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Just a word of caution - the sprayer I used is a cheapo sprayer (that I gave away after the job was done) and requires frequent pumping to make the oil come out as a decent spray. My wooden decking is quite small - about 15-20 sq. meter. so it did not bother me too much. If your decking area is...

Hi rjsdavis! On the whole I am very happy how the treatment has performed. It has been only 1 year but the decking looks almost as good as new. It looks fresh and clean. I might have to re-apply it next year but I am sure it will look fine for at least another year. The decking boards...

I finally ended up using "Apollo Wire Netting galvanised - 25m x 900mm x 50mm" and it looks and works fine. It is strong enough to support most things you can grow in a garden. The holes are large enough to not make it look very messy or "full". I have 2 clematis plants that are quite...

Hello Forum Members, I want to put up wire netting on the fences of my garden so that climber plants can use them for support. The fences use concrete slotted posts, concrete gravel boards and featheredge fence panels. I am confused whether to get wire netting with 50mm "hole" or with 25...

I understand. Most likely I will not be removing the render. I will try to seal the top edge using something suitable (any suggestions?) and maybe the side edge too because there is a clear gap of 3-4 mm where rain could get blown in by the wind. I will try to do this after a few days of...

Thanks guys! To answer your questions: (a) Is it render or not? - I thought it might be render (especially looking at the top edge) but the well-defined sheet-like left edge shown in the photos confused me. (b) Why I want to remove it - We have some damp on the interior wall of the...

Hello Forum Members, One of the exterior brick walls of my house has some kind of a sheet-like material sitting on top of it. I have included some photos below. I am trying to figure out what this material is, why it was put there in the first place, whether I should remove it and if...

What do the forum members think of the combi drill mentioned by OP? DeWalt DCD776C3 18V 1.3Ah Li-Ion Cordless Combi Drill XR - http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dcd776c3-18v-1-3ah-li-ion-cordless-combi-drill-xr/13165 I am considering buying it. I have a corded Dewalt SDS hammer drill and it...

Dear Forum Members, What do you think about "Paramo Prime Spanish slates"? I am about to get the slates of my house's roof replaced (in addition to a couple of other roof-related jobs). The tiles right now are Welsh natural slate and are probably as old as the house itself (~120 years)...

Idoodle - introducing a center partition is a useful tactic but probably not suitable for what I have in mind. The room where these shelves will go will be a reading room / library (at least in our heads... in reality it is merely one half of our living room which originally was 2 separate...

Hello Forum Members, I will be getting a new roof in the near future. I have received a detailed quotation from the roofer that describes in detail the work that will be done, material that will be used and the cost. I am happy with all aspects of the work and the relevant costs. The job...

Ree, thanks for your comments. To each his own I suppose. I checked WW2 bomb maps and it seems that 3 bombs were dropped in the vicinity of our house. I am still doing some research to figure out what the bomb markers exactly mean, what kind of bombs they were and what the probability is that...

Dear Flyboytim - thanks for the great advice on all fronts! It is much appreciated. I especially commend your powers of observation and analysis :-) I will talk to our neighbour about his plant. I will offer to get him a new plant (or few) to replace this one. Any recommendations? We also...

Thanks for the inputs. Unfortunately the house is almost completely devoid of any period features. This house has been a poor state of repair for 20-30 years if not more. We bought the house a year ago from a "professional" developer who bought it from the previous long-term...

Dear Forum members, I would appreciate your thoughts on a decision I have to make in the near future. My house is a end-of-terrace Victorian house with a hip roof. There are 2 chimney breasts on the main roof of the house and these emerge as 2 chimney stacks (see image below) above the...

foxhole, big-all - many thanks for your inputs. I have abandoned the idea of using MFC 15 mm or MDF 18 mm because it will very likely have excessive sag without additional support battens. I am keen to avoid any additional supporting battens either at the front or at any other place. I am...

Dear Forum members, I would appreciate your advice and feedback for the following shelving project of mine. My question is - Will 15 mm MFC or 18 mm MDF be thick enough for an alcove shelf spanning 92 cm and 31 cm deep and supported on 3 sides with battens? Full details below. This...