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Hi all I have 240v armoured cabling in my garden using Pratley IP68 junction boxes. If I use 'one wiska gel' to seal the junction boxes, can they be buried under turf? I have six junction boxes in total but the other four can sit under decorative pebbles edging. It's just the other two will be...

Hi all. We're coming to the end of our garden project and the last job is getting artificial grass purchased and installed. Because of all the other work, we're left with approx 3 ton of a mixture of sharp sand and aggregate mix of gravel and sand. Would mixing all this left over mound be useful...

I use to love seeing other people's projects as it gave lots of ideas, etc. It now seems for of a free for all q&a forum. Can this be monitored and rectified ? Andy

Hi all - bit of an odd question I guess but i'm installing garden bollard lights in the garden and i've laid the 6 small sections of concrete I want the lights to be fixed to. To make sure the lights are perfectly straight vertically, I need to ensure the concrete is level (110mm circular). I'm...

Hello all... I'm hoping someone can help me out with this one. I'm looking to have 6 bollard style coloured smart led lights for our patio. I got the electrician in to do the swa 240V cabling from the garage to the garden. There are two cables in the garden, one for the lighting and one for a...

Hi all. New washing machine is in situ and all working well. Now it's time fit the cabinet door. Thought this would be simple.... oh no and its driving me mad. I've looked at the machine door template but don't know how to use it. There's no instructions for that. I've already filled in the...

Hi all I'm doing a DIY project of laying a porcelain tiled patio and need a set of acurate spirit levels (must include an 1800mm one) that won't cost me an arm and a leg. Acuracy is the number one priority. I only really need them for this one project so longevity isn't too important. Any...

Hi all What would be a fair price per square meter for a porcelain patio? I'm about to get some quotes and need to have some idea of cost beforhand. Nearly forgot to say, it's two patio's 2 x 20 sq meter. Many thanks in advance Andy

Hi All. Our kitchen extension has an outside drain for sink waste. It also drains gutter rain from the extension.We're having a porcelain pation fitted outside of the extension and after digging down for MOT preparation, the drain pipe is now exposed. I'd like this drain lowering but looking at...

Hi all I'm looking at purchasing a Google Nest Thermostat but have a couple of questions if anyone can help. We have Baxi 105 combi boiler with thermostats on each radiator. We don't have a thermostat anywhere else in the house. I useually adjust the overall temperature at the boiler and don't...

Hello all Myself and my Wife are doing a DIY garden landscape which started during the pendemic (what else could you do? :-) We are now working on the patio area right outside the kitchen and have dug down approx 10" so we can lay the hard core and lean mix bed for the porcelain tiles. We had a...

Hi all We have a Bosch SMV40C30GB Serie 2 60cm Fully Integrated that has developed a fault. The cycle starts ok and I can hear the water entering the machine. It seems to do a pre-wash and then stops with about 1/2 inch of water in the bottom. If I reset the machine and close the door, it will...

Hi all..... I hope someone can pinpoint the problem here. My Baxi 105e boiler has statred to make a whining noise when the heating is on and the pump is working. I followed the advise of bleeding the pump (large screw on the front of the pump), I didn't hear and air come out but a small amount...

Apologies, I have a How much for question for you. I have a small retaining garden wall that needs three more house brick layers going on top. The wall will then need rendering and capping with Indian stone (I'm having some indian stone patio laid). The wall is approx 24' long with two steps in...

Hi all - Ok so I'm going to give this little project a go myself (yikes). I need to heighten a low retaining wall (the extra height will not have to retail soil etc.) I've read about the mortar mix and find different suggestions of 3/1 soft sand to cement and 3/1 sharp sand to cement and a few...

Hi all I've never designed a garden before but now find myself doing just that. I've played around with a few ideas and I kind of know I want it to be contemporary. If I post a rough design on here (don't laugh), do you think I'd get some tips or ideas of improving it? I have some graph paper...

I'm cross posting this because I'm not sure of the best place to post it. Hi guys I'm redesigning our garden in lockdown. Does anyone know if a DIY'er could build these garden walls/planters? I love the white but also not sure how long they would last until they looked old and miserable. We do...

Hi guys I'm redesigning our garden in lockdown. Does anyone know if a DIY'er could build these garden walls/planters? I love the white but also not sure how long they would last until they looked old and miserable. We do live in the UK after all :) Any thoughts, ideas, experiences would be a...

Hi all. We've had this problem for some time now. I have changed the diaphragm on a couple of occasions, the last time being about 2/3 years ago. When we turn the hot taps or shower on, the radiators get warm too, taking away some of the heat from the hot taps or shower. This happens when the...

Hi all. We have an integrated combi fridge freezer which two and a half years old and the fridge compartment is at 19 degrees. I set it at 5 degrees but it stays at 19. It's a CDA FW852/2 non self defrosting type. I defrosted it a couple of weeks ago because it was getting noisy. I defrosted it...