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I’ve dug the footings for my 10 by 6 foot aluminium and glass greenhouse. They are for a 6” deep concrete foundation around the perimeter i.e. not a slab. Anyway, I have countless buckets of flints from my garden, many of them are 2 to 4 inches across, and I want to get rid of them. Can I pour...

A few years ago I was bullied by a neighbour into sharing the cost of a new fence on our boundary at the bottom of my garden. He and his family had decided what they wanted and who would do the work, and then presented me with a fait accompli. We needed a new fence, the old wooden posts were...

I want to mark out footings, and a rectangular two brick high wall, for a greenhouse. The bricks need to be laid accurately. I wondered about using a laser level, and from the looks of things ones on Amazon provide better value than Screwfix et al. I have loads of rechargeable AA batteries. I...

I have ordered a Halls Popular greenhouse 10 by 6 foot. I will place it on a low brick wall, two bricks high, supported by a 6” deep concrete footing, on what is currently lawn. My neighbour did likewise 20 years ago, and it’s fine. A problem is that it will be alongside a thick concrete path...

I’ve put down a second layer of Knauf roll insulation in the loft, and I’m insulating the loft door. On the top side of the loft door I’ve built a frame around the edge from an untreated 34 mm by 18 mm pine slat. Is this okay as is, or does it have to be treated? I have some acrylic sealant...

My front loading Bosch Exxcel washing machine dryer (Bosch wvd24520gb/08) is giving a drain error (F18). The drain filter is not blocked. The outlet looks okay. So I guess it is a failed drain pump. I have bought one of these and it arrives today...

The original thread title was Final Comment. According to mods Final means it is time to drop it. So why was it not closed at the outset? We need to know. Does this mean any thread title including Final is to be ignored? Are there other taboo words?

Since I am banned from commenting on that thread, for reasons that escape me ... Jus because Fire and Ice has lived in a country does not mean much. Brits lived in India and were sometimes appalling snobs, with disdain for the locals. I am not saying that is true of Fire and Ice, I don't know...

I decided to take a short cut to work, so drove to Basingstoke then to Reading. I got to Basingstoke at 7:15. Jeez, I've never seen so much traffic. Almost walking pace till the A33 dual carriageway, then high speed for a few miles, followed by the M4 junction nightmare. Back to driving to Hook...

Sad to hear that Lemmy met his maker yesterday, having somehow survived for 70 years and producing some top music. Some say he got his nickname from his habit of saying "lemme a quid till Friday" but he says he does not know where it came from. He was the son of a chaplain who abandoned Lemmy's...

So I thought you'd like some nice Christmas photos: http://tinyurl.com/3ad9n9k Enjoy

When regulars here call someone a 'lefty fag' or refer to r a g h e a d s, or otherwise abuse another member, it's just banter innit. When posts are removed by the mods, well obviously it was because the person being attacked complained, why else? Clearly the person being attacked is soft, and...

I have a KMC510 Kenwood chef, and the high speed output spindle is damaged. This is the spindle on top of the machine to which you attach a liquidiser. How do I replace it? I can remove the top cover, remove the drive belt, and remove the planetary gear assembly i.e the horizonal top part...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34291648 Hungary doesn't want them, not does Croatia. Looks like Eastern European countries were happy to join Europe, for military security and huge financial bribes, but when it comes to actually doing something that costs .... Hardly a surprise...

Don't shop at Sainsburys. I was a regular until a Waitrose opened nearby. Then Sainsburys gave me a voucher for £1.50 off if I spent over £10. So I did, and I got another voucher. And another. Then they gave me a £2.25 off voucher if I spent over £15. I'm on my fifth £2.25 voucher. I wonder...

I know a Google brings up lots of results, but I read a lot of conflicting advice. Some say replacing a horrible old kitchen with a new one adds 50% of the cost to the house value. Some say more. What do people here think based on experience? Obviously I have an agenda. I modernised a 1969...

I have one of those modern small toilet cisterns with a push button. The problem is that it is continually draining into the toilet. The cause is that the inlet valve is remaining open, and hence the water overflows down the output valve overflow into the toilet pan. Opening the top shows...

I applied a coat of CombiColor to a stripped galvanised metal door, treated with mordant solution. Anyway, the paint is nothing like normal oil paint for indoor wood work. It's really thick and sticky, and I gave up with a brush and used a mini roller. Can anyone please give me advice on how to...

I've stripped the galvanised garage door and the wooden frame. This has revealed that the base of the frame at each side is rotten. One side has some rough rubbery stuff as filler. I am removing the rotten wood, and putting in some wood hardener. What can I place at the base? It will be between...

Anyone know how to remove the above? I have an Ercol cupboard, and the finish is rock hard, green nitromors is not much good, Wilko eco stuff is much better. Is there something better? What about sodium hydroxide based strippers? What about a heat gun? I have not tested a heat gun, as I am...