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We have a a 50sqm garden that has a ratty looking lawn. I would like to either re turf it or sow grass seeds. My initial idea was to rotovate the area and then either lay some topsoil, seeds and more topsoil or lay turf over the rotovated garden. Or would I be better off Killing all the...

Hi all I have a large plastic clawfoot bath. It has always been slow to drain- Looking at the side of the bath (with the drain on the left) the waste goes down through a s trap along to the right (about 1m) then down through the ceiling, to the void between the joists. when it comes back on its...

Hi all Our bathroom has the PVC wall panelling around 3 walls ( the other wall is a "feature wall) due to the incredibly hard water the panels by the (over bath) shower suffer from heavy limescale. After trying to clean it I succeeded in marking the panels ( I suspect I took off the printed...

Hi all I have a a path that is like stepping stones so there is no pointing . of the 10, 2 have come loose and looking at the base its like there has been no bond made. I know the correct way would be to take out all the mortar and rebuild from scratch, but time is against me So I was hoping...

Hi all I am running in some cctv on the outside of the house. I intend to run the cable through 20/25mm metal conduit. These come in 3m lengths, threaded both ends with a joiner. Some of the runs need a T piece to raise a run to a higher camera position, but the length isless than 3m so I need...

Hi all I need to remove a radiator for decorating. It is the bottom radiator of a pressurised (combi boiler). It has a trv on the left and the standard valve on the right. also on the right is a drain valve ( that doesnt seem to work) (another rad in the next room also has a drain valve) I...

Hi all my boiler is losing pressure. It seems to be only happening when we use the central heating which suggests that its a leaking component in the system. Thing is this has been going on for a year or so ( we tend to use the log burner rather than the ch) so I would have thought if it was a...

Hi All Our kitchen has been painted in Johnstones durable matt. It looks nice but is not very hard wearing at all. I am looking at repainting it (same colour so would prefer Johnstones) and am not sure which would be better Soft sheen or Eggshell. I know that eggshell will be tougher but more...

Hi all I am getting a leak between my waste pipes. I have worked out that the final waste (that goes through the outer brick wall is not perfectly in lined with the rest of the pipe run, so it leaks from the join at a T piece. I was thinking of inserting a flexible pipe in the run so that the...

Hi all I am building a spider light with 7 outputs. So I need to join the switched supply to 7 lots of cable. This cable is 0.75mm braided cable. I was intending to use 2 of 773-108 24A 8-Way Push-Wire Connectors but just saw that it only accepts 1.5mm braided cable. Is there an alternative...

Hi all We have a very large decking area to the rear off the house (long story as to how we ended up getting it!). Sadly the rear of the house is the main entrance. Now autumn and winter are on the way it is turning very very slippy. As its now to wet to paint/varnish we are looking at some...

Hi all we have a summerhouse finished in shiplap cladding, to this we have clad our little shed as an annex butted up to the summerhouse. As the shed is smaller than the summerhouse the (pent) roof angles up to the summerhouse side wall. It is covered in roofing felt so looks a bit ugly. So our...

I have a bit of a situation. I have build a summer house (4.5mw x 2.5md) and its all treated T&G with a rubber membrane sloping ( front to back) roof. We have decided to add on a cooking shed ( 6ft x 4ft) on the side ( so 1.8m front to back 1.2m left to right) We have clad it in the same T&G...

Hi all I have built a summerhouse/off (many posts about it of the course of the build). I built it on 4x2 timbers sitting on paving/concrete "islands" with a membrane on. Fitted PIR insulation between the timbers. The ground isnt level so the gap underneath ranges from 50mm through to 150mm...

Hi all I have been using a 2nd hand Ryobi RG15gn18 air strike nail gun for a couple of years. I bought it 2nd hand and it was well used. It has now died ( with 2 walls of cladding left to do!!!!) All my other tools are Dewalt ( I have a battery adaptor for the Ryobi) so I was looking at the...

Hi all I am finally finishing off the summerhouse and the last bit to do is the internal walls. These are being clad with horizontal T&G. The room is 2.8m x 2.5m with the longest walls being the back wall and front (75% windows and doors) I was intending to start with the back wall but wondered...

A part of my summerhouse is to be used as a shed so is very narrow (1.5m x 2.5m) the floor is oak plank laid across the width ( to match the summerhouse) I have stripped it bare by using the floor sander across the grain and used the floor sander( across the grain) to get to 80grit. I then used...

Hi all Bit of back story. The lower level of our (1865) house is a bit weird in the the dining room is at the front of the house and is below ground level, the kitchen is at the back (same level) but opens onto the back garden. The stairs go up to the next level "right to left" in the middle of...

Apologies for the dual post ( I started in flooring but realised this may be better- mods please delete if required) Hi (again) All Continuing the ongoing summerhouse saga, we are now into the final stages. The oak plank flooring is fitted, and next week I will be sanding them down ready for...

Hi (again) All Continuing the ongoing summerhouse saga, we are now into the final stages. The oak plank flooring is fitted, and next week I will be sanding them down ready for finishing. These are solid oak planks. The walls will be clad in unfinished pine T&G ( may well be washed or painted at...