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    Bamboo

    Hello, I'm looking for a few tips on how to remove unwanted bamboo from the garden of my new house. It's about the size of a square metre. It's not appearing anywhere else in the garden. Ground is clay and, even with the last few days of rain, very hard. Currently too hard to dig into! Do you...
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    Down pipe to nowhere

    Hi, it's a rental so unfortunately I'm not in the property to get those pics at the moment.
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    manhole cover too small.

    Thanks for your advice. I'll double check the state of the frame and get the measurements to a plumbers yard for a replacement. Fingers crossed.
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    manhole cover too small.

    There is a manhole cover in the alley to the side of my house (on my land and established my responsibility) which is too small for the frame. It is balanced precariously! If the current frame is the same design as a new manhole cover, is it just a case of placing the new cover in the frame...
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    Down pipe to nowhere

    Hi all, when looking at the rear of the semi detached house from the garden, there is a down pipe from the gutter which stops about a foot and a half from the floor. That exact corner is where subsidence occurred a couple of decades ago, so I know the discharge of water to the floor in that spot...
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    Whats safer fr young children carpeted or laminated stairs?

    Definately carpet. Not only quieter for you and the neighbours (if halls a joining), but the kids can't slide down the stairs on their bottoms if it's wood :D
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    Hello, The rafters are 5cm wide by 10cm deep. I guess I have to have less thick Kingspan due to allowing for the 25mm between the tiles and the insulation. Thanks for the tip on obtaining the insulation. Regards
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    I do not want to lose any more headroom if it can be helped. I will be trying to follow the current line of the loft ceiling after the insulation has been added. But the main purpose is obviously to make sure the room is warm enough for people to sleep in comfortably (there is a radiator up...
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    Hi, So the size of the rafters is the deciding factor in what product and thickness could be best to be used. I am going to the flat on Friday evening so I will measure the depth and width of the actual rafters then and let you know. I'll also take a couple of pictures of what is there now...
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    Thanks for the responses. Freddymercurystwin: The plastic is stapled to the rafters so all you see when in the storage area of the loft is the black plastic. The rafters are about 30cm apart. What "thinner continuous layer" would you recommend under the Kingspan? Would there need to...
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    Thanks for the response and the link. So you'd recommend using Kingspan between the rafters instead of Tri-Iso as per the link?
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    Insulating a Velux loft conversion

    Hello, We had a Velux loft conversion completed (building regs ok) on our flat, which is the upstairs of a converted end terrace Edwardian house. This was completed about 9 years ago and the majority of the time it has been rented out. Our latest tenant mentioned the loft room is freezing in...
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    draught-proofing floor

    Hi all, I've got the original floorboards exposed, sanded and varnished in my house. My problem is that in winter, the air from underneath/outside makes the floor blooming freezing and cold draughts come up through the gaps. I want to stop these draughts as my wife, witht he assistance...
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    Decking and Rats

    If you are still concerned and want to do "something" a friend of mine was recommended putting barbed wire under the decking. Me, well I just used all the bricks and rubble that were left over from demolishing the patio and wall, then packed them around the entire inside edge of the decking...
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    Driveway barrier

    Hi all, I have a private driveway that is sometimes used by the public as it is a busy road :evil: I want to put one of those posts at the entrance that stop cars going in, but then can be unlocked and lowered so that I can park my car in when needed. What is the best way to do this...
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    This heatwave....

    I agree, it's a daft situation when you can use hosepipes to fill the pools but not to water the veggie patch. I guess you can still water your veg and plants using a watering can, but it's such a long way from the tap! I find that letting my 2 and a half year old hold the hosepipe near the...
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    "Grey water"

    Thanks for the quick responses. We use Fairy or Persil washing up liquid, hopefully it's ok to use on garden in the water. My main worry is the Butt filling up before I have a chance to use it all. Wont happen in weather like this, but come the winter.... :?
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    "Grey water"

    Thinking of linking the waste water pipes (not toilet) to water storage butts. Can I use the water from the washing up bowl, shower and sink to water my plants? Is washing up liquid, shower gel, shampoo etc harmfull to plants or is it ok? Are there certain plants you avoid giving 2grey"...
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    Gas pipe on outside wall. Safe?

    Thanks Ollski. Does look a bit naff but at least it's not a danger to anyone. I guess popping out for a smoke by the doorway wouldn't be the best of ideas.. :shock:
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    Gas pipe on outside wall. Safe?

    Hi, I have a flat that is the upstairs of a converted house. The gas pipe from the white box at the front of the house goes vertically up the outside of the wall for about 3 metres, and enters into the kitchen where the boiler is. Is it safe to have a copper gas pipe on the outside of...
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