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yeah I suppose its the cheapest quickest fix, do you lose any quality? Cheers fella

Hi I have just bought a Nissan Note (55) and it as a 6 cd changer installed I think the make is MMR-IDC-G blaupunkt???? (I only got this from a picture on Ebay.) Now in the new Note it as a jack in the storage tray where its possible to plug in your iPod. Question is can I buy an adpter kit to...

http://www.builddesk.co.uk/sw58865.asp just found this hope it helps?

The gauge is the distance between each of the battens. And he is dead right, dont sqeeze up your last couple of course as it looks pants.

I understand that data but am I thinking along the correct lines with the measurements albeit in inches? Cheers fella

I see, I think! Counter lathing is basically so the insulation used is not touching the back of the felt/membrane and in turn stopping the felt/membrane touching the back of the gauged lathes, therefore rain can not pool or hold behind the lathes which lets the rain run freely to the eave and...

I have noticed more and more roofs are counter battened nowadays, and was just wondering why this is, as i only remember counter lathing when laying old grey (york stone) so the alloy pegs never went through the felt. The only reasons I can think of is:- 1 type of fixing 2 some form of...

:lol: Yep every weekend we had a barrow job no scaffold = more profit :roll: did anyone have one of those elevators they were about 9" square 25 ft long with a giant chain and small scoops that just about carried 6 tiles and weighed about 200lb one held it at the bottom ready to put it in the...

Cheers fella, yep thats easy enough. I know what you mean tiling left to right, what im hoping is when I take off 2/3 tiles from next door which is on the left, bugger! im hoping the setting out marks are still there so i will mark my roof out accordingly. Have you heard when tiling with clay...

thanks for all the info, as you all say I dont think its changed that much, just slightly different materials. I know what you mean about lead prices its the same as wood and all other consumables nowadays, I reckon the far east is taking everything! Just to clarify on the type of tiles, one...

Cheers fella I shall start looking

at the moment I have a Halstead Finest Gold and I am looking at up grading, it is to go on an internal wall with a vertical flu, does anyone have any reccomendations where I can get one cheap and do I have to have a new flu system,

Any help, I have a Terrano 2.7tdi SWB on a 03 and the 4 wheel drive gear stick selector came off in my hand :oops: . there is an hole in the stick about an 3 to 4mm does anyone know what should be in here i.e. steel roll pin, nylon pin or clip.....................a part n umber would be good...

Just a bit of advice, I have been out of the game for 25years or so but I would like to strip and recover my house its a mid terrace stone cottage (300 year oldish) its in Lincs so as most roofs around here it as clay pantiles which are back pointed. Next door as had theirs re-roofed last year...

Your probably right Nige I have had zero time on flatties except for govies when I was a lad and getting paid bugger all monies, as for the lead work I would like to learn more ...........do ya know anyone??? :lol:

don't be disillusioned by the job title Im lucky if I get 30K a year it just doesnt = the responsibility, all aviation jobs have this stigma attached that its jobs for the boys, to be honest its all ****** mate, the most genuine people ive worked with are the lads on the sites. ps is it worth...

Thanks for the info I'd better get reading up on the web sites you mention, the only thing that concerns me is if methods and materials have changed much? Although I am going to Leeds to find some old mates and pick there brains............must be honest Im bricking it as I have a very secure...

Hi, I am hoping there are genuine roofers reading this as I would like some feed back regards me starting my own business in north Lincolnshire. I was originally trained as a slater/tiler at Brady Brothers roofing (Holbeck, Leeds), back in the early to mid 80's ( im now 40) and ****ed off with...