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Cheers Johnny, having done a bit of looking Victoria Plumb looks pretty reliable and with decent products though my £750 allowance won't go far:-)

We have sold our bungalow and looking at a new build where the builder has given a budget for kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen budget I can live with £4500, I put a good kitchen in our current house for around that using DIY Kitchens at Pontefract. Now for the sanitary fittings he is...

I never get why anyone would choose leccy! Overall are solar panels any good at reducing annual heating costs? I.E. Hot water through summer

Proper 70s joke: ) but funny.

Tell me where doesn't in the UK? Trust me the climate is more akin to Cornwall than Bolton: ) I take it everyone is on mains gas then!

Yep love it, especially Anglesey. Boring! Depends what you like I suppose. Fishing, sailing, wind surfing, beautiful beaches (and lots of them), cycling, great walking, pubs/restaurants (are improving)... sheep. The one thing I will miss is the good live music venues of Manchester.

I hope your plumbing is better than your advice: )

I'm looking to move to Anglesey where large areas of the island are off grid. I have been spoilt throughout my life in that I've always had mains services. I guess the main alternatives are electricity, oil and LPG. I'll rule electricity out straight away as I believe it is prohibitively...

So I’d appreciate your views thoughts on initial ideas on levelling. I my drawings are to scale. I’m considering using around 30 railway sleepers 8’ x 8” x 4” to create a 24” high wall approximately 56’ long. Thoughts are to use posts at 8’ intervals approximately 18” in to the ground with...

Thanks for the info. I was thinking of digging down 2 feet! I may just halve that and go 12" to be on the safe side.

I want to create a 24" high retaining wall and current thought is railway sleepers. I would propose to use 8' x 8" x 4" sleepers stacked on their narrowest edge ie 3 x 8" to create a 24" high wall over a length of 56 feet. I would use sleeper posts in to the ground at 8 foot intervals and dead...

I have been pondering over this for a while but I need a cheap solution for a retaining wall on a patch of land at the side of my house. I want to semi level the areas and am thinking of using 2 x 12" concrete base boards (24" high holding back around 22" of soil) over a length of about 60...

Thanks for the reply, very useful info. Sorry double reply!

Thanks for the reply, very useful info.

Hi I'm considering renovating my daughters bathroom whilst she is away in Oz for 3 weeks. I've completed a kitchen in the past with little problem and am feeling that it should be within my capabilities. before I even suggest the idea to her I want to make sure I'm as mentally prepared as...

I'm looking to buy a DIY electric roller garage door (4400mm x 2260mm). Is there any benefit of galvanised steel or aluminium?

Thanks for the replies, it makes sense. I'll probably give it a miss. Thanks again Simon

Ideally to use it as a holiday base, though even to use it for storage would still be of use, depending on purchase price, which is indicated at £4.5k for 0.5 acre.

Hi I've got an opportunity to buy some agricultural land in rural Wales which I'm considering buying as a base to leave a touring caravan on. Next to the land there is a small row of terraced houses but little else apart from brilliant views. There is a decent high mature hedge which would...

Thanks for the reply. Yes the lintel carries the outer leaf of brickwork. The more I look at what is available the more confused I get and I'm beginning to think you are right when you say calling in an expert can pay for itself: ) I had a quick look around our estate and several...