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What do you mean "might" ... had another tin in another colour I used a couple of years ago to paint shelves in my shed. Took two days to stir, didn't need any turps and it was a beautiful "runnyish" gloss, a dream to apply and a superb finish. Not a chip in sight. Nobody on the forum...

Was Robbie uk named after a paint? And does anyone remember it? (Tin is 50+ years old - waste not want not!).

The most endangered wildlife in a garden with a pond are children under 6. A pond can always be recreated, a child can't.

Think it's a type of foliose lichen. Drives me mad too, paticularly bad on potted plants left too long before being planted out!. Only way I've found is to keep pulling it out carefully and putting in the bin - not for composting - in order to halt its spread. It's always worse when I've...

Too big for your space but gives an outline. Adjust rafter spacing to accommodate roof covering sheet size. Probably over-specified for your needs. Hopefully someone else can advise. Diagram reads: Ledger 50mm x 100mm lag-bolted to house studs, Rafter 50mm x 150mm, Beam 150mm x...

Trees that grow fast usually grow tall, so your problem has no instant solution. The quickest way to provide cover while you're waiting for your smaller tree to grow is to grow buddleja davidii. Lots of different varieties 'Black Knight' dark purple, 'Dartmoor' lilac, 'Pink Delight', 'White...

This outhouse had never had lime wash, only lime mortar. Yes, now your remind me. I had part where there were some strange fungus type growths, and bubbling, blistering all over the brick but not on the wall shown. Possibly where the lime had sort of dribbled out of the mortar. I scraped...

Look up: a) Regularisation of unauthorised work under building regulations; b) Retrospective planning permission; Then: c) Arrange meeting with Council planning officer and building regulation's officer to discuss their concerns, the impact of their findings on you and ask their...

Think Robbie is spot on. I repointed some of this outhouse but some still had the lime mortar. Only parts of the paint bubbled up - took a few years, but it's exactly over the old mortar joints. I put stabiliser on all the exposed parts and then did a few coats of Wickes masonry paint. No...