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Hi, Can anyone make a recommendation for a petrol lawnmower please? I currently have an electric mower that's on it's last legs. I have a front and back lawn that are a pain with an electric mower as I'm always having to move the cord out of the way. My neighbours have electric ones and...

Hi all, Hope you can help. My rear garden shares a boundary on all 3 sides. The ground is clay and on one side the neighbour's garden is slightly higher than mine so when it rains not only does my side flood but I also get a mini waterfall from their side. It's a lawned area so I can't...

Hi all, I'm after some advice or suggestions with regards to wallpapering please. I recently decorated my bedroom but left the end wall blank so I could wallpaper it and have a feature wall. The wall previously had wallpaper and lining paper which has been stripped off and the wall sanded...

Hi all, I'm planning on planting some kind of border between my garden and the neighbouring garden for privacy. Currently there is a low fence which offers little privacy and is not very good in stopping footballs, frisbees, tennis balls etc from flying into the neighbours garden! I have...

Hi, I've got a Flavel Richmond gas fire which was fitted in 2004 which has been working perfectly up until last week. It ignites perfectly etc but from time to time it starts to make a crackling sound, sometimes a popping sound. I can usually eradicate the noises if I decrease or increase...

Hi, I'm currently in the process of sorting my back "garden" out. Facing away from the house i've got a 40 foot long space which is the width of the house, the left half is now paved and the right half has been levelled off ready for laying a lawn next year. We've got one of those rotary...

Hi, How deep should you set a concrete fence post? I'll shortly be erecting a fence using 7ft 9" posts, my initial plan was to use 1ft gravel boards and 5ft fence panels leaving 1ft 9" to set into the ground. Is this sufficient enough to leave me with a sturdy post? All help and...

Hi everyone, I've cleared and levelled about 30 sq m in preparation to lay turf. Before I can do this, I need to erect a fence between mine and the neighbours garden. I'll soon be ordering the fence supplies but don't envisage the turf being laid for well over a month. Since it was a...

Hi everyone, I've got a couple of patches of mould in the silicone sealer around my bath. I was wondering what the best way was to replace it? Do I simply replace the bad patches or all of it? Is there a specific tool I should use to remove it or do I use a Stanley knife or something...

Hi everyone, Firstly apologies for posting yet another thread on patio pointing, however I spent a good hour last night reading the results of a search and am now even more confused than before I started, hence this post. As a bit of background I'm in the process of laying a 25m squared...

Hi, Please can anyone advise how much cement I'd use per 25kg bag of ready mix ballast? It needs to be a fairly dry mix as it's for back filling edging for a patio I'm building. Thanks in advance. K-Rod.

Hi everyone. I'm in the process of preparing part of my garden to lay a patio down and was wondering about drainage. To put you in the picture, the area is about 3m wide by 9m long. At the far end is a metal shed on a concrete base which I'll be laying the patio flush up to, the left side...

Hi, I've recently built and rendered a breeze-clock wall and am now about to finish it off with coping stones. I've bought some rough grey stones and would like to know how I can get a similar colour mortar for between the stones. I've browsed the net for cement dye but can't seem to find...

Hi everyone, I plan to render a breezeblock wall shortly, it's my first attempt but I've done a little bit of plastering before so hopefully I'll be ok. I was just wondering what consistency the scratch coat and top coats should be. Should they be like mortar or more like plaster? i.e. a...

Hi everyone! I'm in the process of boarding my loft for storage. Each time I go back in the loft I notice patches of black dust/dirt on the boards or insulation that is obviously coming off the back of the roof tiles after bad weather. Is there any way I can cover the roof beams to stop...

Hi, I know absolutely nothing about boilers/plumbing so any help (simplified) is greatly appreciated. I thought I'd try you guys before spending a month's wages employing a plumber :D Firstly, the answers to the required questions: 1) Boiler make / model (gas or oil) Gas Ferroli...