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Hoping you can help: the spotlights that my wife (and I, of course! :roll: ) are 4 per pack and run off a transformer which is also the plug. As we would like 30 lights in total, we neither want 8 bulky transformer/plugs plugged in or have the facilities (8 sockets). I did prepare a live...

Even though I have selected that I do not want Norton to scan outgoing emails, it still does. Do you know how to stop it doing this?

I would like to erect a shed, but need it about 500mm off the ground. What would be the best way to do this? Thank you.

Hi, hoping you can help. I have some plain plasterboard of which the edges are indistinguishable as they have been taped and patched. Would it be possible to line these walls with lining paper, I have some 1400 grade and 1000 grade already I used for another job - would either of these...

I've got a shed, and I'd like to play a lot of guitar in it, but I don't want to annoy the neighbours. I wouldn't want to get cold either. I've looked at some sites for sound insulation, but there seems to be a lot out there with hard-to-compare specifications. What would you recommend?

Hi, is it possible to lay laminate flooring around a toilet as so to make the finish where the ceramic meets the wood neat? If it is, how do I do it?

Two years ago I laid some laminate flooring in a room about 6 feet by 4 feet. I didn't put those cork strips round the outside. Nothing bad happened. This room was removed but I saved the laminate flooring - and now I am going to use it elsewhere, on an even smaller room. Should I use...

Boo hoo! I have mislaid my 15mm stop end which is chrome - the sort that goes on them fandangled chrome towel rails. And I can't find anywhere round here that does them - not the sheds or the Plumb 'Center' or screwfix. Can anyone help me find one?

I installed a towel rail in my downstairs bathroom as part of the central heating system: everything fine, no problems. I have a much smaller one to go in the upstairs loo. As the room is small and not used very often I have installed electric power to it - I didn't think it was worth...

I have been putting a thin layer of oil on my plasterer's hawk, my pointing trowel, filling knife etc etc after washing and drying them. The oil was in a very old container which has rusted up so I don't know the name. Can you get "Tool Oil"? Is that what I need?

What is the best material to use for acoutsic insulation in partition walls? Thank you please.

This is just to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who made suggestions and gave me advice during my retaining wall project. I really appreciated all your help. I have a few (ahem) pictures to show you how it progressed: A lot of digging: Starting to build the columns: Back...

If I wanted to build the back skin of part of my retaining wall out of house bricks, could I? Would they be strong enough? (I have LOADS left).

Hi, I would like to put some wall on some concrete. The concrete foundations would surround the water supply pipe. Is there a protective cover for such a job? Do I need one? Many thanks for your help.

Hi, You may have seen this project I am doing with is _nearly_ finished: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31272 I am indebted to you all for the technical advice - my wall is looking good and I should have it finished before the weather turns really nasty! Now I need your...

Hi, hoping you can help me (yet again - I am forever indebted!) I have built a retaining wall, and the time has come to back-fill it. I was wondering if the gravel had to be a certain height or percentage of the height of the wall, and if it has to be right down at the bottom, i.e. could I...

Can anyone tell me what type of waterproof membrane I need for my retaining wall? Is there a certain gauge? Thank you, I appreciate your help.

I have a lot of builder's sand left over (about 800kg), which I have been using for bricklaying. Would it be possible to use this in a concrete mix (along with aggregate)for in-filling the two skins of a wall and some hollow brick piers? I think I am supposed to use concreting sand, it's just...

Hi, hoping you can help again! What specifically should I use for weep holes in a retaining wall? Someone mentioned copper would degrade, albeit over a long period of time. So shall I use the equivalent plastic pipe used in plumbing, or a type of waste pipe? And should there be some kind of...

Hi, you guys have helped me so much in the past, I would love your advice again. You may have seen my latest project: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31272 and http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31163 Thanks to all the advice on here, it is coming along...