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    How best to help grass recover from drought then excess rain

    I had some grass seed in the garage so I distributed that 'evenly' :lol: all over the lawn yesterday - and it proceeded to be well-watered in :wink: - by rain - not by me!!! :shock: I had thought of giving the 'telly' stuff a go... I'm hoping that as usual after a long dry spell - there...
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    How best to help grass recover from drought then excess rain

    During the long dry period a high percentage of my grass turned brown and collapsed. Some areas of recently seeded in composted good soil seem to have survived remarkably well :shock: Since the beginning of the hosepipe ban we seem to have had rain every day. The grass that was doing well...
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    Finished Decking!

    Finished mine too! :lol: Thanks also to everyone who helped with advice and comments - not necessarily just in my threads or in reply to me - there are loads of resources on this site with many previous questions and answers 8) Just needs 'deck oiling' now 8) was giving it...
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    laying bark

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    New router

    You should get a LAN cable with it - I would think you need to connect by wire first to get the setup done...
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    What's The Best Free Anti-Virus?

    Using AVG 9 free on Win7 x64 system - runs fine for me... Was tempted to try MSE - but haven't done so yet
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    Indesit diswasher door falls open - soft open failed

    Hi I have an Indesit DG 5100 W dishwasher. Recently the door has fallen quickly to full open instead of the usual damped opening performance. Any clues as to what the mechanism is for this and if it is likely to be an easy repair or part to replace??? Thanks
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    Hosepipe ban - enforceable?

    Hope this helps... :D also... http://www.unitedutilities.com/Hosepipeban.htm
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    who wants free safety glasses

    Dagnabbit! :evil: - time to run the diagnostics then (adaware and AVG) and hopefully eradicate whatever is doing it :roll: Thanks for the heads up Monkeh :lol: - the only time I get it is with the 3m links from this site...
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    who wants free safety glasses

    the link there takes you somehow to a garbage 'buy it now' website :roll: This is the place you want to be... http://www.3mselect.co.uk/c-663-peltor-eye-protection.aspx - I hope :lol: :evil: - just tested it - it seems to redirect to here...
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    Cordless drill for home use - current screwfix offer???

    Thanks guys - some helpful comments there 8) Currently looking at Bosch GSB18VE-2LI 18V Turbo Tough Li-ion Combi Drill for £255 http://tooltray.com/Combi-Drills/Bosch-GSB18VE-2LI-18V-Turbo-Tough-Li-ion-Combi-Drill.htm 8) ? The variation on the model is bewildering though - some...
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    Cordless drill for home use - current screwfix offer???

    Potential birthday pressie from missuss... DeWalt XRP DC988L1 18V Li-Ion Cordless Combi Drill Powerful, excellent value tool with Dewalt XRP technology for hammer-drilling and screwdriving applications. Features all-metal gearing and mechanical safety clutch. 1 x 2.0Ah Li-lon Battery...
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    Green Thumb

    I've used them for a year now. Seem very good to me. I was recommended them by a friend who was a keen gardener who found they would do the same job on his garden for less money than it cost him to buy the stuff LOL :lol: We used to have loads of weeds in the grass (can't really refer to...
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    teak garden furniture - Cuprinol Stay New

    I have sanded mine in the past :cry: tedious hard work and not worth the effort :lol: I get one of my lads to pressure wash them now - he has great fun and the jobs not bad...
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    decking treatment

    Ok - thanks for the replies - how often do you need to re-oil? - and should it be first done as soon as the deck is finished? Looks to be a reasonable price at ScrewFix 5l for £30 - says it will do 50m² - twice!... :shock: :lol...
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    decking treatment

    Hi Thermo - you seem to have a lot of experience in this area :lol: What is the problem with alternatives to decking oil? I had read users recommendations of oil - but in searching for good price on deck oil came across this...
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    Deck plan check

    Since we're Sketchup fans here - I thought I'd post mine :lol: :mrgreen:
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    Deck plan check

    OK! - Good luck :lol: Hope it goes well for you :wink:
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    Deck plan check

    I'm no expert :lol: - just doing my first deck as well LOL But a couple of points - your pic does not seem to scale up to have all dimensions clear in my browser - might cause the real experts some probs if they don't have all the details to assist you :wink: 1) I just discovered on...
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    Decking

    My timber has arrived today :mrgreen: BUT - I had been quoted deck boards at 38mm x 125mm - Unfortunately mostly being a B&Q type DIY shopper - I neglected to take into account this being a nominal size! - The actual boards are 30mm x 119mm :roll: This means I am effectively 2 boards...
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