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    Switching issues on lighting circuit

    Hi, I had an issue with a lighting circuit a few weeks ago, the detail of which I don’t think will help here. I thought the issue was fully sorted, but this week I noticed that certain combinations of lights are not working as expected. In terms of my knowledge/experience, I am confident to...
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    Adjust dimmer switch range / make it like a switch

    Hi I have bought a BG 3-gang dimmer and wanted to get 2 of the switches to act as normal switches (as they control non-dimmable lights). I have previously bought one where there were dials that made this very easy as per the the picture of the back of the switch in the link below...
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    Paint for Wooden Summerhouse

    Hi, I bought a wooden summerhouse from Dunster House years ago. At the time they provided Sovereign SX70 paint for it. I decided I would aim to repaint every 3 years, and 3 years ago managed to get another pot from them (I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else). This time they have stopped...
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    Neighbours guttering pouring out right next to my fence

    Hi, My neighbour recently built a large summer house that backs on to my land. It didn't bother me at all until today whilst up a ladder in my garden I noticed that his guttering is directed towards my property and deposits between his wall and my fence. As the summer house is 27 square metres...
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    Tree trunks crossing into neighbours boundary

    Hi, I have some lime trees along the border of my garden that have been there for longer than the house (which is approx 50 years old). The trees are mine, as is the fence line that runs between my neighbour and me. Over the years the trunks have pushed into next doors land. The fences are...
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    Restoring / Maintaining Parquet Flooring

    Hi, After moving into a new house I discovered some original parquet flooring under a lounge carpet that I decided to restore by sanding and varnishing. Its the type that is made of of several small rectangular blocks (approx 25mm by 100mm) which are arranged in groups of 4 to make up squares...
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    Pruning young privet grown from cuttings

    Hi, I have several fences that I want to replace with privet bush. Without really knowing what I was doing I took some cuts from a friends established hedge last spring. I then put 8-10 of these in pots filled with compost and watered them until early autumn before planting them approx 20-25cm...
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    Closest colour to Dulux Misty Mirror in normal bedroom emulsion

    Hi, I am about to decorate my daughters bedroom, and she would like a shade of grey. I have previously used Dulux Misty Mirror bathroom paint, and she likes that shade, but I notice that you can't get this colour in "normal" (non bathroom/kitchen) emulsion. I don't have a paint card handy and...
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    Soakaway for summer house

    Hi, I have a summer house that is 5m by 3.5m. Its been up for 3 years and I was initially advised that I did not need guttering as the water fell onto soil. Its built on a gravel base. Over the winter there was evidence of some water getting in through the corners, so think its best I put up...
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    Hanging a punchbag on house wall

    Hi, I know there is plenty of info about hanging punchbags online, but I would like to hang one on a wall in my garage which is under (i.e. part of) my house. I assume the the wall is load bearing and as such want to be sure that I am not going to do any damage by hanging a punchbag. The bag...
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    Shed base using slabs

    Hi, I am planning on installing a 8x6 foot garden shed. I had planned on using a pro-base style base, but I have a load of 2x2 foot paving slabs that are otherwise going to waste, so it probably makes more sense to recycle these as a base instead. I have read various instructions on how to...
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    Cutting back Lime trees

    Hi, A couple of years ago I moved into a house that had 3 lime trees that had grown to about 35 or 40 foot. I ended up having to get someone in to take them down to about 12 foot for me. From that point on, I wanted to keep them at that height by cutting them back myself and the guy who did the...
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    Can you put concrete slabs into a concrete base?

    Hi, I posted a similar question in the gardening forum and did not get a response, I thought maybe I'd get more luck here. Apologies for the duplicate post, but I really need an answer on this quickly. Can you put concrete slabs into a concrete base? (i.e. I am planning on pouring a base and...
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    Can you put concrete slabs in concrete base?

    Hi, Can you put concrete slabs into a concrete base? I plan to put in a 5m by 3m summer house and an 8ft by 6ft shed in next year. I have loads of slabs from old patio and paths. I have kept hold of them in case they can be recycled in this way, but my local council are about to start...
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    When and what to feed a new lawn

    Hi, I am after some advice on when and what to feed a lawn. My garden has two parts, one of which I seeded a lawn on last autumn, which still has some weeds and brambles in and the other which has a lawn that has been established for years but has a quite a lot of weeds and clover in. I have...
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    Newly seeded lawn very yellow

    Hi, With much help and advice from this forum, I seeded my first lawn in late September. Its taken really well and I gave it what I expected to be its only mow of the year in early November. Given the warm weather however, it continued to grow, so I mowed again in late November on the highest...
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    How to reseed an existing lawn

    Hi, I have just sown my first lawn and am starting to consider how I will attack my other lawn next year which is a slightly different proposition. This area currently has grass on, although has a lot of weeds. The land also has a lot of divets (mainly caused when I heavily reduced three lime...
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    How to treat a newly seeded lawn in the spring

    Hi, I have just sown my first lawn (seeded just over 6 weeks ago) and gave it its first mow this weekend just gone and all looks pretty good. I plan now to leave it until spring (I assume further mowing at this time of the year would be a mistake?). The lawn has covered the area quite well...
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    Overseeding grass seed just planted

    Hi, I seeded my first lawn 16 days ago. It is approx 12m by 8m. It has started to come through but I am worried about patches that still seem pretty bare. When I laid the seed, I used a rotary spreader which I thought was my best chance of getting even coverage, but it didn't really happen...
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    When to first mow a lawn I'm about to seed

    Hi, I am in the process of preparing my garden to seed a lawn in the next couple of weeks. I have read quite a few suggested ways of doing this and one of the key pieces of advice seems to be not to put off the first mow. Given I won't be seeding until mid/late September (which I believe to...
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