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    Moving a big palm plant

    How tall is it?
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    Hilling potatoes

    The pots look fine. Don't worry too much about earthing up as long as no pots are visible. I earth up twice over the growing season.
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    Another raised bed question

    I agree with #2. You will also need an awful lot of topsoil/compost to fill the bed.
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    Space saving bathroom refit.

    Looks good but where do you keep your toothbrushes, combs etc?
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    Remove a broken iron bolt (Ed.)

    Beautiful fireplace
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    Need to match a worktop, any ideas who sells this?

    Try Howdens
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    Eucalyptus Tree

    It can be pruned over the winter months. I would take it out it's too big. Your neighbours will be grateful.
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    Brushed and Matt Lacquered engineered wood flooring

    We have the same floor in all our rooms apart from the bathroom and kitchen. We love it. After some months you might appreciate the dullness. Shiny floors show up dirt and dust.
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    Help understanding wraparound rules and whether it’s worth appealing with Barnet B. Council.

    Why don't you speak to the planning department?
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    Peat free compost

    I haven't come across one good peat free compost. Went to a RHS talk last night. Lots of question about the quality of peat free compost (some are just like wood chip). The advice was to feed the plants earlier. Don't give up hope.
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    Compost calculator?

    Manure rots down fairly quickly. In about 6 months time you will have to top it up. Fairly fresh manure might be too rich/strong for the plants and burn them.
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    Should I install half round, or deep "egg" gutters ?

    There are better for coping with heavy prolonged rainfall.
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    Gloss paint on plaster

    Just took the side wall off our built in wardrobe. It was next to an uninsulated cavity wall. Clothes started to have a musty smell and felt clammy. The end board was coming off the wall in one area. Surprisingly there was hardly any mould just a patch 2 by 2 cm. Most of the plaster is covered...
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    Accelerating a Cold Compost Heap

    I don't think you need to turn the compost every week. You can still put more compostable material on top of the card board. We add to the compost all the time with layers of card in between.
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    Accelerating a Cold Compost Heap

    You need patience with your compost heap. Of course on gardening programs they show you perfect compost done in no time. In real life it takes about a year to get good compost. Have you googled 'hot composting'?
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    Block of Flats Flat roof overlay

    The freeholder has to provide several estimates. Have you got something like a tenants association/group? Speak to some of the others living in the building and try to have a meeting with the freeholder/maintenance company.
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    Prestige Pressure Cooker problem

    The company used to have a very helpful technical department. Phone them or send an email.
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    Frozen condensate pipe

    Just an update. We had a soakaway installed after getting the approval of the freeholder.
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    From this....

    Have you considered having raised beds?
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    Refurbishing Water Well to be drinking water source

    Just google refurbishing a water well. Plenty of UK sites will come up.
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