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I have no intention of turfing over it. I didn't say that.

I'm not planning on turfing on top of plastic weed control membrane. Nor did I say it was plastic. Its the fabric stuff. I put the stuff over to stop weeds from growing in the interim period between rotavating and turfing. Unfortunately things got in the way and that turned out to be weeks...

That's what I'm thinking, I don't want weed killer to kill the turf. But, what about a contact weed killer which is only effective when it touches the leaves of the weeds directly? When I rotovated it, it fluffed up to nearly knee height so any weeds that would have been near the surface would...

Several weeks ago I I used a turf cutting machine to take the turf up in my garden and rotavated the soil. I covered the whole garden in in material in weed suppressing material and had intended to lay turf in the following week. Unfortunately other things got in the way and I didn't lay the...

Hi, I am extending outwards my gardens patio area using gabion baskets which will be decked over to walk around on. I am making steps to the side with rectangular baskets also. To the rear of the new patio are there will be a drop off to the lawn of just over a meter. Obsiuly this is oging to...

Thanks for the reply.

Just looking for a bit of advice around laying some hardcore. My house is on a pretty steep hill and consequently the garden is sloped. There is a big step down of over 1M from a small patio area to the first level of the garden (there are 2 levels). When I bought the house there was decking...

Hi. I did all the plumbing via a lofted board to the side of the tray which is now tiled over. I'm not sure how easily the tray will lift but I imagine it's going to be a nightmare to lift back up. Then I'd have to find a way to plumb it back up.... Easiest way now would possibly be via a hole...

Hi, I put in a quadrant shower tray as part of my bathroom rebuild. Everything else has gone pretty much to plan and I am nearly finished tiling however its became apparent that the tray is out by quite a bit. Its a 1000 x 800mm tray. Its level on the long side but the shorter side is out by...

I have just bought a house and the UPVC front door is old and pretty knackered. I'd like to replace it, possibly with a composite. I have done upvc windows wood-UPVC so I am comfortable do do it myself. Problem is, the existing frame has windows at either side and one above. Would I need a...

I'm looking for a suitable replacement transformer for an Accenta Gen 4 panel. I was asked by a friend to have a look at it, the old battery had been taken out at some point. With a new battery the panel works but its not getting power from the mains. Made sure that mains voltage is getting to...

I have just batttened out my bathroom and boarded it out ready for tiling. Around the shower I used Hardibacker. I used normal platerboard everywhere else except for the bath area where I used green aqua boards. Can I just tile straight onto these surfaces or do I need to apply something before...

Hi, I have just boarded out my bathroom, the area where the shower is going to be had 12mm Hardibacker board over a stud wall. The studs are 400mm centers. I put noggins at the half was point between the floor and ceiling. I'd quite like to add a 'shower niche', or recessed shelf. I used 2 x 4...

Installing a shower tray over the weekend, I'm trying to figure out how to connect the waste and trap. There are various videos on youtube which show how to bed in the tray and how to fit the trap to the tray etc. But how do you make the joints etc once the shower tray in in situ? Obviously...

I've just built a stud wall with a door frame which will be the bathroom door. I have a cross section stud above the frame and was planning to put 2 extra vertical pieces within this space just for added rigidity. As it is now its just a space of 130mm x 660mm. All the stud work is extremely...

Will do, mate. Cheers for that. Happy xmas :)

Hi. I am fitting a kitchen at the moment and I've just had the walls plastered. I took out the old radiator which I am planning to move to another wall. We have decided we want a vertical radiator. Iv noticed that they nearly all have flow and return pipes that are designed to be fed into the...

Thanks for the reply's. Not all the joists are doubled up.... think Il take a load more boards up and get more pics. I'l try and see how they are tied in as well. Not that clued up on building structures and stuff so I do appreciate the help. Cheers.

Cheers for that, Tony. The window is just a top opener. Its getting replaced though so I will just get the new one as an escape window. Cheers

Just moved into a new house and looking at options for the kitchen. Currently there are 2 doors in the Kitchen, there is a door at the back of the kitchen which is the only means of entering the garden (without going around the side) (semi detached). The other door is where you enter the...