Recent content by thomp1983

Careful heating and pressure from behind should help restore most of the original shape, the it would just need prepping and painting

Personally I'd remove the centre fitting use a long 8 or 10mm bit to drill all the way through into the utility then core drill it outside in for about an inch then core drill the rest from the inside. I wouldn't worry about the smell from the pipe it soon disappears and you won't have it open...

I've ordered from the same website, I rang the dealer to confirm a few things and they were really good. Id ring them if you want to be sure but it should be the right item.

Any updates?

You need to be looking for a company with a tail lift, plenty about

Vag group car my money's on a boost pipe, probably a joint has come apart the system vag use to attach the pipework isn't great.

Why? Thought the point with kingspan/celotex was the foil coating stopped damp transfer through it aslong as the joints are all taped correctly.

I know the tarmac drains into it, I dug the soakaway that's under it before the drive was laid.

Believe me it's on a huge list of other stuff but it's still something that needs dealing with

So what was the fault you found?

Yes you can put expanding foam in the gaps, get yourself a gun instead of using the tins with the nozzle fitted as it's alot more controllable

Ultimately she wants the diamonds filled with resin finish but it'll probably be at least 18 months off, the gravel grids are just a temporary measure, a mate has a full drive with them and he reckons he gets very little migration, I just need to find a way to neatly finish them to the edges if...

Hi all, We have 3 diamonds on the middle of our tarmac driveway to allow drainage into the soakaway. I'm fed up of putting the gravel back in when the cars are moved about, I'm thinking about putting gravel grids inside the diamonds to contain the gravel, to do so neatly I'd like to cut...

Have them come out and inspect it, they may well pass it and if they don't then you can make a decision with the information of what's needed. Saying it's not compliant doesn't stop you doing something else or selling the house.

If you say your willing to re concrete any damage then I'd stitch drill across the concrete take a small section out, get the conduit in place and finished as you want then concrete it all in place nans make good the surface