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I intend to finish the garden this summer and have decided to terrace it due to a 6ft high slope at the back end of it. I was going to build a couple of walls until I saw Deefadog's project using 4" half-round logs.....now I'm going to copy...

I have to plant a lot of posts to support my new deck and was going to hire a post borer for the job. Question is can a manual borer deal with heavy thick clay soil or should I bite the bullet and get a powered version? Cheers

I am about to start building my first deck and have was wondering how much load can they carry? I intend to build a 2 tier construction (one on the ground 12'x16' with a 4"x2" frame throughout and the other 12'x15' approx 24" off the ground with a 6"x2" frame and 4"x2" joists). I will be...

Can someone please confirm the 'correct' layout of connecting sockets in a two storey house? I always thought that they should be split into upstairs and downstairs, but I have been reading that the kitchen should be on it's own separate ring no matter which floor it is on. My own...

My parents are moving house shortly and when I went to fit a new light fitting I found the following in the ceiling rose: 2 Black wires connected to Neutral of the lampholder. 1 YELLOW(?) wire connected to the live of the lampholder. 1 Green/Yellow earth cable. The light switch has 2...

Newbie here folks so please be gentle with me... I have just moved into a new build house and have replaced a couple of light switches with dimmers and a couple of ceiling roses with new fittings. My 'problem' is this.... I know that lights are generally wired using the Loop-in...