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I have recently used a digger to level my back garden, it is just a mud patch at the moment and I was going to seed it in the spring. But I have noticed that 4 or 5 pools of water sit on the surface for quite a long time after rain, whats the best thing to do for this, will grass help or will I...

I've just laid Black Limestone paving and used Rompox Easy to point it, I looked around and asked a few people but in the end found "Pavingexpert.co.uk" very helpful. Almost everyone there, and there's a lot of Professionals said rompox was without doubt far better than any other type, although...

Could someone please advise me which would be a good wood for an outside bench. It is about 8 slats between two iron ends, the slats are about 50mm x 30mm ish and they will be painted, A good balance between price and quality would be ideal. Thanks

Thanks , next spring it is

Hi I'm ready to sow grass seed now, but not sure if it's too late in the year. The area is only some set aside land that I have built up with earth that I had to get rid of, but wanted it to green up ASAP. Also what's the best seed to use for this type of ground. Thanks for any help.

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Hi I have bought some Black Indian limestone slabs with a riven pattern, but I'm not sure what side up they should be, the edges are sloped. Should the edges slope upwards (pyramid style) or should they slope downwards in a v-shape towards the ground? Thanks

Hi I'm looking to lay Kotah Black Limestone Paving outside my back door and wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts on the pros and cons of using this. ie will it fade? is it slippery when wet? will algae be a problem? Just want to be sure, as once its layed its too late. Thanks

Hi just had wireless router fitted in my loft, my PC has a wireless card but the guy who set it up said there was no aerial so he used a USB card. My question is, should I use the USB or will it be better to get the aerial screwed in and use that.

I'm laying approx 125mm of MOT and would like to lay slabs ontop of this. What is the best way to do this ? I was going to use sand and cement. Also I will be close to the damp course but below it, the patio will slope away from the house is there a problem with this. Thanks

Hi Could someone tell me what the difference is between slag and MOT. I'm putting in a gravel drive 20mm stones on top and wanted to check, as slag is cheaper. Thanks

Thanks, I will do that

Hi I'm putting down a loose stone driveway with 150mm MOT base, can anyone tell me should I put down a weed suppressant sheet first and will it help the stone from sinking into ground. Thanks

Hi The other day for no reason all the grids stopped showing on my computer, surfing the net for example looking at TV listings no grids, Excel has no grids just blank page, all can be used as usual but no lines to see where one box starts and another finishes. Anyone got any ideas ??

Hi I'm putting down a loose stone driveway, 150mm of MOT then 50mm of 20mm top stones, my question is, are the proportions OK and should I put down a weed supressing cover before the MOT or is this overkill. Thanks

Hi Anyone have any idea which is best materal for roof lantern wood or UPVC. I have wood conseratory but lantern will cop all weather etc. Also I will want it coloured so it may fade over time, Any advice would be welcome. Thanks

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Hi I'm looking to buy a new system and have seen this one, does anyone have any comments good or bad for this. Price is £466. I'm not a gamer but need reasonable amount of power for photoshop etc. Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.40GHz (800FSB) - Asus P5K SE Intel P35 (Socket...

Hi I'm looking to buy a new computer, but would like one that is very compact ie every thing in the screen with no wires to deal with. Have seen the Macs but would prefer to stay with PC. Does anyone have any ideas where I can get something like this.

Thanks for the advice, everyone