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Yep... the old beggar is right again (as usual!). I was panicking unduly, and after a quick word with the Estate Agents (who's hands I put it in) it seems that it's rockwool, added during the 90's when solar panelling was added to the roof. The whole job was covered out with a Welsh...

It's NOT a soaker hose. The 'soakers' I refer to are little end pieces to the pipe system. They look like about the size of a tiddly-wink with a hole at one edge. :D

The whole system is 4mm. It was bought from a local gardening store, and is NOT the cheapest one they did. The only criteria (which I adhered to ) was that the first 'soaker' was higher than the rest, and was at no more than 15m of the water source. I can't recall a 'big name' brand name...

With the glorious weather we've been having, and the sudden urge many of us have had to get all green fingered, me and 'she who must be obeyed' got all creative in our garden... hanging baskets etc. Because we both work all day, and suffer from the 'did you water the plants?', 'no... did...

Help! Our home was built circa 1950, and in doing some DIY, I decided to remove the ghastly and unsightly cavity vents, which had become clogged and painted over. So, I chiselled them away with nice new modern plastic ones ready to replace. However, on removal, I noticed a white fibrous...

Indeed. It is true that wax oil will seal the floor. Oak (bless it!) has bark to protect it when it's a tree. When the oak 'dies' when felled, and then kilned, practically all moisture is expelled. Then, treating it to stop further moisture getting in is ESSENTIAL! I recently had the...