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Pressure washer would be ideal if you could do it such that the water wont make it worse.

Cut a circle of turf out first, have your fire and lay it back. I did it when I was a kid and wanted a fire without my parents noticing. On that note... cut it bigger than you think or you'll end up with a scorched ring, also cut it quite deep as it makes it less likely to die. A brown circle...

If the oil was particularly filthy (20k miles is a long service interval, I'd expect the oil to be horrendous by that point) then the sludge stays behind and gets mixed into the next batch of oil. Oil change intervals are a compromise between the engineers who want short intervals and the...

I think a rotten egg smell in the car is more likely to be from the battery. A/C can stink, but I've never had it smell sulfurous. Batteries on the other hand, especially old/knackered batteries can if overcharged or internally shorted produce hydrogen sulfide gas from the sulfuric acid in the...

Thanks! I'd be able to get it back out again as the hole above the light is quite large. The first link, with the cable clamps looks ideal. Out of interest, would a "chocbox" also be suitable (for future reference)?

Hi Dave, thanks for the response, There is slack, but the fitting just has L N connections, so nowhere for me to connect up the wiring that would normally be in the ceiling rose. I didn't want choc blocks or similar inside the flush light in case it overheated. I don't know if junction...

Morning all, I have ceiling light (batten? a normal bulb held in a fitting like a ceiling rose without a flex) in my porch I want to replace with a flush fit dome light. Porch has a flat roof so I can't get to the top side of my ceiling without removing the roof, as such I can't screw...

Hi Noseall, Thanks for the response, I'll check for sag tonight. The mortar in the bottom course is severely weathered, it has recessed in by 1-2 inches for most of the course. The mortar is very sandy, it's a south facing 40 year old wall near the coast, some parts are worse than others...

Afternoon all, Just noticed the garage wall on the house I've just bought is bowing inwards slightly at the middle of the wall. Garage is made with single skin brick walls on three sides, with a block wall shared with the neighbour. Flat roof. Concrete base is undamaged. The wall in...