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i keep chickens, and although the rats are attracted, that's not the reason they're there - it's the food and water Might be worth advising you neighbour that food and water should be kept up off the ground where the rats can't reach but the chickens can

i tried a few traps, i had them in the kitchen and in my walls, even the dogs weren't doing very well (they were winning 5-0 though!) I resorted to poison after months of trying different things. I haven't seen the dead rats, but the noises have stopped and the poison isn't being taken as...

so that's what they're called! couldn't find any pictures of what i was looking for

thanks squeaky, what do you think about boarding up half height i.e. to leave an internal window (no glass) that would give me a place to put the sofa and maintain light through the rooms

Oh, i hadn't thought of that! Thanks

you might have to get a scaffolder in to have a look at this one, guard rails won't matter if it's just a DIY job a lot will depend on the adjacent roofs carrying the weight what's the longest youngerman board you can get from a hire shop?

Hi, I was wondering if i need to sand/cement render my chimney breast that houses a 12kw wood burner. What mix would you go with to avoid heat cracking and the render blowing off the brickwork (i expect shrinkage cracks and know i will be filling and re-painting for a while)

I'm wondering about boarding up the access between the lounge and dining room. I have a wood burner, that makes it simply too warm to have a sofa any closer and therefore i have to push the sofa back against the folding doors. I was wondering if anyone else had boarded theirs up and wished...

Thanks Aron, Just seems such a waste of space, but i'll be doing lots of different things to the house so everything is always an option. I'm a QS so know plenty of people, but tend to do a lot of things myself, so it's just material prices really.

I could always render the walls, and possibly dig down deeper to the foundations (unsure of their level at the minute) Install a sump pump in one corner for any ground/surface water etc

Already looking into insulating the floor. This is exactly the reason that got me thinking of a use for the space. Access could/would be through a new opening in the back wall and i could soon form a pit or steps down to it. Currently have a rather large dog flap in my back door, so...

Haha, i'd clean it if i had to, but they have the run of the back garden, so this would just be for fun and running around in

Ok, so i have a decent under floor crawl space and i'm wondering if there's anything i can do with it. Approx 1950s brick build bungalow (cavity wall, no insulation) The under floor space has been filled with a slurry mix, but i have approx 500 - 1000 worth of height between the bottom of...

Thanks, i'd seen field gate hinges but i'm not sure if i can get one the correct width. Either way, i was going to mount the pin 'inside' the opening, and cut the gates to suit

have you got a link for the kind of thing i'd need? Will a straight band give me enough space to swing the gates both ways?

Sounds like a plan :P