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Thankyou very much, most helpful. I have made a decision going for traditional mortar. It's beginning to be the norm in this area now when bungalows are sold and bought to have the roof lifted and large loft extensions done and I cannot find one dry ridge but then they are not hip roofs...

Waiting for third quote, this roofer is happy to do the dry ridge system using my existing original ridge tiles, but read this morning some older tiles can differ in thickness at each end and a dry ridge cannot be adjusted as with motar, resulting in an uneven line. I suppose I favour the...

Thanks. Had a couple of roofers round today both recommended dry ridge, first guy mentioned the battens etc. the other didn't go into details but I will ask when I next speak to him. Roofer No 1 quoted £780 and No 2 about £600, haven't had a detailed quote yet second guy lives in the village...

I am currently getting quotes for replacement of existing ridge tiles, I have a hip roof semi detatched house and the ridges are in a pretty poor condition, we are exposed and have a problem with them coming off every few years during gales. I have been advised to go for a dry ridge system...

I have 3 small double glazed windows that have plastic covered foam gaskets which I would like to replace with rubber, but the foam ones have perished to the point where it is difficult to check the profile, can anyone help? The windows are old but otherwise in good condition. The windows...

I have 3 small windows that have the plastic covered foam gaskets which have perished, the windows are quite old but otherwise fine . I would like to replace them with rubber but they have disintegrated to the point where it is difficult to match the profile, can anyone help? Also the windows...

Yes, I know what you mean about the noise being in the car, last week driving home I could hear a chink for 2 days and discovered it was a metal toggle on my jacket tapping the seat belt catch. Checked the pockets in my car dozens of times, spare wheel and jack, bonnet catches, dash etc. I...

Thanks. The mechanic said he had checked all those and the suspension was fine. Think I need to get a second opinion, Probably take it to the Ford dealer.

I have this knocking on my Ford Focus, definitely coming from the front drivers side, almost seems to be coming from behind the dash sometimes, taken it to the garage they checked it out on the ramps couldn't find anything, went for a test drive couldn't hear anything. The only time I don't...

Yes Nige F, National Grid sub Gas Alliance and Gas Alliance sub the guy who is doing the repair. The Parish Council in the village have complained to the chief exec of National Grid about the poor reinstatement of roads footpaths and verges here.

Thankyou for replying. Yes the problem did become apparent after the seal went on. The mix used for this type of drive is a special recipe I was told by the original contractor, and is always laid on a waterproof membrane, he laid what looked like a very very heavy cling film all over...

Hi can anyone help! I had a pattern imprinted drive laid 4 years ago looks great.......until; National Grid contractors Gas Alliance dug up a small section to replace a gas pipe. The guy that repaired it did not put any membrane under the patch and now I have salts migrating to the...

Gas Alliance just moved out of our area. I had to have a 3/4" metal pipe replaced which meant excavating a small area on my quite new quite expensive printed concrete drive. I tried very hard to persuade them to relocate my meter outside whilst the drive was excavated. The pipe has been...

I know the posts on this subject are going back a bit, but our gas mains are being replaced right now. My meter is in a kitchen cupboard and I enquired about moving it outside. I was told by the contractors no they are contracted to replace mains not move meters unless dangerous. As my...

Thanks for that info Vinty.

Contractor No1 was a cold call suspect they had been on Google Earth. Just a salesman; the brother in law, didn't inspect the roof just went into his sales pitch started at £1800 came down to £1600! Contractor No2 would only fit rubber on a stand alone roof any upstand or awkward corners can...

Thankyou for getting back Toptec. Don't know how many he has done but his company is advertised as building and roofing including flat roofing found him on our Local Government 'Trusted Trader 'site. Yes I spent ages on the internet searching for this potential problem and came up with...

Just had a quote for EPDM flat roof, quoted £1600 for 15m2. with new boards. Second contractor rang today to arrange visit but said that if putting EPDF on a flat roof with an upstand, eg. chased into a wall it can sag over time because it doesn't adhere and as this is more expensive than...

I have a 3m x 4m flat roof extension which was felted about 14 years ago. There is a black patch spreading across the roof and although there is no sign of leaking I would like to get it done before the winter. I have had one quote so far for Firestone rubber including new boards for...

Good review on the Jazz on Buyacar.com says it is a stepped automatic mode and they have got round the 'dreaded elasticated band effect by having 7 artificially mandated gears instead of one continuous ratio. Haven't got a clue what I'm talking about!! assume you will. The more I research...