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She is a woman, she will change her mind. OUCH OUCH OUCH... GET OFF... THAT HURT.

Thank You Flameport..... Just that i had heard the dimmers don't like Led's, Anyway, she went and bought an Led 15w Large Globe today, my understanding is you can't dim them, i saw on all of them on Amazon, that they specified they were non-dimmable.

My neighbour asked me to fit a dimmer switch for her, I am a keen Diy'er.... I also have an electrical qualification from years ago... but I haven't used it... When i Opened the switch... There are 3 brown wires in it. 2 to COM and 1 from L1, there are some Earth wires at the back.. The wires...

yep you are right chappers, it would look better staggered, but in this case it is not a hall, it is a very small landing, and secondly, the laminate and underlay was given to me, and is just a temporary measure to cover bare boards till i decorate the staircase, (neighbours was moaning...

Yes I think your right Prentice, a little bit of research shows me that staggering joints actually supports the adjoining pieces and is therefore quite important, the only reason for me to stagger is (as you say) to get the aesthetic effect. So in my case, I don't have to stagger the joints...

I have just had a small amount of laminate flooring and underlay given to me, I have decided to put it on a small L shaped landing, the length of the flooring (parador), is actually longer than the width of the landing, so i only need one length to cover the width and then trim it down, should i...

I dont know one weed from another, I am not a gardener, but because I am digging down, the weeds will go, its only a narrow strip. The weeds are very easy to pull up.

We have a narrow border (about 400mm) round the front garden which is paved. my idea is to take the weeds out, dig down about 100mm, put about 50mm of mot sub base in, then top of with slate chippings, would this be alright, or should i put a weed membrane in, only i heard the membrane isn't...

thank you for your reply r896neo. i am not confident of doing the job myself as i fractured my back last year, but when i advertised the job on my builder, i asked anybody that was interested to give me a method of operation, my idea is to level the ground which has got a topsoil mixed with...

i have just had a builder looking to make a quote for a patio. they are flag stones, the patio will be going wall to wall at the bottom of the garden, so it wont be stuck in a patch of grass, he said he will put membrane down then a dry mix of sand and cement. why would you put membrane down...

no munching, it is just a border with no plants, it runs between 2 properties at the front, i just want to stop anything growing there forever, should i treat the ground first as i have got rid of all the weeds, but you know sometimes they are still there waiting to grow.

there is a border in my garden, i want to stop the weeds coming up, as i see it, i got 2 choices. one to put mot 1 down, and sand and cement over the top, or put that black screening stuff down and cover it with stones, is there a competent person out there who can either give me some advice or...

well its not a solid metal gate, I suppose you could describe it as ornate, so there is nowhere to fit a spring closure too, I don't know what you mean by offset, do you mean put something behind the hinges or put one hinge to the left or right of the other, this is probably the answer I am...

i wish to make my garden gate close after someone opens it, if it was wooden, i would have no probs, but its a metal gate between 2 brick piers, next doors gate closes automatically when someone comes in, with no help from door closers, so i'm thinking there must be a way to hang the hinges so...

the door is on the 1st floor leading to an iron fire escape, the sill sits on brickwork and is wider than the actual door opening. my plan is to put dpc under the sill, but a chippie I know says we should then drill three holes through the top of the sill and screw the sill down, then...

i know i know, another laminate flooring question, ok, keep it brief, i have put laminate flooring down in 2 rooms before, smallish rooms, but the way i did it was the 2nd and subsequent rows i made up and then pushed in, a right pain cos you get 2/3rds along and the first plank gets a gap in...

yes stephen, thats what my g.friend said, unfortunately there are 2 doors per unit, so not possible, your idea is a goodun if it was only one door, but thanks anyway. put some 90 degree hinges on, evidently the ironmonger reckons its a common problem, he had loads of em, sorted for £6.29...

gonna start on my garden, what a mess, weeds with thorns on about 4 ft high, no back gate so hoping to clear it and burn it in garden. do you think i would be wise to hire a brush cutter, would that be up to the job, then i can burn it and start digging it to get at the roots.

dunno why i didnt think of it before, got some 90 degree hiinges, had to order them, think that will solve the problem.

ye good call dave, i noticed they have got some things for furniture to stop babies catching their heads on the corners, clear and fixed with double sided tape. just type in "corner cushions" on ebay and you will see what i mean, i could also take the glass bit off, its only 6 screws, but it...