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Cheers frank My house is pretty old (1880's) but the extension with the flashing was built in the 60's. I knew I would come across some lead wedges at some point, but judging by the quality of the rest of the building work, I probably won't.

I have some lead flashing to remove from some brickwork at the rear of my house. It used to be connected to a wooden lean to that the previous owner removed. Do I literally just remove the pointing with a chisel, pull out the lead and re-point?

Thanks for the comments. I think I might do a combination of the two. A couple of raised beds each side by the lawn area with a deck around the rest of the space. We have an old belfast sink I grow a few herbs in so will plonk that somewhere as well. Also going to cut a couple of flower beds...

Hello all, Ive been loitering on this site for well over a year now, picking up some valuable tips and great advice in that time. I thought I would share the works I have done to our garden over the last year. This included 3 main stages. Here are some before pics. Stage 1. Rip...

http://www.secrets-of-shed-building.com/ I used this site alot when building my shed. Doesn't have free plans but loads of good tips.

Ha. Sorry about that. The stove is outside being used as a patio heater. I didnt want to lose space inside the shed or I would have put one in there. The shed is wooden btw which I have build from scratch, not a garden centre 5 minute job.

Hello all First things first, I dont know an awful lot about plumbing. Im looking for an easy and cost effective way to heat my shed/workshop in the winter and wondered if this would work. Also I like to build things (dont we all) and have things that are a bit one off. Basically I was...