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Hi I'm ready to have my extension plastered also putting a screed on the floor. walls will be dot and dab then skimmed, my question is can I screed the floor before the plasterboard goes on the walls or should the plasterboard go on first, or does it matter??

Hi Could someone tell me what is the best paint to use on the exterior of a log cabin, 44mm thick and soft wood. I think a micro porous paint would be good but wanted to check if there are any fors or againsts. Also what type of primer/ preserver should be used.

Hi I'm getting ready to lay some turf. Ouite a large plot, trying to level at the moment. Could someone advise me on the following: 1. I will spray weedkiller on the weeds first but not sure what type to use. 2. I was going to use sandy loam to level off the bumps but do you buy sandy loam...

Why no Breezer? I thought it would help to hold the sand up on the vertical sides of the pond, which is where all the flint and stones are.

Hi Has anyone got any idea if rubber or fibre glass fitted for a box gutter is any good ie wooden frame then rubber fitted inside it. (Can't use lead) Any feed back on the products would be helpful.

Thanks for the replies, I will use sand and an underlay. Maybe mix the sand with some cement?? do you think this would be a good idea???

Hi I'm in the process of digging out a garden pond just over 3m x 2m and 900mm deep in an oval shape. 300mm down the ground turns very very stoney in hard clay a lot of flint and bricks far too many to try to remove. I was going to use a protective sheet before putting down the butyl liner...

I'm in the process of having a single story extension built on my bungalow. I need a box gutter where the two hips meet, the builder is making a ply box for the gutter to sit in, my question is what is the best way to line it, plastic or alu or galvanized steel or is there another way to do it?

Thanks for the advice, I see what you mean about nothing touching the sides I thought damp would just get in from the sides. I will go down the standing it on bricks or blocks route.

Hi I'm having a log cabin erected in my garden 3.5 x 5 metres and will have a concret slab as the base, if I put down a membrane it will only be under the base and not go up the sides ( as once I take the shuttering off there will be nothing to hold the membrane up) and damp will get in...

Hi Not sure if this is the right section to ask this but if not I'm sure it will be moved. I have a septic tank in my garden which was already there when I moved in, it's not that old, 1979 I think. I have just rotovated the garden and uncovered a 6" air vent that was in the ground on the...

Hi I'm ready to rotovate a patch of ground that was cleared last year, I'm going to level it then seed or turf it. There are quite a lot of weeds and grasses starting to appear, whats is best way to clear these without harming the turf when I come to lay it.

I'm having an extension/conservatory built it has a slate hipped roof which butts upto the house hipped roof where they meet a box gutter is going to be built, the plans say the box gutter should be 300mm wide this seems excessive, the 2 roofs are not that big in fact quite small, does this...

Thanks for the advice, I think I'll go down the gravel and trench way. Any tips on how it should be done, ie how deep, how much gravel etc.

Hi On an earlier post there was talk of geotextile for land drainage, and it seemed to be agreed that it would be better not to use it. Could any one tell me what would be the one to use?. I have a garden that floods in a small part and could do with drainage, I've never used or seen this type...

Hi I live on a busy main road and would like new UPVC windows fitted, could someone tell me what would be the best type to help with noise reduction. I was told having thicker Glass would help if so what is the best thickness to have. Any other pointers would be appreciated. many thanks

thanks for the advice, I will do what you advise, just wasn't sure if I needed to put in drainage pipes or not?

Can someone tell me how I can get my old camcorder Hi 8 tapes, transfered on to my computer, do I need special software and /or special hardware. I then want to put them onto DVD.

Thanks for the reply, what should I do in the spring?