garden

I bought a job lot of garden tools at auction last week and this one was part of the lot. Any ideas what it might be?

Hi All I hope someone here can guide me on the below. I have had built decking in my back garden. My garden itself is sloping. As a result of the slope the deck from the back of my house is below 30cm, in height, from the ground whilst the front of the deck is approx 50cm, in height, above the...

Does anyone know of any planning permission / building regs issues surrounding excavating one’s garden which leads to a council pavement in order to level it? My grandfather is looking to buy a house which has a patch of grass / garden which is around 3-4m wide running the length of the house...

Our decking is looking really tired. Half is under cover and doesn't look too bad, but the area that gets rain and leaves from the trees fall onto it looks really worn out and grubby. I was going to jet wash it, but this seemed to be damaging the wood. What is the best way to clean your decking...

Hi all, 2 months ago had my Indian sandstone laid in my garden, though this morning found a bird poop which seems to have dried I then clean it off with a brush and hose through a green mark remanence has been left on my sandstone, very sad about this. It's relatively a new Indian sandstone...

Hello guys, I'm thinking of creating my own fire pit table for all family to enjoy. Is it possible to create something similar to the images below? If so, what would you recommend that I'd need? http://www.fabartdiy.com/creative-multi-purpose-jag-grill-firepit-bbq-table/

Hi, I want to lower the trampoline so a. the kids can get on/off it easier and b. build a raised decking platform around it to hide the weedy mess that lies under and around the trampoline. Question I have is, and I cannot see why I cant do this, is using a pick-axe, to dig out just where the...

Hi all - some advice needed! We have a raised vegetable box that sits below a conifer and hence gets little to zero rain. We'd like to make use of the runoff water from the side extension of our house to somehow make its way to the veg box and keep the area watered. Thing is .... there is an...

Hi, A few years ago, we installed a block paving driveway- (the typical red bricks with black border etc) We're pretty bored of that look now and were wondering if we could potentially cheaply renovate the look by painting the blocks black and then sealing it to give the effect of those modern...

Hi all, is this a ridiculous idea??.... I have a 3.5m x 9m block paved patio in the garden. Its structurally good and hasn't dipped or moved in the 4 years we have lived in our house. My question is: could I directly concrete slab on top of the block paving? I know this sounds a bit odd but it...

Hi we moved into our house Nov 2015 and the first winter all the grass died we had Moss all down the left side near the fence and the lawn was very boggy. I aerated the lawn, put sharp sand down in places and added compost and top soil then reseeded the lawn. This winter the grass has...

Hi Guys I am trying to think of the best (easiest) way to do this. Basically I have a raised patio that I want to build a set of steps up/in to. the steps themselves will be almost a semi-circle. I want to use brick for the risers and then slabs on top. Question is, do I make forms and pour...

Hi all, I am carrying out a major re-decor of my home. Below is the order that I shall be carrying out the works in my home. I would appreciate if anyone could give me their opinion on my order; Whether this is the best way or not or just give recommendations, I would be very grateful for your...

Hi all, I am carrying out a major re-decor of my home. Below is the order that I shall be carrying out the works in my home. I would appreciate if anyone could give me their opinion on my order; Whether this is the best way or not or just give recommendations, I would be very grateful for your...

Hi I'm looking at taking down my existing concrete outbuilding and building a timber framed office/room in its place. There is already all concrete base for the existing building. Would I need to raise the timber base/floor off of the concrete base? I have read about putting pressure treated...

Hi Guys, In a few weeks we are about to start on the garden, we are looking to install something similar to the link below: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/35/af/1b/35af1b083a44d7f017f992570c037733.jpg It will run across a section of the lawn, and will be about 4m in length...

Hi, I need to attach 2 X 3cm x 3.5cm Stainless Steel Pad Eye to the concrete wall at the back of my house to attach a rectangular shade sail The company where I bought the shade sail have a decent installation guide here but dont specify how you should fix the pad eyes to the house. The wall...

Hi All I live in a semi, and we have a patio at the back of the house, what I noticed is that the part of the roof sloping backwards has downpipes connected to the patio roof. I also have another downpipe which meets the downpipe of the patio on the surface of the garden, when I lifted up some...

Hello experienced DIYers. To be honest I'm after some free advice... Unhappy with the climbing frames on offer for gardens (and the price of even small commercially available ones), I have decided to design my own and have my builders put it together. 100mm radiata pine round posts are...

Hi, This year the garden seems to have been flooded constantly and the grass is basically a pool now. We thought it was a burst pipe but our local water supplier has come out and inspected everything and are saying there is no evidence of it being a burst pipe. They haven't really suggested...