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Right. I am a bit inexperienced when it comes to getting a plasterer in. I want to know roughly what a reasonable quote would be to skim the walls (current plaster is sound but pitted and not smooth) and to have the ceiling (which is really cracked due to it's age) replaced. Are we talking...

Hi. Thanks guys. I have followed the 25% rule as close as possible but my mower only has 3 height settings so I cut on the highest first and then reduced on subsequent mows. The lawn looks better than all neighbours but not up to perfect standard which I am aiming for. I was unable to...

Hi. I relaid my lawn in October with turf and now I have given it it's first cuts of the season. It does not look as thick and green as when it was laid and I am worried that it will turn out rubbish this summer. Is it a good idea to use somethingl like 'Evergreen' complete on such a...

Great thanks! It the Armorall that I need called 'Protectant' as shown in the below link? http://www.armorall.co.uk/armorallproducts/news1.html Their range is vast and I'm not quite sure which one to use. Thanks, Matt

Hi. I have just brought a 1998 Ford KA. The front bumper is the black plastic type that make the KA look like it's wearing a nappy. It has gone a bit grey and I was wondering if anyone knows of a product that will bring it up to match the rear (which is surprisingly black still-...

Hi. I had my lawn returfed last October. The grass has taken nicely and is growing strong. In serveral patches, however, there is a different species of grass which is more course and yellow than the rest of the lawn. I am guessing that this was caused by uneven seeding on the turf farm...

Great! I have already seen the plug. I had assumed that it was the cover of a bolt or something. I will give that a go! Many thanks!!!!!! Matt

Hi guys. At the weekend I drove through a puddle (more like a lake) in the road. It looked shallow but in reality was abiut 18 inches deep. I managed to keep the Kia Picanto running my driving through using high revs and the engine is still perfect. The problem is that when breaking...

Any ideas on cost for mot type 1 for a 3x3 meter patio assuming that I am going to lay a layer of smashed brick/concrete first? How deep should either layer be? Thanks again for your help.

ok slabs mortared onto the hardcore it is. Why do the diy books say to put a compacted layer of sand onth the hardcore base? Any ideas? Matt

Can I use concrete and brick rubble lying around my garden for the hardcore as I have loads of this (and I am trying to gert rid of it)?

mot type 1 crushed stone, a minimum of 50mm thick. Is this what is refered to as 'hardcore' or is it a seperate layer? DoI then put the morter directly onto the hardcore layer and lay the slabs? Sorry- this is my first patio!! Cheers Matt

HI. I am about to start to construct a patio. I am going to lay sandstone paving and the soil in my garden is clay. Therefore, I have worked out that I probably need a compacted hardcore base of 75mm and then 75 mm of compacted sand and then a couple of inches of morter to bed my slabs onto...

Hi. I have removed the lining paper from the celining of my 1890 terraced house. There are lots of old cracks and the surface is generally shabby. I am going to get the celing replastered. It is better to tear doen the old lath and plaster ceiling and re-board it or can the boards be...

Hi. My house has suspended timber ground floor. I have had to take out some joists that were rotten at one end. The rot has now been cured. I have taken the opportunity to rebuild the central sleeper wall which was starting to crumble. I have rebuilt the brick part but I am having problems...

Easy if you've got experience with this sort of thing. All I have done before if changed switches and celing roses on 'normal' junction box and loop-in circuits. If anyone has a diagram of an example of how these circuits run or even the name of this kind of circuit so that I can look it up...

Quedelec. Thanks for that. I have a Victorian house but the wiring is fairly new and it has all been surface mounted (mmm nice!). Do you have any links to wiring diagrams that illustrate this kind of wiring arrangement? It's just a bit disconcerting because I only have diagrams of...

ok ban-all-shed. I understand the point about getting it right. The other users just seem to be able to advise without sounding school teacherish. Spark123 it appears that the lighting circuit might be looping in at the switch (is that what it's called?) because each switch has 2 x cables...

I am moving the switch by about 18 inches and going from a surface mounted box to a flush plate type. Also the face plate is brass. Does this cause potential problems with the neutrals being in the box? I am guessing that this is not good news??

Yep. They are all firmly screwed into the back box. I was just a little surprised to see them as I was expecting the switch cable to consist only of a single 2 core and earth cable with the black and red fed into switch with earth to the back box. This is the way that all the books that I have...