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Hi all, Many thanks for your advice. I did the job a couple of weeks ago. Despite it taking an absolute age it turned out really well. Crucially, no straining on my nice stone flags! Now let's hope it lasts through the winter. Thanks very much. Shaun

Ok will do. I'll just buy a new bag of mortor. I'm very conscious of staining my stone flags with the mortor so was planning to use a measuring jug to pour it between the gaps and then wait for rain to supply the water needed to firm it up. This was recommended to me but I think the person...

I think it's been in the garage a couple of years. It's got a bit hard in places but would break up. Thanks for your help

I've got a bag of mortor in the garage. Could I just use that? The idea being that when it rains I will firm up. What do you think?

...or perhaps install a lifting mechanism where we can lower or heighten it, depending on our mood.

Funnily enough that was the reason I expected but probably the only one he didn't give. During our discussion he implied he would be willing to replace the existing wall with a similar stone wall, of the same height. I think the height problem is the key - he's a very nosey person and likes to...

If the second fence goes up on my side, and is legal, then surely this wouldn't constitute a 'dispute' in legal terms, and therefore wouldn't need to be declared in the event of a house sale. Is this not correct? There's a good chance that I will look to sell my home in the next few years. I...

We've not even spoken about cost and I don't sense that it's the problem. Since he really doesn't want it done and I do, I think it's only fair that I pick up the cost. He says he doesn't want a fence because it will rattle in the wind. I don't quite buy this as he's got a wooden fence on...

I'm pretty sure it's shared ownership but will double check my deeds. If it was condemned by an expert that would I be able to insist on it's replacement on safety grounds? I would assume so. I actually think it would be deemed safe as although it's leaning quite badly there isn't any...

Hi everyone, I've got a small dispute with my next door neighbour. At the moment a concrete wall separates our rear gardens. The wall is 97cm high (a little over 3ft). I'd like to replace it for a few reasons: 1. It leans quite significantly. I'm pretty sure it has got worse over the last...

Thanks for your reply. The gaps are about 10 - 15 mil. It is flags rather than block paving. Thanks Shaun

Hi all, My patio was growing weeds in the gaps between the flags so i've scraped most of the soil and existing sand out. I went to a builders merchant and they advised I buy KILN DRY SAND for refilling the gaps. My neighbour said I should also mix in cement with the sand so that it...

I have been given different advice on fitting a fireplace hearth. The shop has said that it can be placed on top of my laminate floor and secured to the chimney breast with sealant. However a builder has said it must be concreted to the floor and the laminate must go round it. I definitely want...

I've got a problem with condesation in my living room and need to increase ventilation. I plan to install a couple of air bricks to increase ventilation through to the outside. My question is, am I better off placing these quite high up so that the warm air can flow through? Or should they...

Foxhole, Just spotted on another topic that you referred to a dehumidifyer as 'useless'. I'm currently using one to try and prevent the endless drying of clothes on the radiators that we do (bad I know!!!) from covering the walls and windows in condensation. Is a dehumidifyer likely to be...

Foxhole, The chimney is bricked up at the moment but I will shorty be having a gas fire fitted. Will I still need a ground level vent in this case??? I assume the fire would need some sort of flue. The old chimney pot was removed along time ago (safety reasons I think as it was right on...

I have a problem with moisture on and around my chimney breast (which is bricked up) which has caused discolouration and mould on the wallpaper. This effects only the downstairs part. It's unclear as to whether the moisture is coming through the chimney, or whether it is caused by condensation...

We have a portable dehumidifier which we used to dry out the walls when we had rising damp problems. It makes sense to use it whenever we have clothers on the radiators (better than opening the windows in winter!!). I've got some mould killer for the walls and hopefully this clears the...

We used them in the summer when it's practical to. I've tended to not use them in the Winter because of the weather, although thinking about it, it's no more unpredictable than the summer whether is.

I don't have trickle vents on any of my windows. This may be a daft question but can these be fitter easily to existing windows? Are they likely to cause a noticeable draft when they're open?