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    planning permission for decking?

    Hi guys, the guy next door is in the process of building a very large elevated decking area its approx 8 metres x 3 metres and 1.5 metres of ground level at is highest point. this is made worse by the fact that all the gardens in our street are on an incline and our house is lower than...
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    Cementing in fence posts

    Hi all im erecting a 30 metre fence on the weekend so just a few quick questions. how many bags of cement/sand will i need for 30 posts? should i get ' all in ' sand and stone bags? what ratio should i use for the mix? cheers lads!
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    Stealing Land!

    Hi guys , To cut a long storey short , I got a knotweed problem from some waste land behind my garden. I phoned the council and they said its not their land and they told me to go to the land registry office. i went there and they told me who the owner is , but unforntunatly the guy has...
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    Knot weed problem

    Unfortunatly the Jap Knot weed from the waste land behind our house has crept into our garden. The section its growing in I have been levelling out for decking. Am I right in thinking if I cover this area with a thick UV resistant membraine and then cover with stone that the lack of light...
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    WHICH WIRE DO I SNIP?

    Now that i have your attention you bomb squad wannabees :D my house has an overhead supply I want to run electric into the garage and dont want to come through the house (there doesnt seem to be any room for another MCB). Is it a possibility or is my brother talking out of his...
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    Low hot water Pressure!

    Hi guys , I know nothing about plumbing! :roll: overview: A very old house, with the bathroom downstairs, Copper boiler is in the living room in a cuboard and the water tank is in the attic. white box thingy is in the kitchen. we have extremley LOW pressure with the warm water and very...
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    hardening a floor

    ive just finished sanding back old floor boards and i dont want to stain it just seal it with a varnish. Whats the procedure for ensuring maximum durabilty?
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    MOTHER INLAW Problems

    I have always liked my mother law, but latley shes getting on my nerves. Its seems to have all started since we moved into her village as we are expecting our first child and "need" to be closer to "her" family. before we lived too far away for un-invited visits but now she just walses in as if...
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    Golf 1.6se 1998

    my golf keeps stalling, the battery is new. the heater is not as efficant as it used to be, and its drinking fuel......could all these problems be down to one thing? or is it just coincidence that they all started in the same week?
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    Boiler Interrupts my TV!

    Hi All, Ive just bought a house which still has that big old copper tank boiler thingy magig. everytime the thermostat kicks in, everything electric in the house flickers incuding the tv signal! The house has been rewired recently but we have no certificate. can anybody give me an idea...
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