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Slabs, gravel boards and paving stones are going green. I know diluted bleach in a spray bottle kills it but just wondering if I should add anything else. Sure someone once told me to add soda (presumably costic soda) Thanks

Elderly couple down the road from me have just moved into a new house (their the first owners) and asked me to help the change the alarm code - no issue there. However upon trying to set the alarm for them (which they have never previously been able to do) I keep getting a user reset alert...

I had a bit of land dug out and built a sleeper retaining wall with support beams every 2M. I will now be putting a 7ft fence on top, the posts will drop in the gap between the wall and soil. The post legs to where the fence starts will be slightly longer than the wall itself. My question is...

The bricks below the damp course have become wet and this is spreading horizontally. As of yet it's not gone above. There is no water internally and there is no water in the stop tap which as you can see is quick close. I've lifted the slab up and the sand doesn't feel soden. Really not sure...

using gravel boards to make a 3.5ft retaining wall. Apart from the weight of the soil, there will be no additional load. Just wondered if there is any strength difference between the rock face boards and the plain ones as they are the same price for me

Our water supplier has contacted us to say they couldn't get a reading from our meter. The water meter sits inside the building and has a digital dial, upon checking I could see that no digits are showing. Is there anyway to bring it back to life or test it? I am assuming they draw their...

I'm just building a router table for my 1/4" hand router and will be installing a separate on/off switch or NVR switch. In searching for switches its seems a lot more common to find 380v than 220/240v switches. Will one of these 380v switches be ok to use?

So I designed and built this copper pipe table and are in the process of now building the wooden top but want to prevent the copper from tarnishing as much as possible. Really not sure what to use. Any suggestions?

Got to replace over 20m of 2.8m feather edge fencing. Was looking to get a nail gun to help. As I've got quite a lot of ryobi one+ tools they were the obvious choice. They go 16 and and 18 gauge. The 18 gauge is quite cheap at the moment (about £100) but not sure if it will be suitable for the...

My VW Passat is currently running on 235/45/r17 but some excellent tyres have come up a great price but they are 225/45/17. I'm fairly sure they will be fine to be fitted but wanted other people's thoughts to be safe as the speed and load are slightly lower at 97Y vs 94W.

The head on my mother-in-laws telephone extension cable has broken. See photo. I cant replace the cable but also can't seem to find a replacement head. Or is it a case of cutting the line, getting a new extension and joining them? Any ideas?

As per the title, if I want to add some garden ground lighting, like bollard lights, am I able to run off the existing wall lights? I have four small LED wall lights and was thinking I could extend that to add four LED bollard lights.

Having my garden done next week and are after some lights to be recessed into a railway sleep wall. The only choices I can seem to find are the small decking lights that run on a transformer (£30-40 for 10) or driveover lights (£30ish each) which are probably a lot stronger than needed. The...

Kitchen sink mixer tap started leaking. Took the glad out expecting it to be a standard 1/2 inch one. Unfortunately the whole cylinder is narrower and the thread is tighter. Any suggestions what size I should be looking for as soon far I cant find a matching one 20170128_130918 by jamesdean1986...

can anyone recommend some recessed brick lights? I will need 4-5 and not really looking to pay more £100 if possible. Have done a search but really unsure on brands, quality etc. Thanks.

Got a Homebase portable AC unit but the exhaust fan has stopped working, as a result the unit overheats. I've stripped the casing off, checked the fan is free, check all connections and still no joy. Any advice? I'm usually pretty good at repairing my tumble dryers and washing machines but never...

Building a few bits of furniture out of copper pipe and need to glue the joints together. They will need to take a little bit of support weight but not and internal pressure like normal joints would. Only copper glue I have seen was £30 for 10g Not exactly for plumbing but thought you may have...

Little confused by different things I've read. Looking to replace a switch with a ceiling PIR in a little walk way in our house. Is it simply a case of taking the switch wire to the PIR or have I got to use 3 core? This is what I was looking at...

Ive just installed a new oak front door and my wife wants an entry style handle similar to the image below but I am really struggling to find them in the UK. May sound strange but I cant even find an official name for that style. The odd one or two that I have found are either not suitable or...

This company seem to be offering the best value in regards to an IP system and appear to be on most websites. I can get 2 x 2MP VF cameras, with an NVR (inbuilt POE) and 2TB harddrive for around £400 - 450 I know this company is not UK based but lets face it, a lot of the products we buy these...