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Got in van today and Alarm announcement came up on screen with cancel or close options When I canceled it it would go off but then couple mins later come back up on the screen Alarm Announcement ! Called fire as under warranty but can’t get booked i until end of September! And they say they...

Hi giys Have been told these had an issue with timing belt which resulted in re calls around 2016/2017 Any idea when this recall was? And If it sorted the issue And What year reg was it sorted? It’s on the 2.0 litre version which is NOT a chain

Had a nightmare with this Cut out last night and had to get recovered to a garage Basically they think the time chain has slipped/snapped. Until further investigations don’t know how bad things are but doesn’t look good. Thing is van has only done 56000k. It’s 7 years old but I think this is...

As above our car needed some ad blue. After putting some in the engine management light came on and stayed on with the ad blue light Had it to the VW garage and they say sensor is broke inside ad blue tank and the tank is £840 inc vat supply and fit. I had loads of issues with this car. In and...

Is the above paint any good? BQ have a trade offer on of 24litres for £34 Seems a good deal? Or is it rubbish? Can that be used as an end product or just an undercoat?

Hi all Just some general advice if possible Need an outside north facing gable wall ( about 18-20 m2 ) rendered. It a double brick wall with no cavity Going to get some quotes for parex, job will include hacking off a patchy thin sand/cement render ( very thin, patchy, can see a lot of bricks )...

So Ive just had delivered my new van. Super pleased. A question When I ordered it i got the TVL anti pic lock put on the drivers door as a cheap extra. I can see it on the door but what do i do with it? Ive got the keys to fit in but do I manually turn it? to lock it like a dead lock? ( i got...

Hi guys any shower trays I’ve fit over the years, when not on a riser kit, I’ve sat on 9mm ply and on a dry mix of sand/cement. What do you guys use and how do you find it? Just interested to see any different ways of doing it

hi I've a composite door which is around 3 years old. I've noticed the colour is starting to fade at certain points. Is this normal? I thought these doors colours didn't fade? I wouldn't say it gets an awful lot of sun ( I do live in the north east ) Any tips?

just looked at a bathroom job where going to put new external soil pipe out side to replace old. All wastes will go into vertical soil pipe via bosses. There is a rain water down pipe that is in the way. 2 options are to put 45deg elbows on rainwater down pipe over new wastes which I think...

how many toilets should you run into a 4 inch soil pipe? It's for a toilet block at a outdoor complex and run to a septic tank

Hi I need a 50 gallon coffin tank in a loft but can't fit it in. I'm thinking of putting 2 x 25 gallon header tanks in and marrying them together. Anything to look out for I've never done it before? Thanks in advance

Has anybody used or knows of anyone who has used this? I've got a large stone cable end causing a bit of damp. Cox state its breathable

Has anyone changed the PRV on these? How hard is it? and what does the job entail?

Hi guys, I'm a heating engineer but need some advice on this please!!! I have a old stone house which I'm thinking of putting external wall insulation ( 100mm thick then rendered ). My question is, because the stone makes the house really aesthetically pleasing on the eye I want to keep it...

Just had a survey done on a stone house I'm buying. It has a single story extension built in 2007 built with bricks and cavity with planning and building reg Certs. The survey came back saying a wall on the extension was bowing. I've got a guy going out to have a look, but as a heads up any...

Hi guys I wonder if any of you can give me some info. Im a plumber/gas engineer so know a bit about most trades but not on this topic. I've seen a house that i think i might buy. Its over a 100 year old and needs absolutley gutting. I don't mind this. There is cracking along the side...