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thanks for the advice agile!

Hi I have an electric shower downstairs that I want to get shot of. The cold water feed comes from upstairs, would I be able to branch off the hot water feed from the combi (at a suitable point i.e. under the bath) and follow this cold pipe down) This way I could fit a mixer shower...

Just a quick one, to fit a new radiator in my bathroom, is all I need to do theoretically?? Tee off from the flow and return from another nearby radiators pipework and into the new rad (via isolating valves to give me time to get it right)??? It is 8mm microbore by the way if that...

HI I've just removed all of the tiles from my bathroom walls. The plasterboard walls are still ok (badly secured tiles) and so am not concerned about these, however on the blockwork walls I have ended up pulling most of the skim coat off with the tiles. I am now left with the base...

Does anybody know if those vertical blinds can be trimmed down. The long rectangular box section bracket that is?? The actual cutting down looks easy enough but am unsure if the additional 'slack' in the rope will allow the blinds to work? the reason being, the blind is in a window...

Hi, I have a shady area of land that is overlooked by plum trees in the summer. It gets a little sun but not much (due to the trees and also a fence to the rear) I have thought of planting with red stonecrop (see link)...

Hi I had my soffits and guttering upgraded to uPVC last summer by (although I didnt know it at the time, a bunch of cowboys). After numerous call backs and joint leaks fixed etc they eventually started ignoring my calls. Anyhow this afternoons bout of intense rain has made me aware of a...

Hi I have some scrub land I would like to plant with nice plants. At the moment it is full of weeds How do I get rid of the weeds and then put the plants in without killing the plants?

I agree I need some sort of retention at the bottom, however there is literally only two inches of earth above concrete so I cant peg down with say those log effect edgings. I could dig out the earth and cement some kerb edging in place but then it wouldnt fit in with the two strips either...

Hi I just though I would upload a few photos of my dilemma. Thermo has already recommended paddlestone gravel and plantex weed fabric, I just wondered if anyone else had ideas? The front edge is proabably only a couple of inches of top soil above concrete, but I would like to finish...

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excellent advice, thanks thermo! :)

Hi I am not sure that it make's any difference as to the ownership or positioning of the land, but for the sake of argument the land belongs to me. My drive ends then there is a public access road runnig across the end of the drive up to the end of the cul de sac and the strip of land is...

sorry, :oops: just the way I worded it. It is my land, and at the moment pretty much just scrub. I look directly at it from my living room window, and as people drive up the street it is on the left hand side of the road.

Hi All, I have a small strip of land that I am responsible for on the other side of my drive. It is approx 6 foot wide by thirty foot long (ish) but is on a slope of approx 30 degrees or so. I might also add it backs onto a fence i.e the fence runs along the back of the high side, the low...

I'd just like to say thanks lads, I changed the diaphragm (very slight tear in it at the edge) and no water from the valve after turning the downstairs tap on!!!!! Hot water is back now :D Anyway, you've saved me a few quid and i've learned a bit in the process too. great...