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I thought I'd provide an update on the screws, in case anyone searches this forum in the future for the same problem and to say thank you for all your ideas. I tried drilling a pilot hole in the screw head with, admittedly a cheap, HSS bit. This was slow work, but I did get an indentation in...

As Hooly says box is good for a square hedge. In my opinion it would be difficult to get a really square finish on any other shrub because they don't tend to grow as densely as box. Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa' is the recommended box for hedging. Make sure you get the cultivar...

As TexMex says, I was told this can be caused by insufficient humidity. You can mist water over the plant daily and put a container of water near your heating so it evaporates. Other than that, I cut them off! Amanda

Hello babaladeexx I've just taken the existing tiles off from round the bath, and used tongue and groove cladding to dado rail height all round the bathroom. (I tried to see how it would look with cladding upto picture rail and ceiling height, but I've got very high ceilings and I don't...

Hi willtd I saw a guy using a heat gun and a scraper for exactly the same job. The walls are completely clean from paint. Amanda

Thank you for all your replies. I see now that it would probably be better to have a light at least at head height. Therefore it might be better to fix a waterproof floodlight permanently outside with a PIR detector and just plug it in inside. Once again thank you, this is the sort of...

Hello I hope someone can advise on the suitability of this please? I've seen an offer at Lidl http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20040719.p.Cable_Reel_with_Floodlight for a 150 watt floodlight and my research has shown that its quite a good price. (The extension would be...

Hi As Breezer says, I've had the same problem with a certain brand of tablet. But it's also worth thoroughly cleaning the filters etc, (mine are at the bottom of the machine on the inside). It should be described in your instruction book how to do this. I clean mine about once a month, but...

Hi Fournil In my experience rollers cover large areas faster than pads. But then pads can get into the corners better. Though I've seen rollers with plastic shields on one side for painting close to skirting/architrave etc. (Woolworths, Wilkinson) I've never used these but they look like...

Thank you for your replies Mason and Studders I will look at both of those products, it sounds like either of those would be better than the WD40 in respect of dust sticking to the inside after being sprayed. Studders- Ahh yes, it must be the drill bits! Mason- I will try drilling...

Hi Damson I've tried sanding indoors and if you can help it, don't do it! It created far more dust than I ever imagined and it drifted into every room, even though the doors were closed. If its your external door it really is best to remove it to paint it anyway because you're supposed to...

Thank you to those who replied since I last looked. Still haven't tried removing them, other jobs seem more urgent at the mo! (Clearing up small jobs to get materials and tools out of the way before the electrician comes to do a couple of days work.) But i will consider everything all of...

I used the site that Mason mentioned when i did some paving. Its very comprehensive. Theres basically two methods, after laying foundations, dry and wet. With dry the sand and cement is mixed dry and laid and flattened to the correct depth, allowing for the correct fall etc. Dampness from the...

I don't know the asnwer but try asking on the BBC gardening message boards the link is below, however they seem to be having temporary problems at the mo. try here amanda

Hi beatts you could plant hardy perennials now, theres lots of bare rooted ones in shops at the mo in cardboard boxes. The advice with tender annuals/bedding is to wait til the end of May-supposed to be no danger of frosts then. But in practice lots of people do plant out slightly earlier...

Thanks Mason will write when I've finished the bathroom...whenever that will be...!

thank you for your replies. Breezer- I suspect thats what I'm doing - pushing too hard and not keeping it straight, for some reason I find it hard to drill a straight hole in both planes! Mason- Today I really tried to keep it straight, I think it was easier because I let the drill do...

In my experience of "having men in" carpenters around £120 a day gardeners from £40 a day -£80 depending on skill level of work required electricians about £150 a day each but seem to only come in twos! plumbers £20-40 per hour for small jobs. Amanda :wink:

Thank you to all of you who replied, sorry for the delay in responding..been working in the bathroom this week. I've bought the set of screw extractors from the £1 shop and will have a go with them, not sure though if you use them to drill directly into the screw, or if you have to drill a...

Hi Carolyn I did a quick search for disability products and found the link below. If you scroll down theres a number of rails with their lengths: see here amanda