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I don't know what that means, but it doesn't sound good :shock: Is this something I should bring to the attention of my landlord? Is it an easy fix? Thanks for the replies

Yes, that's a more accurate description. Only, they don't get warm, they get hot - as hot as they would be if the CH was on. Combi. Worcester 24CDi. Yes, cold-fill WM, Zanussi Aqualux. This is the odd thing - the rads only heat up when the WM, the shower, or the hot tap to the bath are...

I moved into my (privately rented, gas-fired CH) flat 2 years ago. For some reason, whenever I run a bath, the shower, or the washing machine, the central heating comes on. Apparently without activating the boiler. It's not a problem particularly, although it's a bit annoying in the summer...

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Do you feed the birds over the summer? This is the time of year when there is plenty of natural food about, and birds have least need of artficial supplements. Restricting your feeding to Winter and early Spring won't get rid of the pigeons entirely, but should reduce the numbers involved. If...

Something like this? http://www.leakypipe.co.uk/

Fair enough, it's an unusual situation but I'll take your word for it. Two things occur to me: 1.There may be something in your, or your neighbours', deeds that says the clearance between garage and wall is required for maintenance. You can check this by downloading both sets of deeds from...

Does the old wall mark the boundary between your two properties (as would usually be the case with a retaining wall)? If it does, then you have no right to extend your garden beyond it, and the answer to this question: is probably "yes". If it doesn't, then where is the boundary, and who...

If you want a pond to attract wildlife, you'll get plenty of good advice here: http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/

This is a well-known natural phenomenon called the "June drop". Basically, the tree is getting rid of surplus fruit so it can put it's energy into producing a smaller quantity of better quality fruit. It's nothing to worry about, in fact it's sometimes a good idea to help the process by giving...

You should get some good advice here: http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php

It's definitely not a Silver Birch - the bark, form and flowers are completely wrong for any of the Betula varieties. It may be a Cherry, but the bark doesn't really look right for that either (no horizontal banding). A photograph in better light and with the leaves fully out would help a great...

An entirely rational set of criteria for siting a pond. OK, that makes sense. May I ask, did you do your drawing by hand and scan it, or did you draw it on the computer? If the latter, I'd like to know what software you used, as nothing I've got gives results that good. Geometer

I don't think the OP will thank either of us if this thread degenerates into a pointless "I know better than you" argument. All I will say is that it is not at all unusual to see water features that "face away" from the house where topography and other design imperatives demand it and, in my...

:!: No, I'm not mad, nor am I wrong :roll: . Although I don't practice professionally, I am a professionally qualified garden designer (BA Garden Design, Middlesex University, 1997), and I do know what I'm talking about. Although it's usually good practice to construct a pond so it can be...

I don't see anything wrong with this. Ponds look, and work, better if they follow the lie of the land, and being horizontal features, they don't "face" in any particular direction. It's quite an elaborate structure to put in a front garden, but that's a different matter (the mind boggles at what...

A tricky one, try posting your question here: http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php you should get some good advice. Good luck

Fair enough. I'm afraid I don't know enough about lawns to give you definitive advice (although I could advise you on how to turn it into a wildflower meadow), but I suspect that just sowing lawn seed into an existing sward of pasture grass (different species to lawn grass) would give you...

Hi pond Could you clarify what your ultimate goal is for this land? Do you specifically want to create a lawned garden, or are you willing to consider alternatives? Be aware that, if it was formerly a paddock, it may be classed as "agricultural" land. In which case, you would probably need...

The stone you're referring to is probably "tuff", a volcanic rock also known, incorrectly, as "tufa" (true tufa is a form of limestone). The only commercial source I can find online is in Italy: http://en.tufoetrusco.com/furnishing-urban-tuff-stone/index.html Good luck :wink: