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Here are two pictures. A general view of the wall (which is 70cm high). And a picture detailing the foundation. I've just messed with a small section, as an exploratory investigation. Really, I'm just wanting to tidy up the foundation on my side. Of course, I don't want to end up weakening...

It looks like the original trench is a V shape rather than a U shape. Making the foundation thinner at the edges. I'll be trying to make the foundation a constant thickness on my side, the garden side. 18mm plywood is okay - okay. But, I'm trying to cut my costs by using these Wickes timber...

There is a wall at the end of my garden. Put up by the Council years ago. It's length is 7.2m. The concrete foundation is quite shallow, about 150mm. It's clear that no shuttering was used, because the edge of the concrete is rather ragged and it does not have a flat bottom to it. Okay, so...

Follow-up: The seller has arranged for a refund. I think they inspected it and found the fault I described (wobbly inner flange). Looks like I should use the £44.99 towards another brand of grinder. Still got the Neilson disc though, I did not return that because it was the grinder that had...

I've been running the grinder (it's a slow start type) a few times and looking at the flanges. It looks to me like the flanges are wobbling a bit. That would be a grinder problem, not a disc problem. I wonder if I'm due a refund on a faulty grinder. It's a GMC 852949, bought off Ebay for £44.99.

The grinder is brand new. Both flanges are the same diameter. The inner flange "locks on" to the arbor, so that is the right way around. The outer flange, that is threaded, it's raised centre is away from the disc, which is correct for a cutting disc apparently. There is no date on the disc...

Hi. I've never owned a 9" grinder until today. I also got a 9" diamond cutting disc. The disc is "wobbly" by about 2.5mm on it's outer edge. So, my question is, do I have a faulty disc or is it acceptable to have the 2.5mm "wobble". I would have thought the wobble is unacceptable, but I'm not...

It seems that you would tend to remove lining when changing wallpaper. Okay. Forgetting about the lining, is there any advantage to coating the plaster on a wall with some sort of paint, or some sort of covering? I'm certainly going to line the wall prior to wall papering, but as I say, what...

Hi. If I put up first wallpaper lining, then the wallpaper, will that lining have to be removed when I later change the wallpaper? I'm guessing so, but not sure. Thanks.

I first was looking to erect a regular gravity wall, then I focused my attention on the king post wall because I'd read of their supposed economy. But, what about practicality. I'm looking at some products by Naylor in Ossett, not far from where I live. In their brochure "Retaining wall...

I see the wisdom of avoiding unacceptable risk. Understand that the first impression I have of the situation is that I'm hardly putting up a something that amounts to a restraining wall, when the ground behind it seems to be very stable and holding itself up without support. I'm just saying that...

In light of the ground conditions, and erring on the side of caution, if the trees were cut down, would the advice about avoiding concrete posts and concrete gravel boards be the same? Let's deal with that early on. I think the answer would be "yes" just checking. Another point: I am assuming...

You know, I'm posting here to get people's input. I'm posting to ensure that the wall I put up is not a danger to anyone. Is that not obvious? So, why do you have to start on the road to being offensive?

I went for a walk today and on it I noticed lots of drystone walls 4, 5, 6 foot high adjacent to public paths, some with houses about 12 feet from the "retaining wall". Probably no concrete foundations and certainly no king posts. There are thousands of such walls in the UK. The owners are not...

Hi. I've just realised that the retaining wall that I have in mind to build in my garden (away from a public highway) is variously called a king post wall, or Berlin wall, or soldier pile wall. It consists of a series of posts set firmly in the ground with panels or boards fitted in between the...

Actually, when I think about it, I should first contact the local planning authority, explain the situation and ask them what I need to do about the wall and what the situation is with the trees. This retaining wall needs to be safely built. My intention is to put up concrete posts and...

Hi. Never thought of that issue. So basically you are highlighting a safety issue here with those trees, that requires addressing, either cut them down significantly, or remove entirely. That is an important consideration as I deal with this border issue. Thanks for pointing that out.

Irrespective of the legal consequences of what the neighbor has done, by putting up the new fence on a new fence line, I'm wondering how to solve the fence issue. Maybe I could ask the neighbor if he would be willing to relocate his fence after I put up a retaining wall. Or, maybe I could ask...

Yes, that's what I was wondering about. I'll investigate that idea and see if I come up trumps. Rich

Hi. I know where the original fence line is, a fence line (and a fence) that was there before my (council) house was built. I am thinking about buying my council house. Sometime is the 70's the previous neighbor planted a row of conifer trees within and close to the original fence line, that...