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A valley board is a section of the roof where two roofs meet at 90 degrees thus forming a valley. The valley board is a piece of wood (possibly ply) that sits on both sides of the valley giving the lead additional support to stop it sagging. The purling sits probably mid way thus supporting...

The purpose of the locating screw is only to secure the disc to the hub to stop it dropping off whilest your fitting the wheel. If the screw is seized that bad, drill the head off and dont bother replacing it. Once the discs rust up a little they will seize to the hubs anyway thus...

Doesnt matter if you drive a renault, vauxhall, nissan, merc, or numerous others, they ALL use the same Bosch high pressure pump. The problem is common rail diesel engines. Although they are very powerful and good when running well. The high pressure pump is under tremendous strain. cant...

Is your vivaro the 1.9 ? If it is then it is VERY likely that the EGR has broken up. VERY common problem with the 1.9.

You know the old saying "blokes buy BIG cars to make up in other areas" well maybe people using an 18" trowel may be the same. As for me ? well i use an 8" :D i dont need to make up for anything 8)

Apply your render in two coats. As roughcaster says, first a scratch coat, let that go off overnight, then following day second coat (final floating coat) DONT try to put it on too thick (max 8 to 10mm) Leave it to stiffen then rub up with either a poly float or your wooden one. The more...

lol your putting up hurdles Brist. lets assume the room is free of clutter and ready to go. I can only guess that if the ceiling was artexed, then the Op probably would have mentioned that when asking the question. Like i said, not a problem (for me) but i can only speak for me and...

If your plasterer cant manage a ceiling of those dimensions then he isnt a plasterer. Nothing difficult about a room of that size and no need for a labourer.

also booked up now till early Feb 2008. Not been the best year though but not the worst

you mean one of these ? Didnt find it hard at all. then again i have done a few now. before, during & after

Laufen are good quality and have neat trick ideas to aid instalation. Some nice designs. The Laufen Pro is quite nice.

Onion, Well spoted mate :oops: not sure why i suggested a stronger mix for top coat. Must have had an hard day when i responded to that one :D Thanks for putting it right.

4:1:1 for scratch coat, Thats 4 plastering sand (not building sand) 1 part cement and 1 part hydrated lime DO NOT use P.V.A. if you do want to use an adhesion promoter then i would suggest SBR for exterior use. Second coat (top coat )should be 3:1:1 wet bricks/blocks with a hose...

If skimming wet bonding then you realy need to lay it on then dont mess with it at all. If you start playing with it you will trap air between the bonding and skim coat, resulting in the little bubbles. The more you try to correct the problem the worst it gets. leave alone untill the skim is...

freddymercurystwin are you realy ? i mean, do you look like him ? show us a piccie :D

I wouldnt use any old tape :? Denzo tape should protect the pipes if you intend to use cement motor.

cheers guy's fortunately this isn't MY bathroom. I refit kitchens and bathrooms and it is a job i have started. The full floor is going to be removed because the rot is that bad. all floor joists and floor boards will be replaced. The house is un-occupied at the moment so i will take a...

Cheers John, New timbers were ordered today and will be installed tomorrow along with new floor boards. I was planning on totaly removing all the rotten stuff and using pressure treated timber. Wheres the best place to obtain the treatments ? I hate going to the likes of B&Q. Do builders...

well said Mod 1 I hate people who write and talk like that. One of my all time pet hates is that.. ok carry on, ignore me..

I started a bathroom refit today and after removing the bath i discovered very very badly rotten floor joists. there are small hole's indicating woodworm but i am unsure if this is an old problem or still active. The timbers are totally shot and i have already cut the outer skin of the...