I received a call from a regular reader this week, asking how to replace a rotten window sill. I said, “I’m not sure if I can articulate the detail involved in a written article.” I told him I would ...

Rub them down with sandpaper, hacking out the rotten wood, then fill with a two-part epoxy resin, like Z-Poxy, about £11 per tube.

You know what it is like – you don't go out in the back garden often and when you do, there is always something needing to be done. Had the ivy not grown up and over the window sill, you'd have seen ...