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    new patio just laid and its rained since I finished

    Yeh full bed and well tapped down. I notice the the the mortoe is still a wee bit soft between the slabs and thats was Saturday they were layed. Scottish summers suck for laying slabs lol
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    Conservatory plants.

    Could just be thats its a result of the larger fruit show taking its toll. Remember that there are different ratios of the ingredients of feed. High N, low N and natural. Each one aimed at a different part of the plan, root growth, leaf growth etc. It could be that the leaves are scorched...
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    new patio just laid and its rained since I finished

    Hope so. The thought of it needing re done isnt worth thinking about
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    new patio just laid and its rained since I finished

    Good evening all. Laying a patio and as I finished for the day the rain came on and hasnt stopped. The slabs were laid on a semi dry mortar mix. Its not been pointed as im not finished slabbing yet. Its an Indian sandstone and I picked a dryer mix to reduce the chances of staining. Its been...
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    gutter leaf guard

    There a long cylinder shape that sit in your gutters that allow water through and catch the leaves. Think it comes in meter lenths. If you google gutter guards you will see them.
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    gutter leaf guard

    My house is under massive lime trees and the gutters were always getting blocked. From the reserch I done the stuff you can get which has bristles looked the best. The mesh stuff still causes problems where the build up if leaves creates a barrier and the water doesnt even get into the gutter...
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    stone dash application

    Sorry if this has been covered but I cant find a direct answer in the other topics. Ive applied the scratch coat to a small concrete block wall I build and im wanting to finish it with a rough cast finish but the finish where the stones are covered in a mix and go on the wall grey which can then...
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    Radiators cold upstairs hot downstairs!!! Help!!!

    Could it be the lockshield is closed hence the heat stopping there or is the trv fitted to the wrong side. Id asume flow in is trv and at the out its the lock shield. Or am I mixed up.
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    Fence post spacing

    Cheers foxhole. Its a picket / privacy fence im building. I think I was overthinking it for some strange reason but hoping its sorted now.
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    Fence post spacing

    Ok got the wife involved lol and weve worked out that its 1.71m between each post lol. Phew!!!. Fingers crossed that when I get round to postcreting them in there straight as well. Still needing to quick cut some of the drive away so thats a job for another day. Thamks for the help.
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    Fence post spacing

    Thanks for the reply. Its 4x4 posts, 8ft long. The fence wont be to exposed to the wind is it will be sitting in front of a 5ft wall. So my post spacing will be 34ft÷5 as the two fror start and finish should already be in.?
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    Fence post spacing

    Afternoon all. im in the prosses of starting to build a 34ft long, 6ft high wooden fence. First time puting up a fence and ive a query about the spacing between the fence posts. If been sold 7 posts. Does that mean its 34 devided by 5?? Is it that simple. Ive just marked the area...
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    My alterations, starting with the garden.

    Great job so far. How much soil did you have to add in the end.
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    Conservatory flashing against UPVC cladding

    Cant offer any help but good luck with your project :)
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    Brand new chainsaw won't run

    30'' bar, thats huge. They guy in Mcnultys was wetting my appetite with a 30'' bared huskvarna chainsaw at nearly £800 lol. Bit of overkill if I had went for that. Lol
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    Brand new chainsaw won't run

    Hi everyone. Forgot to update this thread on Monday night. Lol. Took the chainsaw back on Monday morning to the shop I bought it from. There mechanics couldn't get it running either so I got a brand new one and I'm happy to say it runs. Lol. Many thanks to all who offered advice. Much...
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    Brand new chainsaw won't run

    Hi john. Choke id off by that point and ive tryed to play with the choke to see if its that bit still no luck. Took the spark plug out and left the machine to dry for an hour, cleaned the plug and even tryed heating the end before putting it bk in still no joy. To give you an idea, its used a...
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    Brand new chainsaw won't run

    Ok so been at it for about half an hour and still cant get it buy the initial startup. Its fired up twice for about 8 secs then just dies. Its stinking of fuel and theres still loads of black stuff coming out the eexhaust. Im hoping its just me. Ive bn back through the instructions and been...
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    Brand new chainsaw won't run

    lol true. Thanks again.
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