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I personally haven't used them, but know people who have used them, and they have all been pleased with them. Haven't heard any horror stories What they suggest sounds fine, but you could do it yourself. Hollow tine Aeration is easy with one of these pictured on the right. Back fill the...

Not quite sure what you mean by a compact one, but I think you mean a cylinder type mower. If so you can buy a sharpener strip whcih easily fits on to the base of the mower, holding a firm piece of sand paper against where the blades normally pass. The mower is restarted with the sharpener...

Given time, and decent amounts of rain, your yellow patches will regrow but I think you would be better re seeding or patching with some turf. Remember though, patching with smallish pieces of turf is tricky in dry conditions as they dry out very easily. The best way to deal with any lower...

Agreed - a roller should only be used by a skilled greenkeeper. If the lawn base has been prepared properly, once the grass has established itself, then it should be firm enough.

Sorry to say I think you don't have a leg to stand on. You built it and paid for it. Its your fence. All he said he when you asked him was that he didn't have any objections to you building it. He never said he was going to pay for any maintenance costs. You could ask him again, but as has...

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My aluminium greenhouse is set on a steel base in the ground. It has a mk masterseal socket supplied by 2.5mm 3 core swa taken from a 13 amp fused spur from the kitchen ring final in the house a few meters away. It is used for one propagator. Reading other posts, and excuse my lack of...

Good of you to take the time to show the pictures - thanks - looks like there is plenty of space as you show. Being a true Scotsman, I didn't want to shell out for a Masterseal if my nuts weren't going to fit. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Does anyone know if a 20 mm piranha nut can be fitted inside a MK masterseal 2 gang socket? I have found with some other weatherproof boxes, there is sometimes not enough room to fit/tighten these nuts due to the inner shape and profile of the box. Thanks

I agree. I am not a spark but deal with repossessions all the time which are more often than not trashed to some degree before eviction. Be very wary about property condition. Usually sold as seen. Assume worst case scenario.

A colleugue has come home from holiday to find his central heating system has frozen. Some of the radiators have burst, leaked, then frozen again, and remain frozen. The boiler expansion valve ( looks like a knee joint?) has burst. The heating was left on but obvioulsy not enough. A thaw is...

What is strain relief when wiring junction boxes? I guess its something to do with not making the cable going in or out of the box not clipped too tightly?? I don't have a specific situation in mind but there are lots of posts on here from DIYers asking about junction boxes, and many of...

Well done! A lot of work. I didn't think your original garden looked that bad compared to some of the shambles I see on a daily basis. Watch out for your lawn settling, and becoming uneven over time - best fixed by adding sieved top dressing into any hollows during the growing season...

I have a sticky tap which is difficult to turn on and off. Its downstairs with my mains pressure hot tank on the first floor. I want to check what I need to do to have a look at the tap. Should there be a stop cock to shut off hot water between tank and all taps near the tank? If so...

The bulb in my mums electric garage door opener....... keeps blowing. Its a 12 v 21 w bulb we have tried a couple of times as this is what was in the unit. Here is a picture of the bulb fitting... It blows after a few openings. Any ideas what could be causing it to blow...

Did you not notice this during your viewing of the property prior to buying it? If you are sure the fence is your then I cant see a problem. That aside, have you spoken to them about your concerns about privacy, kids shouting and rubbish so they know why you want to put the trellis up? A...