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Hello, Round at least 5" maybe 6". Not sure on volume. In the loft I can see a 4 foot by 6 inch cement chimney facing me. Yes there is a gas point. I'd certainly not DIY. We do have a shared chimney with 2 pots. It looks like a precast flue to me. What else might it be...

Hi, I've a terraced house built in 1969, that I believe use to have a back boiler. This is long removed now. My question is what flue do I have? It appears to be sectional concrete 6" pipes. It doesn't go straight up but goes into the a joining wall. There is also inside the fireplace a...

Hi guys, From the photo below would you believe both the horizontal and vertical supports are required? 3 sets in the loft. Has anyone converted a loft with these in and what steels if any where required? Thanks Dan

I thought I'd update this. In the end I couldn't get anywhere near the same finish. What I did looked nasty. So I have 2 coat skimmed the ceiling. 1st time ever i've done it and it looks loads better. Can't say its perfect but far better than what was there before. Thanks for the advice

All done now. I used a 3/4" olive that fitted the alkathene pipe perfectly. It also had a copper insert that I reused. Standard 22mm compression reducer to the pipe. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the info, I'll have another go and see what happens. The stipple pad has rubber bristles but it doesn't give the same effect. I may end up just reartexing the whole ceiling.

Doh, so can you still get that? I think you can get ready mixed but I assume this won't be the same? What sort of roller would it have been applied with? Thanks

Cheers for the reply. I've just attempted to use a stipple pad but it gives too much stipple even when very watered down it just seems too thick. I think it'll need even more water but I can't seem to get a sparce drip pattern with the pad. Thats why I think it may have been a roller of...

Hi, I've got to patch up a ceiling that has a very watered down stipple effect as per photo. Do you think this was achieved with a stipple pad or roller? If a roller what sort? Also what is the best was to remove matt painted artex? Steamer or wallpaper paste and cling film? I only...

Thanks for that guys. I was going pop the tiles up and SDS the floor. I'll be ultra careful with them. Have brother in law coming over in about an hour to price up the work. The new location of the pipe would be next to an internal wall anyway in the middle of the house. Thanks again

Thanks for the reply. I think it is alkathene as it is more flexible than MDPE from what I know. I'll have a search

Does anyone know? What would a rough cost be? I would dig out around the pipe so it would just be extending the 2 copper pipes from the kitchen and extending the main pipe to the wall. Thanks

Hi guys, I'm looking to move the stop cock closer to wall rather than 2 foot from it. Also extending 2 pipes hot/cold that go to the kitchen extension. Please see the photos below: Other than turning off main cock in the street, draining down, breaking up floor should this be...

Thanks the fluid is black, does this use Red Dextron II or the green Vauxhall stuff? Is it hard to remove the pump? Thanks Dan

Hi, Last few days I have started to hear a whine when turning the wheel. To me is sounds like the power steering pump. I've checked the fluid and its full. I've never noticed the noise before so assume something is up with it. I've read that its not too bad a job to change. I'm not going...

Sorry I get you. Once again thanks for your replies John.

Hi John, The nut is not loose its rusted solid but there is play up and down. IE if I push on the bottom of the bolt I can move the TRE up and down about 2mm. When you mention "track rod two flats" whats that exactly? I'll get one ordered to be on the safe side. Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I think I am going to replace it. As the bolt is already loose surely I just need to cut the rusted nut off, pop it off and then twist the TRE off? I don't need one of those tools to split the joint? As I want to replace the complete TRE right? Also are they...

Hi, Zafira 1.6 16V 1999 I was supplied a new alternator belt that is 5mm shorter than the recommended. Will this be OK to use? The car has an automatic tensioner on it. When I replaced the drop link on the passenger side I noticed some up/down play in the track rod end. Not in the link...

Has the wire that was disconnected been reconnected? Check what wires are connected. Normally the only thing that brings on the battery light on is the alternator itself via a wire...