Hi Builder, or any other kind soul, I need to replace my manhole cover but can only find manhole covers that are 600mm X 450mm. The manhole cover that I need to replace is 635mm X 480mm (or roughly...
Potatoes in my small vegetable patch are ready to come out. Does cutting off the foliage stop the potatoes from growing further? If so how long can they be left in the ground before harvesting. We...
I have just potted some pounshop Cauliflower seeds.
Due to my (well documented) slug problem - would I be able to grow them in pots? If so what size?...
just bought 2 security lights for outside, they dont work. yet another stupid choice from ebay i have made. can anyone advise which are best wire free security lights to get. not too expensive. thanks...
My son inlaw has parked his car on my driveway which is block sets and has dripped oil in two places each about 10cm round.
How can I remove it without leaving an obvious difference in texture?...
I have a fully tiled bathroom which is lovely, but hate cleaning the tiles! Can any of you lovely people suggest an easy way to clean my tiles and leave them gleaming? TIA
has anyone used this firm to supply and fit a bathroom please? Are they good or has anyone better suggestions? Getting bog eyed looking at brochures and am quickly going off the idea. Does anyone...
We have just moved house and are trying to plumb in our washing machine. The cold inlet is fine, but the drain hose is causing us some grief! We have a 29mm drain hose (which I have been told is a...
When I got new kitchen wanted to get a nice set of saucepans but never got around to it. Am taking advantage of Debenhams sale to get a decent set. However, I like the bottoms of the pans to be...
hi there just bought a second hand teak garden table, but had not been treated for years, cleaned well after power washing it and left it to dry for a few hours in the sun, it looked dry so applied...
We've just had decking laid in our back garden this week, which looks amazing. But for some reason, there seem to flies all over it. I hated my back garden before the decking and never just to sit out...
Has anyone any suggestions for getting rid of green water from a small garden pond? There is no pond weed or duck weed present. There is also a good quantity of oxygenating plants but not a lot of...
I think its a good dress rehearsal for the real thing and its friendly on the pocket too. pets are welcome and you can always opt to go back to the house, if things don't work out for some reason. The...
OH has spent time today in her first attempt at strawberry jam-making. She has successfully made blackcurrant (sometimes with apple) and this has worked out fine. However strawberries are lower in...
I am having problems with the above machine which is now 8 years old. It keeps on filling up with water and the error 1 button comes on and it continually beeps. Tried turning it off for 10 minutes...