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I've actually bought the B&Q own brand pump which cost circa. £30 - does anyone have any experience of this pump?

Argos do a car trailer measuring circa. 5ft x 3.3ft for about £350. Is this a good price and has anyone had one of these trailers?

I have used pressure treated timber to make some raised beds for vegetable growing. The garden is sloping so I'm now going to level them using timber cut at an angle. The 'cut' side of the timber will be in contact with the ground and I'm concerned about it rotting due to the pressure treated...

I tried attaching a hosepipe to my water butt tap but gravity alone is insufficient for it to flow. Argos do a water butt pump for circa. €77 but this seems expensive - does anyone know of a cheaper alternative?

Shall I manually pull out the weeds first or use weedkiller later in the spring when it is warmer?

I recently had a new flagged footpath laid and there are slight gaps between the flags and grass is growing up through them. Does anyone know the best way to fill these gaps - would a dry sand and cement mixed brushed back and forth until the gap is filled be suitable? If so, what ratio of...

Another thought from elsewhere-would the door not jam at the top if you use them? In other words the rising action can only begin after the door has opened by 90 degress and so the door has cleared the frame.... but the rising action starts straight away so the door may jam at the top depending...

Thanks for your reply. The mat is about eight inches from the closed door - would the rising butt hinges lift the door soon enought o clear the mat? Also, would the door stay open with these hinges? Finally, where can they be bought online?

I've recently bought a persian rug for a living room floor and unfortunately the door will not fit over it. I presume the easiest way to rectify this is to hire an electric planer and take a few milimetres off the bottom of the door. The only problem with that is there will then be a gap...

I've noticed this year that a certain radiator makes a pinging noise, similar to the sound of the pipe being struck with a metal object, every few minutes when the heating is on. Does anyone know whta it could be?

Having read previous posts re the carcinogens in railway sleepers, is there a safe alternative of the same dimensions that can be used in the vicinity of a vegetable patch? At present I have a row of them forming a border with the lawn and are recessed into the ground. I also have them...

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a disused dog loo for the disposal of chicken bones etc. which the Green Cone is designed for, as they both seem to work on the same principle Dog loo: http://www.staywell.co.uk/instructions/113.pdf Green cone...

I've just got a table tennis top for a snooker table but have a problem with the canopy light being a slight obstruction when playing TT. Can anyone suggest a method of being able to quickly raise the light - I was thinking of a winch system but perhaps this would be impractical and unsightly.

Just rang the local tool hire company and the assistant asked me 'how will you get into the corners of the cut out piece with the angle grinder?' I couldn't answer this as this is an issue - I'll be able to score the tiles in the corners but not cut down through their depth and if I hit them...

I need to recess a mat into an existing tiled floor - can anyone help with the following: What is the best way to cut out the outline of the mat well and remove the tiles? I think the tiles are only 10mm thick but the coir mat is 20mm so I would need to remove about 10mm of the concrete...

I have read through the existing posts on loft flooring but have the following questions: 1) I've got a two section aluminium loft ladder which requires the loft hatch to be converted into a trap door. In the instructions it states that chipboard or MDF are not suitable materials for the door...

I have read several articles, most recently an sustainable energy guide, that loft insulation should be laid in between the joists and then another layer across them (this is the case in my loft) and this should not be compressed if laying flooring for storage purposes. If this is the case...

I can hear the loft cistern re-filling all over the house. It seems to be working correctly, it is just the sound of the water filling the tank. I was going to attach a piece of garden hose to the valve outlet to bring it below the water level - is this a good idea? Are there any problems...