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Our front lawn comes up the house brick. I'm digging out a foot width border in front of the house, so that I can add some decorative stone Would folks advise about adding any sand first or a membrane of some sort. It will never be stood on, just for looks and ease when mowing Thanks

Hi, I'm about to remove a few inches of grass and soil outside the front of my house, and add some stones, so we can walk on it alonside the drive. The dilemma I have is that there's a slope towards the house and I really want to try and prevent as much water running towards it as possible. I...

Sorry, I know there are many threads on this, especially this time of year. We recently boarded the centre section of our attic using loft legs and added a further 170mm of insulation to the existing 100mm between the joists. I made sure to leave a gap around the edges. Up there yesterday and...

Hi I have an led batten light in our garage controlled by 1 switch near the main door. Would really like to add a second switch on the other side of the garage, where the second door is. Could I connect a wireless receiver to the existing switch somehow (then mount the wireless switch next to...

Hi all I have 4 60cm 4w LED lights (Ikea RATIONELL) connected under the kitchen counter tops. 3 of them are linked, the 4th is across the room and the cable goes into the wall. I can see two cables (plus our main power supply going into 1 switch under the counter tops, so they are all...

We have a standard conservatory 3x3. Just wondering how much of a difference a dwarf wall makes, when it comes to heat insulation and strength for roofing? Thanks

Just replaced an old mechanical stat with a Honeywell dt4. It's so much louder than the previous one and ive read that other Honeywell's are similar. Would lnt be too bothered but it likes to come on and off an awful lot around set temps to keep it there Anyone aware of a quieter digital wired...

Hi We are trying to optimise our older (1995 ideal classic) heat only system as the temps are dipping before getting a new system next year. Have noticed that the radiator in our hall way is not as hot as others around the house. This is where the thermostat is located, so would really like to...

We have a 30 year old Ideal Classic heat only system with cylinder in the cupboard upstairs. Need hot water on for heating. Costing us quite a lot so will be looking to change asap to be honest. It still works fairly well mind. I have a question about temp setting. We have it set to 4 (out of...

Hi all Our Drayton combistat is not working so well and I'd like to replace it with a digital stat, perhaps Honeywell or hive All controls are next to our boiler using the Drayton lp522. Water needs to be on for heating to come on. Cylinder in cupboard gets heated up and water passes through...

Hi all, We've are planning to do a lot of work on the back garden soon - adding a large decking or porcelain sitting area on the right hand side as well as replacing a lot of the lawn itself (very old), then adding a shed to the left side. It's a relatively small area and the problem we have is...

Our front garden is on a slight slope to the house. Grass comes up to the wall and has done since it was built in 2001. We moved in two years ago and thinking about digging out a foot or width from the front of house to replace it with some stones. It would look a lot nicer and also be easier to...

Hi All As the title says, we have an old conservatory with glasses all around to the bottom (no dwarf walls) and a plastic roof We therefore experience a very hot summer and cold winter in there I've seen many videos showing some good methods of insulating the roof using timber > Insulation >...

Hi We have 2 rather ugly drains in our garden which are raised about 6cm above garden level Would really like to lower these. I've taken the cover off and can see a number of courses that I'm hoping can be removed. Pic below What do people think? Thanks

Hi all, I am finally getting around to sorting out the small path down side of our house. The plan is to create a lean to roof linking gutters to our main drain, but first thing is the ground. It's going to be walked on fairly often. I have dug out a couple of cm of mud so far which had some...

I've been looking at draining solutions in our back garden/patio. The old block paving is pooling in some areas and whilst investigating, I've found what seems to be a small area near the fence where water is draining into. I really don't want to dig up too much until I get professionals in for...

Hi All New house has front garden with a bit of a slope (towards the house) and the grass comes up to the brick, no drain or gravel separation. It's been like this for many many years. No damp issues and DPC is above where is meets. Wondering how bad this is for the foundation? We are thinking...

Hi, I'm adding guttering to one side of a porch because that side is constantly dripping on us and also lands on some patio and collects for a while. See pic below. I've gone with black square guttering to match the house and I'm trying to figure out the best solution for directing it around...

Hi all Not long liven in our new house - it has an old boiler system we are going to replace next year. Boiler is a Ideal classic (year ~2000 ish). It's heat only with thermal store cylinder in the airing cupboard. Has a Drayton programmer and we have both hot water and heating on for a few...

We have an old combi stat in the hall way which we would like to replace. Doesn't seem too accurate plus would like a digital stat until we replace the system. Is this possible? Is it a DIY job for a relatively competent DIY'er? We have an old ideal classic boiler with a heat store cylinder in...