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I'm going to have a crack and sand/cementing a wall for in preperation for tililng. Just wondering what the correct amounts are, i want something that is going to be strong enough to anchor a basin too, but which goes on easily and is workable, going to be an adventure trying to get it flat...

Power steering fluid is low i would suggest, you will want it checking for leaks. Speedo dying is going to be a sensor connected to the ECU which isn't feeding properly, usually a speed sensor oddly, although not really familiar with your car so wouldn't know where to start looking. Looks...

Be very very careful, i still don't know which bmw you have, assuming a 4 cylinder then you are looking at about £1500 for a head rebuild £2500 for a straight 6 about £4000 for the V8 and £6000 for the V12. It's easy to diagnose a head gasket failure by doing a leaktest on a cylinder. If it...

Firstly what model of BMW is it. Secondly who advised you to replace the thermostat?? The cooling system on all post 96 BMW's is mostly plastic and common failure areas are. Radiator connections snapping, expansion tanks splitting, pump impellers disintegrating, and that's about it. To...

I've got a TT system, Ph/Ne coming in from pylon and earth stake outside by door. The CU currently in use is a MEM with an Isolator Switch and 5 resettable fuses. This obviously gives me no protection other than it'll blow at the 5amp point, by which time i could be dead. What would people...

The blue stuff is from my understanding a waterproof membrane, there are no batons because the original were slate tiles and they have been replaced with interlocking cement tiles which don't appear to require the batons. So cutting it back to the next rafter and replacing the section is...

Does this make it any clearer????

Sorry It's a back room upstairs in my house, the piece of wood you can see with the holes drilled in the bottom used to extend the entire length of the wall sitting on the brick, however water has eaten into it and rotted the section away, when i removed the sloping ceiling, the bit you can...

Hmm i will have to have a look at the old pictures prior to re-rendering, i don't think it is on the external wall as well, but it could be. I will be sand/cementing it when i work out what the heck that means, and wether or not i am capable of getting a flat enough finish for big tiles. I...

I am going to be tiling this will in a bathroom, but have a couple of issues first. There is this crack and this gaping hole, suggestions greatly appreciated for both.

Do i need to replace the whole run of wood or can i chop out the rotten bit and replace that??

Not sure where you are, but for a price most timber yards will be able to recreate your skirting using a sample. I'm doing the same sort of thing as yourself, and fortunately the skirting has all be replaced before with 7" torus, which is easy to get hold of, the floorboards however are a...

People are di@kheads, has nothing to do with what car they drive. And that goes for disabled/able bodied/colour/creed the works. And believe it or not BM's do come with indicators, i use mine all the time. :D

I'm sure it has the appropriate BS certs, i`ll have to check the paperwork. It's the grove delux suite, just wondering if the tap assembly is faulty.

But in the same context some consumers like to have a feel for what products they are purchasing. I appreciate that you would not use a £50 bath from B&Q to install, and i also have some grasp of the work involved having fitted a couple. Take for example my recent boiler fit, i bought the...

Cheers Mate It's a new Greenstar 37 CDI that's just gone in so i`ll not bother.

Hi Ok i admit i saved some money buying the suite in the first place, but is it usual for mixer type taps to be able to feed cold water back through the hot run whilst both taps are open?? Is it usual to put non return valves on basin feeds of this nature, i'm going to with the mixer...

Hi Mate, I'm not in the trade, or even done the job, but i had a serious blown rendering problem on that rear aspect of my place, and although i could have patched and painted it, then you will always have the worry that the stuff that has already blown has allowed water behind it, which then...

I didn't notify, one of the leccies from work notified when he came out to do all the checks and replace the 100A supply fuse and tie.

Hi, In the process of renovating a house and during my exploration have found a couple of things i would consider unsafe but just wondering what the standing is as far as regs go. First and most worryingly is that a prior owner appears to have connected a double socket upstairs to the...