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We had a large, dying/dead Robinia tree felled about a year ago. The tree surgeon couldnt remove the stump with his saws and said we needed a grinder. The problem is we only have access from the side alley for 60cm width, the machine is 90cm wide and I am reluctant to bring it through the house...

I was in a rush, he gave me several references of which I spoke to one who gave a glowing report (turned out later to be his brother in law). I have now, after making some inquiries, discovered that he has a very bad reputation among all the local builders, not just competetive rivalry (as they...

Hi, not sure if this is the best sub-forum for a post like this, but anyway. About a year ago we employed a contractor to renovate our newly acquired but dilapidated house, and build a rear extension. To cut a long story short, he promised a 'boutique service', charged accordingly, and did a...

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At the time, his excuse for leaving the stump was that he couldnt get a grinder into my garden (i think may be true- narrow alleyway), and that 'there are nails in the stump and i am damaging my saw on them so i have to stop'. Is this a load of tosh???? IF yes I will confront him with it and...

I was told that if BC would see a big tree in the garden, they would insist upon our digging deeper foundations...

Over a year ago, I had a tree surgeon/gardener (RFS CERT ARB) quote me £1,500 to Remove a Large Robinia and Poison its stump. The tree was prob at least 30 feet tall and old and dying. I was in a big rush as I wanted it gone before LABC came to inspect my impending extension so I took him for...

We had 20 windows installed in the last year. Despite my contractor insisting otherwise, it now seems likely that the firm he used were not Fensa-registered. Worryingly, he has not even given me their name or contact details, so I have no idea which glazing firm were used, or if they were any...

Ok, so I managed to remove the light by bending the springs up. Unfortauntely, though, seems the leak is not from the flat roof directly above, but from somehwere else, and is running along the plasterboard. I have left the light dangling out in the hope that the plasterboard may dry out a...

exactly what i first tried.. but unless i want the sodden plasterboard to crumble and disintergrate, i need to get the springs out of the way first

A quick query here, flat extension roof leaking when it rains, drips come out of light fitting (=where hole cut through plasterboard). (this one...

If I'm choosing between Flexacryl and Isoflex Liquid Rubber (both stocked at Screwfix), what would you recommend?

thanks for your reply. can i buy acrypol from b+q, wickes or similar? i ask because only get home from work in the evening when most other shops closed. if not, can you recommend any (cheaper?) alternatives that i could buy from them? thanks!

Several roofers have pointed out that there is only 1 layer of cheap mineral green felt - that is where the water is pooling and eventually working its way through. Also, we have a large rooflight, but the builders didnt build a suitable upstand, so that the rooflight almost sits flush on the...