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yeah good call breezer. why make a garden look like a garden, when it can be a builders yard. ship in 6 ton of gravel and you will never need to garden at all.

good call Nick :D

Hi have a look at the various ivys. I would consider Boston Ivy green in summer turning orange red in autumn, its losses its leaves in winter but the to me well worth having than something that stays the same all year round. it needs some support until established good luck

Hi just found and old book in the attic on bricklaying, very interesting!! when did 2 layers on slate as a DPC die out??

Hi now is the right time to trim, brown leaves are normally caused by sunlight burning the leaves and also electric hedge trimmers or blunt cutters although with the hedge trimmers you tend to get a more even finish. so the answer is trim on a cloudy day use sharp tools sprinkle the...

Hi No i dont means covering these are wood effect beams going across the ceiling. ive lived in this house for 13 years and they have been there since then. they look very realistic but on taping them they are not wood. good when putting the xmas decs up but im considering taking them down,but...

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Hi I have fake beams which were put up by the previous owner. these feels light eg polystyrene, and i assume these are glued on the ceiling. i have never taken these down. 1 how do you take them off. 2, will the ceiling need skimming any help would be appreiated thanks

Hi I just tried to lift the manhole cover in my blockpaving, (the covers that are full of blocks) i took of the caps lifted the 2 handles but i could not budge it. 1, do the handles twist to 'unlock' the cover 2, should the blocks be removed 3, is it a 2 man job 4, im i a wimp! many...

Hi You can have a butchers here http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/design/design1.asp regards

Hi i agree with what thermo says. also i have found that during winter especially when these plants are small they need protection. i normally cut the top and bottom off a large cola bottle so you have a tube,pull the leaves upwards and slip the tube over, not only does this protect the leaves...

Hi without on inspection its a decision only you can make. to help level the lawn i suggest you roll the lawn once at the start of the spring, this will help level out any bump from over winter like worm casts. i would not roll more then this as this will make to lawn compacted which is...

Hi hope this helps http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2054.htm

anything by The Stones !!

Hi thanks for the replies the house is 1938.to sort out the silted soakaway would mean taking up the patio. and this is layed on top of a concrete base layed many years ago to the rear of the house. my drains run on the side of the house with 3 manholes and the furthest forward of the three...

Hi Breezer you are correct, fast growing and in a container. however also high maintainance, if you dont want it to take over. You are the first person i know who has not regreted planting it. mind you i would only hear obout the problems coming to think about it. best regards

hi thanks for the reply i have a small front garden with a manhole,could i divert the gutter to run the other way to the front of the house and run the water into the manhole. how legal is this? i dont know building regs but i remember hearing that a soakaway has to be 40 feet away from the...

Hi I would personally not go for russian vine, fast growing yes but tends to smother other plants, this can grow up to 30 feets and really is best for industrial use when covering something ugly, and is also hard to get rid of. Honeysuckle is good perfume especially at night, also consider...

Hi I noticed the other day that my garage floor was damp, i ran some water on the roof to find if there was any leak and it turned out the downpipe from the gutter was overflowing at the lowest joint. this is a cast iron pipe. it would seem that the soakaway which runs under the patio is...