Search results

I've just been through this. I think you need to decide the maximum height you want and how long you're willing to wait. Some plants/trees may take a while to get that high, but may look better in the long run. We've just planted a £8 conifer to eventually screen the neighbours as we need...

What were you using to cut the tiles? Maybe an electric tile cutter would cut the time down. I'd never done tiling before and it only took me a few days. I bought a £19.99 one from a DIY store as I had to get the tiling done before the plumber came back a few days later. I wouldn't normally...

It was still 117 here this morning... We've started adopting an environmental driving style, slow acceleration looking ahead so I can release the accelerator earlier etc. We've gone form 46 to 55mpg a saving of 20%. I think we're going to do this permenantely. I can't understand the...

You definitely want to follow the advise on here and do 1 panel at a time. That way you got a snug fit. I hadn't done any fencing before, but it went well. The biggest issue is going to be digging the holes. It's hard work going 2 foot down. I hired a machine to break up the previous...

It depends whether you have a massive garden and hedge. I personally prefer a manual pair of shears for hedges and a pair of scissors for the lawn edge as you get a neater job. It's difficult to justify buying electrical gadgets to just be used a few times a year, especially when they don't do...

I've a long run of standard lap fence panels in concrete slotted posts. I'd like to cover some of these with climbers. Are fence panels strong enough to support the garden mesh or expandable trellis with a climber such as clematis? It's mostly shady by the way. I can't seem to find...

In fairness, it's likely to be a tiny minority of bulbs that are actually broken rather than burnt out so people probably can save them up to take to the tip when they've a car full. There's going to have to be better collection points if they don't want us to have cars in the future. Can you...

When I bought some different bulbs online recently, the invoice had a separate entry at 20p each for the disposal. Sounds like a con for online shops as who's going to send them back? I bought these from Morrisons. I bet I'll get some puzzled looks if I try and give the broken bulb to them :)

I broke an energy saving bulb last night. I had to use tweezers to get the last couple of bits out of the fitting and dustpan and brush. What precautions do I need to take for the mercury? There's only a low level isn't there? Airing the room out and scrubbing my hands and washing the dustpan...

In my opinion, the fact that topics like this one constantly appear in loads of forums shows there's a problem and people should contact their council and mp. If you know the owners, it wouldn't hurt to make sure they know its happening (politely). I'd recommend 2 sonic scares (one for...

Recycling is often a last resort where something has gone wrong - eg over packaging. It should be done, but I agree its not going to solve all the problems. However, I have to disagree that we can't do anything. We are the ones buying a lot of the tat made in China. Every time we buy some...

We just have to chuck all types of recycling in a wheelie bin and it gets taken away to a recycling plant to be sorted. (Glass collections haven't started here yet though). Roadside sorting sounds a lot of work. Our 3rd wheelie bin (for compost) sits in my garden as a compost bin as I don't...

The weatherboard doesn't necessarily have to sit level with the surface, it just needs to be exposed by a few cm to stop the wood sitting in the wet soil. Therefore I'm not sure that it has to be as much as 255. I was basically told the standard for 6 foot panels is 8 foot. You're only allowed...

Put your shredded paper in an empty cereal box, that stops it blowing around. Or even better, compost it to reduce the carbon emission of collecting and recycling. I can't believe some councils still use those stupid boxes rather than wheelie bins...

I bought wooden gate kits from Wickes and the metal work from Screwfix. I also bought the bolts for attaching the wooden gate post to the side of my house from Screwfix. You leave boards out from the gate to adjust the width. It was all fairly inexpensive but it does add up when you add the...

Can anyone recommend anywhere to buy large pieces or a roll of that felt protection stuff you can buy in pads to go on sofa legs etc... We need quite a lot and it's a lot at £4 a pack.

Sorry, completely forgot to reply to this one. I'm sorry but that's not true; I've seen evidence with my own eyes. The fact that a lot of cat owners believe this fallacy is part of the problem. Maybe some people genuinely don't realise and would install a system like is being discussed here...

Firstly, I think cats are inappropriate pets to keep in an urban area unless you do something like you're looking for to keep them in. Cats only bury their business in their own garden. The law changed recently and you are no longer supposed to let your cats out overnight. I feel better for...

When Gardeners World did a bit on compost recently they said most people's compost has too much nitrogen because it's normally all grass clippings. They suggested adding carbon by including more woody stuff. Therefore ash should be great. I wouldn't want my neighbours burning stuff...

Theres loads of other brand no-more-nails adhesives at screwfix with silly names. Are any of them any good? I'm looking for something strong for general usage. For example, I want to be able to stick some wooden flooring trim to tiles where the tiles aren't straight and the trim needs to...