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Go ahead and varnish it without the knotting. If it really doesnt dry (which i highly doubt) you will be in a position to simply wipe off the varnish and use knotting the next time. I have never experienced varnish failing to dry for want of knotting but then i have only used yacht varnish...

In addition to the talcum powder remedy. I have had success with melting candle wax into the squeaking joints and adding graphite powder on top of this in extreme cases.

i reckon i would go with the jigsaw blade and great care. tin snips would be useless when he reached the corners and grinding it would almost certainly discolour it.

i would use a frame fixing (screwfix not fischer, just for cost) say a no.10, 100mm long. use a no. 10 wood drill to go through the plasterboard then change to a no.8 masonry bit to go into the block and keep a steady hand and no hammer action. put a piece of masking tape around the...

Tesco 40 quid special only reason to pay any extra is if you use it to make your living and if you did... you wouldnt be asking :)

De Walt is a subsidiary of Black and Decker. Lately it is proper cheapo rubbish imo.

to wabbitpoo he suspects is leading to a soakaway and i reckon he is right if someone said that to you, would that make you feel better?

did the original poster solve their problem? please thermo dont try and advise people about Japanese knotweed!

turf it or plant it with any kind of bedding you like

are you gay?

turf it

Clematis need to be planted at least 6 inches below the position of the container in which they were purchased. They hate sunlight hitting their roots. A generous mulch is also in order. I.e. gravel or bark chippings.

Taw I am a nurseryman and i suggest you dig them all up, put them in a bucket and take them back to Wilkinsons. They have clearly succumbed to 'Clematis Wilt'. If they don't have your money there for you. just repeat 'Clematis Wilt' until they do.

An honest tradesman/woman has nothing to fear when it comes to these 'Holmes on Homes' type programmes.

Lighten up.????????????? :lol: heres one for you: i inherited some stuff off my grandad and i ended up with his electric razor. i knew he was dodgy with electrics so i checked the adapter. he had covered a blown fuse with aluminium foil to save buying another. check it or risk it.

hehe :lol:

normal gun stapler should do it.

I take you point Freddie :oops:

No you didn't say anything funny. It's just that there is an ongoing debate on here about whether rising damp even exists within brickwork. A 2" gap is adequate. You can use some timber of that width to rest your plasterboard on as you fix it and take the timber away afterwards. The reason...

firstly do not use any chemicals as it is pointless when you eventually come to do the gravelling, level the ground with spades and rakes etc. then lay down a weed preventing membrane like plantex or mypex..ie the best you can afford..it is basically a plastic membrane with holes in it...