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Here's another way. Use Roundup, a glyphosphate systemic herbicide. You spray the leaves and the stuff gets taken down to the roots. The problem is that ivy tends to have a waxy type of leaft which doesn't absorb the poison well. But if you mix 1 part Roundup to three parts of washing up...

Hi, I have space for a second toilet in my hall against my bathroom wall. I should be able to drill through the wall and run the waste pipe behind the bath itself. Then, I'd have to drill through the external wall, fit a right angle connector, to take the w. pipe outside. The w. pipe...

Picked this thread up a bit late. Any stove supplier will tell you that and tell you what you should face the back and sides of the opening with. Heatproof tiles are available but are expensive so the wider and deeper the surround to the stove the better. Enough space and a good fireproof...

I can tell you what I did to overcome a similar problem. I dug holes in the earth and socketed in posts to act as support piers. I spaced them to form an oblong the exact size of the shed I wanted and made sure they were level. Wooden beams were then laid along the piers and then cross...

Yes, I can see you're right. There's no way of really working out the finances properly and, unless it was cheaper to run the daytime rate system, there's no point to putting it in. Thanks for your reply.

Hi, Our hot water is heated by an immersion heater in a storage cylinder, using economy 7 heating at night. The hot water feeds a shower, a basin, a kitchen sink, and a bath which we hardly ever use. I'm trying to figure out a different water heating system which would let me get rid of...

Well Thermo, I didn't know that about Roundup. That will save me some work in the future. I'll look into patio and paver sealer immediately, Groviw. Thanks for your replies and information.

Hello, I've a couple of areas of sand filled brick pavers. The joints sprout weeds and grass beautifully and I'm getting tired of raking them out. I do kill them with roundup first but I have to be careful as there are nice shrubs bordering the pavers and the roots can be just under...

It's because I know two people who've had serious accidents with a chain saw. For instance, my brother in law had one that wasn't his fault at all. The chain hit a concealed nail in a large branch which did him no good at all. Another reason is that I've got a shed full of mechanical...

Yerrss! Not something you want to happen in your house, is it! I'd get a plumber in if I do go for an unvented cylinder. I'm starting to think that I should stick to gravity feed as the threads on the forum aren't encouraging when it comes to cost and maintenance issues of unvented...

We've found that the water does last longer when it's heated to 80 degrees. When, for instance, we're washing up, we run less hot water into the bowl because we have to add cold to it. When it's been at 60 degrees we have to use more of the hot water and less of the cold. Remember, the...

Thanks for replying, Seco Services, The cylinder measures roughly I metre by 40 cms (40ins X 16ins). I've no idea what the actual volume is. It's about 45 years old and unmarked. There are only two of us but we often have friends staying. The thermostat is set at 80 degrees and, even...

on green timber? I'm looking for a replacement for a Bushmans Saw which was great when it was new but wasn't hard pointed and quickly needed sharpening and setting. The light block saws look very similar. I have a few trees to fell with 18inch trunks which will need cutting up. (I don't...

Escallonia macrantha grows quickly to about 12 feet. It has red flowers in summer, is evergreen and can be cut back providing you don't do too much all at once. You could prune it to keep it at eight feet or so with no problems. And it is a very nice plant as wel..

Sanfran, Just caught up with this. Would the Waterseal treatment be suitable for sheet material like plywood? I need to reline my trailer, bottom and sides. Or would treated MDF be better, do you think?

Clover thrives in certain soils, usually acid if I remember correctly. A cheap soil testing kit will tell you.. If this is the case then liming the ground would probably do the job by being inhospitable to the clover. Lime kills moss, too.

Hi, I need a bigger hot water cylinder and would like to take the chance to change its position as well. The cylinder is an all electric economy 7 job, fed from a cold water tank in the loft. I'd like the new tank next to the bathroom, about 2.4m feet along the hall. It seems to me I...

I was afraid you'd say that, Zampa. I'll do what you suggest and keep my fingers crossed for a fair result. Thanks for your reply.

I've just put the first coat of Dulux waterbased acrylic eggshell on to grade 1400 lining paper. It's gone well except that in two places the paper bubbled quite substantially, about 4 inches across. (10cms). As the paint dried the bubbles reduced in size but are still about half of what they...