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good stuff, just me being paranoid that it will fail at some point!

have done a bit of tape and fill on some plasterboard over the past year or so and have been using self adhesive fibre tape and readymix joint compound. I've had great results with the finish so have been more than happy Just started on my stair landing area. I've overboarded the ceiling as...

I've moved into a house which has a large rock/gravel/shrub thing in it and in my opinion looks just like a large pile of rock/gravel/shrubs! It's a mix of granite rocks and blocks (from an old cottage that used to be nearby) and grey granite gravel. I think it looks terrible! it might...

Hi, Was stripping some painted over wallpaper and encountered a problem with the paint underneath. When it got wet it scraped off very easily, to reveal a yellow paint, it also partially scraped off. I then discovered on a section of wallpaper i didn't wet, that the wallpaper mostly...

got a picnic bench made out of pressure treated pine in my garden, I've decided I don't like the greying colour it's going so wondered what is the best thing to stain/paint it with. Don't want to create a maintenance issue so ideally something that weathers evenly without flaking.

sorry, didn't notice you had asked another question. it replaces a tile, it comes with instructions but basically it is: remove the roof tile and the ones around it, cut the felt, cut through your roof, fit the rain guard thing that it comes with it, fit the versa tile, then refit the roof...

you should sharpen the blade of your mower so it cuts the grass cleanly. If it's ragged, it will tear the grass and damaging it which is not the best for the health of the lawn.

i used a couple of these on my house as venting through soffit's was not possible http://www.screwfix.com/prods/79071/Building/Roofing-Insulation/Versa-Tile-Colour-Grey

cheers for the offer, my neighbour has just offered me use of his for a while as his new car has no towbar so that will save me some cash just now.

and my car's unbraked towing weight is 675kg

can anyone recommend a reasonably priced trailer? quite a variety of prices for the same sized trailer out there so no sure which brand is good. would have to be unbraked, planning on using it for taking rubbish and garden waste to the dump and bringing home building materials. hoping that...

just a diy painter myself but through my own experience I just roller a section and really spread the paint out to give an even thin coat and sort of feather/overlap with the next roller of paint. works really well, doesn't waste paint and when the 2nd coat is on looks great. i learnt the...

you could make a false pocket and secretly distibute it down your trouser leg in your neighbours gardens? :wink:

hmm, well i seem to remember my grounds are about 750 m/sq with my house, drive etc included so I would have much less grass, might give it a punt and see how I get on. getting a tow bar fitted and going to get my dad's old trailer so hopefully the disposal aspect will be sorted. cheers,

you don't have to use reclaimed ones, you can buy brand new in various woods, i think they can look really good! See this site for lots of photos http://www.railwaysleeper.com/Customers%20ideas,%20photos%20and%20projects.htm

hmm, i think i know the one you mean, is it this one tertiary 400w lawnraker not sure if that would be up to the job for me as I have quite a lot of grass to cover.

A crushed aggregate that binds together and is used as a sub base http://www.grabtrucks.com/aggregatewhat/mottype1_limestone/

currently trying to renovate/improve my lawn, just waiting on my moss/weedkill stuff to work it's magic before scarification. I've seen electric scarifiers in diy stores, will these work or should I just rent a petrol one? not wanting to spend too much so wondering if it's a viable option?

cheers, managed to cut the coping stone using the little one in the end, will remember the size for when i purchase a larger one in the future.

Hi, In the market for an angle grinder for DIY use. I've got a cheapo little one but am after a bigger one. I initally need it to cut a couple of concrete coping stones for a repair job but will probably later use it when I lay a new patio. Happy to go for a relatively budget one but...