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    Washing Machine Dishwasher flooring (Vinyl is too low quality these days)

    Hi, Leak at the back of the washing machine made its way straight to the neighbor below without me noticing. So now I wanted to put it on a vinyl in such a way that in case it happens again the water would travel to the front giving me a chance to spot the problem before neigbhours do! So I...
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    Soil Fertility Supression - whatever it takes to reduce weeds

    This is about a holiday house abroad that is visitited rarely. Upon arriving weeds are up to 2 meters tall. As the house is visited rarely and the amount of land is huge just cutting it or spraying several times per year is not practical. Are there any solutions that will offer a...
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    Replacing Old Potterton C40 Boiler from 1970s

    Hi The house is three bedroom with three medium size radiators downstairs, one very small upstairs and tower rail. No radiators in bedrooms. The house is quite warm unless the whether is very cold but even now when it is just +3 outside it is +20 in the bedroom. Radiator temperature is...
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    Foundation blocks retaining wall - frost damage fears

    Hi I built a retaining wall with dense foundation blocks like the ones in the link below ----> http://www.building-supplies-online.co.uk/concrete-hollow-block-tarmac-topcrete-dense-116-p.asp They were put without foundation on freshly filled topsoil which was compacted very vigorously by...
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    Choosing plants for 2.5-4m low maintenance hedge....

    Hi I would like a very easy to maintain 2.5-4m, probably evergreen, hedge. Ideally the plant should grow very quickly to about 3m and the stop so that it never grows above 4m even if not cut. So ideally I would like something that while will screen the neighbhours off quickly will not go...
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