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Can anyone give me some advice, can I raise/level a lawn with a layer of MOT/stone then just some top soil and turf?

Hi all, I’m building a out building/posh shed out of concrete blocks. It will be about 4m x 3m and about 2.4m high at the front. I thought I’d get ready mix concrete delivered, but I’ve got no through way to barrow it into the back garden and ground pumping is too expensive so I’ll need to...

Hi all, sorry if this is in the wrong bit. I’m pumping out some water from under the floor. It’s always down there but a recent blocked drain made it stink . Currently the hose from the pump is coming out through the hallway then out the front door and into a drain. The pump has an auto...

Hey all - I need advise I am going to build a double extension + poss loft conversation. Where do you start? Call a builder, anyone recommend a good one in Manchester? Call an architect? Also would I be best paying a builder to do it all? Or... Pay a builder a day rate for a month...

hi, can anyone suggest any carpet (for hall,stair,landing) that isn't as bad a cheap cord carpet for collecting dog hair from kids socks!!! I don't know if any are better than others but thought I'd ask thx

hi all any suggestions as to what to get... I need a light (thinking floresent tube) to illuminate the inside of a dresser/dressing table. The top is about 1m long and he light will go under a piano type lid (the top of the dresser lifts like a piano lid with a mirror underneath to do your...

Hi, Any idea's (and approx costs) as to what to do to make my muddy garden more presentable? Front garden is the priority, the back gets severly water logged as you can see. I'm a lone parent with 2 lads and a daft boxer dog so could do with budget options really. thanks!!! pics below

hi, anyone attempted pattern imprinted concrete before? i intend on doing the whole way round my house (front/side/back) getting rid of the plain concrete patio at the side and the grass/mud front and back. how did it go? any tips? did you train with anyone first? if yes, what company...

Hi all, Could anyone give me some lighting advice? I want to light a new hair dresser / beauty salon. In my GF's old salon there was a suspended ceiling and we had 50w halogen spots, the light was OK but the spots life span isn't that long and to keep replacing bulbs is not cheap. I...

I have an existing over sink hot water heater. Can I get hot water from that to suppy a tap about 2 meters away on another sink? (We don't want an over sink water heater on the new sink as they are a bit ugly on the wall.) Usage is very very light on both sinks, for a quick handwash etc...

Hi all, I'm about to apply for permission to get a lean-to build at the side of my house. Done some rough pics (see links) The sub-base was MOT1 whacker'd down, then 1500 DPM, then 100mm of garage base concrete. Would that be enough to build on or will the...

Hi, I have 2 rooms/cubicles that get very hot, I don't really want to fit air-con. Are there any ways I could ventilate the rooms/cubicles with outside air... or do you have any other ideas? PS. the rooms are internal, not on a outside wall.

Hi, My lights keep tripping in my shop - is there anything I can do? Nothing else is tripping, sunbeds, sockets etc stay on. I have x2 6 amp breakers, one for the front room and one for the back room. The front room has x13 240v 50w halogen spots The back room has x6 240v 50w halogen...

Hi, I want to re-new my heating and hot water system. At the moment I have: - Potterton Flamingo 40 in the kitchen running the central heating. Radiators old. - Cylinder (red insulation wrapped) in the back bedroom for the hot water (hot water has a fault on it - prob a blockage...

Hi, I am laying a garage base... I have a path that runs round the side of the house. I want to use all the space at the side as a car port or garage base. So... should I just lay the concrete up to come level with the path? or should I dig up the path and lay the whole thing lower...

Hi... I hope you guys can help I am trying to open a very small beauty/tanning salon. Our problem is the amps of the sunbeds. We need 2 sunbeds that start up at about 60 amps and operate at 50 amps. So that's 100 amps total... but the supply in the shop is only 100 amps. The sunbed...

Hi, Before I start let me just tell you I know absolutly nothing about plumbing only what I can work out logically. What I have got: - I have a cylinder heater in a red insulation jacket in the back bedroom. - I have a F and E tank in the loft. (Central heating system is totally...