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I hope this is the correct section for my questions. We have two adjoining bedrooms each with a built in wardrobe in the dividing wall area. My wife wants both wardrobes to be in one bedroom with sliding doors fitted. I have removed the door of one robe and the surrounding trim and frame. The...

More good advice - thanks. emmmm - Thermo, Robert, any chance of an "idiot sheet" for this process? I can't quite get my head around it :? :oops:

Thank you Great suggestions. I've triied the hose method and it works, however I want to try the paper template method also for interest and fun. Thanks again. This is a great place for information :D Jim

I'm redesigning the garden to "low maintenance" and want to incorporate a curved path. I have taken a string line to my boundary fence to draw the arc but the result is too curved. How can I scribe a larger radius arc without having the space for the centre point?

Thanks for your very clear reply, Eric. I think I'll take your advice and fit a socket in a box to take the original pump fitting. Would it still be better to use a weatherproof socket in the box eg IP66? Also are the boxes available to buy? Jim

I am solving a garden flooding problem by installing a dirty water pump which I intend to connect to a weatherproof outdoor socket. My problem is that the pump has an RCD fitted and I dont think any outdoor sockets will take this and still be waterproof (ie lid won't close). I wanted to...

Hi deluks sorry for delay replying - I've been in hospitl and just got out today. I'm assuming that the floor is now in contact with the soil by the treee roots raising the level. Thanks.

My neighbour planted silver birch trees adjacent to my 8' x 6' shed and the roots eventually pushed up to the shed floor and it is all rotten. The lower shiplap panels are also rotten. Is there any way I can rescue my shed. BTW the trees are long gone. Thanks Jim

Thanks for your quick reply Thermo. So probably about 20 posts? Do I have to relate the spacing to the overall joist spacing, say multiples of 450mm? This is the area. Jim

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Good Morning everyone, I've just joined. For a while I've been reading every post relevant to decking on all 42 "In the Garden" pages :roll: I want to replace our lawn with hard landscaping for two reasons. 1 - now that we are retired I want to reduce the work in the garden - mainly lawn...