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    Help to improve a VERY big lawn area

    Greetings from France. I have a garden of just under 4,000 square metres. There are quite a few trees around, although favouring one side, the rest is 'herbe des vaches' (cow grass.) Now this doesnt look to bad if you keep on top of it with the mower, but the Brit in me wants better grass...
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    Damp in a (solid) wall of a 400yr old house

    Can anyone help out there? I have a solid wall (530mm) made from local stone with lime mortar. The exterior is faced with a rendering, which I suspect is a cement rendering put on with a tyrolean and not a lime based product which would allow the wall to 'breath' (But not positive.) The base...
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    Casting Lintels in situ

    Hello from a newbie living in France. Can you guys help me with the correct mix of concrete for casting in-situ lintels? I know than I need to place reinforcing rods 1 to 11/2 ins above the base of the casting mould. Haven't figured out the pouring aperture yet although my SDS drill on...
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