour, had the paint mixed and paid for it. Unless Dulux can be persuaded to agree that the paint supplied is not even close to...

Hello folks As part of Residents Association duties, I agreed to source the paint for repainting the garage doors on the 12 townhouses in our street. Being in a conservation area, the Association agreed to paint each of the doors in a slightly different shade of blue or blue/grey, to make the...

The water will be sitting on top just due to the surface tension of the new sheeting. I expect if you tread down firmly on an area where the water is pooling it will start seeping through as you will break the surface tension. Think of the material an old fashioned tent was made of - the...

Errr... if they're in an oil drum, is there some way you could block up the plughole to contain them inside, and then just roll the drum with the nest still inside out of the way - or is the oil drum full of holes? If its tricky, I'd get the Council pest control to deal with it.

What you're looking at is powdery mildew, usually brought about by a combination of extreme changes in humidity and 'stagnant' air. That's why the council ones may look better - they'll be getting better air circulation if they're up off the ground in window boxes etc. This season has been a...

Thanks Burnerman. Whatever the blockage was in the carb, it seems to have cleared itself now. However, the tube from the crankcase to the carb you mentioned does have a slight split in it - is this a breather pipe? And if the mowers running OK should I leave things as they are?

Maybe dig out your trench about spade depth and then put about half the loosened soil plus manure mix back into the trench. The planting depth will depend on the size of your pots. Whether you are using pots or bare root plants all you have to do is make sure that they are planted so that the...

Thanks for your advice. I 'seem' to have sort of solved the problem, but still don't really understand what's going on. I altered the main jet setting by about two full turns and it runs much better - what I don't understand is why this would suddenly need to be changed so significantly when...

Hello folks I have an old Hayter rough cut mower which starts easily, then after about 5 mins starts running roughly (misfiring) which gets worse and then the engine dies. It's got a vertical shaft B&S 5hp engine. I have checked the fuel and cleaned the carb out, all seems OK. The plug looks...