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Thanks for the heads up on the plugs John,I was going to buy some and was wondering what would be a good choice. In the past I have just bought the raw plugs and whilst they have done the job, I was curious as to what the Fischer ones were like to work with. It's good to have a recommendation Mike

Sorry about that, my computer had a brain fart! Here is the link https://upvcspares4repairs.co.uk/patlock-french-double-door-security-patio-dead-lock-bolt.html Mike

I don't know how much you want to spend, but how about this and you can always keep it for future use. Mike

Have a look at this http://www.pavingexpert.com/pointing.htm Mike

I'm with John on this one because if you drill a hole too big the plug will rotate and you will struggle to stop the plug turning. At the weekend I had to put up a awning outside our patio doors and it came supplied with M12 coach screws and some plastic plugs with instructions to drill a 12mm...

I have a evolution saw and I can't fault it, I don't use it every day but I have cut sheet material and metal and all with a clean cut. Mike

Many years ago I had one of those and I found that you had to take the blade and spacers off then you could get to the cooling fins that are underneath the plate that the blade assembly are fixed to. The problem with my one was the fins were always clogged up with dried mulched grass and once I...

Sometimes the lock will only come out from one side, usually the inside of the door. The idea being that if the lock was snapped from the outside it would still be impossible to remove the lock and gain entry from the outside. Mike

You could do some research to see if this...

This site has lots of really helpful articles http://www.pavingexpert.com/patio01.htm Mike

This may help http://www.pavingexpert.com/featur03.htm#retain, lots of other good articles on this site. Mike

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Amongst my most used tools are; 1. Mattock with axe and spade ends 2. Dutch hoe for rapid weed removal 3. Spade (a border one for the narrow areas) 4. Fork (a good solid one that is forged) 5. Rake 6. Spring rake for the grass 7. Ratchet loppers 8. Ordinary loppers 9. Various secateurs 10...

How about gravel/hogging as a pathway http://www.pavingexpert.com/gravel01.htm Mike

The bleach is to rot down any hair that has formed a hairball with the soap , the hot water will help to break up the soap. Mike

Another thing worth trying is to put a couple of kettle fulls of boiling water into the drain so if there is any build up of congealed soap in the pipe the hot water will help to remove it. If it were me I would pour a whole bottle of the thickest bleach I could buy into the trap first then the...

Something to help you; http://www.pavingexpert.com/cut_in01.htm http://www.pavingexpert.com/cut_in02.htm Mike

When we lived in our last house where we built an extension next to some conifer trees that our neighbor had in his garden ,the BCO made us dig an extra 0.4m of our foundations to counteract any possible movement. The pine tree that you have in your garden is similar to the conifers in that they...

Probably your best source of advice will be from the RHS who will be able to give you informed advice. Mike

I would say that normally a architect draws up plans for a proposed structure and then a SE is consulted as to how much 'beef' the structure needs to be safe and compliant, but without a plan in the first place there is nothing for the SE to calculate. Mike