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I would suggest you take off the turf in the problem area, dig a large hole about three feet deep and 3/4 fill it with bricks or similar. Top up with soil,pack it down well and re-lay the turf.( it worked for me.)

They won't get through this :) Gorse

My neighbour has laurel.....that seems to grow quite quickly, looks good and seems to be pretty dense ( the laurel, not my neighbour) )

Good Luck

One thing to think about when buying topsoil.WEEDS. have a look at where your supplier is getting it from, I bought some and spent the next twelve months putting round up on the s******g things.

Hi, I live in a cul-de-sac, for some weeks now I and my neighbours have had problems with drains backing up, we have cleared them by flushing out all the manholes including the nearest manhole in the road, we thought we had solved the problem, however,Saturday one of the neighbours was still...

Can't help you with the slopes I'm afraid, but to upload photo's really easily go to http://imageshack.us/

I would use neat roundup but wait until you see the foliage then apply it with a small paintbrush, the the weed killer will percolate down the stem and kill the roots.......shouldn't see them again, I stress " neat" not already diluted stuff. :D

I would appreciate it if someone could post a link to a site that deals with the regulations for installing staircases to lofts Thanks

:) Thanks Lectrician

Adam-151 wrote "Anyway, I'd probably be more worried by the fact that I can see what looks like a DIY TNCS conversion" Could you expand on this for me Adam-151. there's been no diy activity in that area, not by me and I've lived here for fifteen years.

Thanks for your responses, but ( and excuse my ignorance)what does TN-C-S mean? I think I'll bring in an elctrician to sort it.

Hi, I've just had my daughters bedroom extended and although I have all the relevant paperwork issued by the relevant bodies I can't understand how the following can be safe and acceptable. The old part of the bedroom is on the old board whilst the new part of the bedroom is on the new i.e when...

Freddymercurystwin.......thanks for that brilliant response I needed a good laugh

If I were you I would re-point the wall, cover it with trellis and train shade loving plants (ask your garden centre) if you do get some sun in that area you may think about sweet peas or ivy such as" hedera helix goldheart" as for the ground I would use a 20mm size pink/gold stone .your damp...

Ireland is going to seem like a cakewalk compared to whats happening in Iraq and Afghanistan and how long did that last?

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Something I've always wondered , is there a secret to ensuring you don't stain your paving/bricks when using cement dye ? Obviously you take a lot of care but I thought there must be a "craftsmans knack"

They made a nice job of inserting the doorframe into the sill.

I would "archive" it too, and go as a giant banana