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As Thermo said - Ultra sonic devices seem to work a treat. I tried everything from pepper dusts, various bad smelling stuff, garlic etc etc. None of those seemed to work plus you have to keep applying it after heavy rain.

Hi, I have fitted a quadrant shower enlosure and tiled the area indside of that only. I have tiled right up to the edge of the vertical sides to the enclosure. These sides have a lip on them of about 1 inch where the screws are that mount it to the wall. My grilfriends dad said that to seal...

Hello again, I recently got rid of a patio, top-soiled the area and seeded. As it turns out i dont think i put enough top soil down. The grass has grown a lot but the drainage is poor (due t osand and hardcore underneath). Is it possible to put more top soil on top of the grass - will it...

Nice one - cheers pal!

Argh ok, i understand now. Is there a primer i can use on the nails before i paint?

I used an oil based golss but just before i painted i wiped down with a damp sponge!! I've just seen acrylic primer online - just the ticket! Thanks again chaps!

Hi, I recently put up a door frame with nails, primed and glossed. A year on the nails have gone rusty and has shown through the paint. Is there anything i can do to stop this now and should there have been something i should have done in the first place. I have just finished another door...

Excellent - cheers pal!

Hi, I have just finished my bathroom. The shower tray is sat on a wooden box which intend to paint with emulsion the same colour as the room. Even though it wont get soaked it may ge tthe odd drip of water on it. Can i coat it with an acrylic varnish for extra protection? Any other...

I bet thats what it is then. The weeds are literally where the top soil went. I suppose its my own fault for doing a "rush job" Cheers for the info John Tom

Cheers John, i will try and cut them tonight. It'd take me a day to cut the weeds individually but i think you are right in that if i cut them regularly they may die. I hope so anyway. I cant even identify the weed, i've never seen it before! Could it be possible that it was in the top soil i...

Cheers for that advice - i did wonder about those weed killers. It looks like i may have to dig it up but i havent really got time. I needed the lawn for the summer and just wanted it looking reasonable. I havent got any money to turf either.

Hello again, I put some grass seed down along with some top soil where our old patio used to be. The seed has grown very nicely over the last 4 weeks but in the last few days there is a broad leaf weed growing wildly amongst it. Its so dense that i think its going to eventually take over. Is...

Hi, i asked this question not so long back and i'm going to have to put in a new CU. Ideally electric showers should have an RCD and that was something i couldnt do with my old unit. The shower should specify what MCB to use as mine did. Also i had to be careful what shower i ugraded to as my...

Thanks for the info chaps - much appreciated. Yes the cable still feeds the shower. I dont have a crimp tool, is there anyother way of safely reconnecting this cable (ie connector block or is it worth investing?) Cheers

Cheers Static!

Thats what i thought. Whats a code 2 and a code 4 if you dont mind me asking?

Hello, After reading a lot of threads about having planning to do certain work on houses i've started to panic. I bought a house 2 years ago which had an en-suite bathrrom fitted in the early 90's. As far as i'm aware (mainly due to very poor workmanship as it was all done by the previous...

Hi chaps, i tried to do a search for my question as i have seen somebody post this before but i dont remember the outcome. After taking the face plate off my socket today i realised that the cable feeding it was the 6mm shower cable feeding our en-suite. Is this safe? To me there could be a...

Cheers Jason. As i said i will have to rebuild it anyway so will get my ass down the wood yard later toady. Cheers again chaps!