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Wow, that deck looks amazing.... hope mine turns out just a nice. One thing is, is there not a problem in having the deck higher than the house's DPM ? I was advised that if this is done there can be problems with damp due to splashback from rain..... ?

Just a quick question, I am putting down some laminate into my conservatory but would like a small section of coir matting by the external doors. Is this stuff laid the same as carpet with grippers round the edge and underlay ? All help appreciated...

Thanks guys, I will try the trench idea and see what happens. I have since heard that being called a 'French Trench'. I will post back results when i have done it.

its not a large lawn, about 50' 30' and it does appear to be clay soil. I have done some research on the net, and it seems like the best solution would be to a) dig a large soak away b) create some drainage tracks to the soak away c) as posted above, adding grit and compost to the area...

I am probably the worst gardner in the world, so please excuse me if this a stupid thing to be asking.. ..but.... My garden is very very soggy, the area is known to be so and when I bought the house I accepted this. Now though with kids growing up, I would like to see if anything can be...

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Thanks Thermo

I want to replace some/all of my wooden fence posts with the concrete type, however the wooden ones are held in place with small concrete supports (I am sure that there is a name for them). I will need to get rid of the old concrete ones but as they are concreted into the ground, am not looking...

Thanks for that....

Indeed it does, but its says: * Ideal for Kitchen, Bathroom, and Utility room areas * Also suitable for Bedroom, Study, Conservatory, Living room and Hallway areas Just wondering if anyone has experience with these products.....

Just wondering if anyone has experience of putting the tile effect laminate flooring into a conservatory ? I have concerns regarding the drastic changes in temp that conservatories get. B & Q list conservatories as 'also for', not 'ideal' for their TileLOC products, and I have no idea what...

I recently converted my garage which had a flat roof portion. BC were happy with 50mm cross ventilated air gap plus 75mm Xtratherm (like celotex but much cheaper)...

Don't bother, I bought a load to replace GU10's for my hallway, they give a horible 'cold' sterile light very different from standard halogens.

Is this some urban legend ?

Hello, I have noted the various other topics where you can cure the dreaded creaking floorboard by screwing them down nice and tight, my issue is that before we moved into our house, new carpets were laid and I hate the idea of having to pull them up. a. Is there a magic solution (he says...

thanks noseall, I had a feeling that it may be the case. I might aswell re-do the boxing in using plasterboard.

Just wondering if it is possible/advisable to plaster over MDF. Reason: I have boxed in some pipes using MDF board and would like to smooth over some of the ahem 'rougher' edges that maybe I didn't get quite flush. It would also help with the gaps around the walls where they are not sqaure...