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Thaks for the advice guys! We can live without the aircon or accept the smell when we do use it. To be fair its very rarely used- we do a verylow mileage in the car anyw. Im more than happy to get the part and have a dabble at replacing the filter and seal mysdelf. Souns like one of those...

Ahem...so... It turns out it isn't the exhaust. I'm amazed but it actually is the air/ventilation system. It's become more noticeable as the thermostat is now set to cold rather than hot due to the warmer temperatures. The air con has always been a bit whiffy (wet dog smell as mentioned)...

So the grass is now growing quite nicely (in patches). Not surprisingly it looks best where it is getting plenty of sunlight and is taking longer where there is less. There are also a couple of bare patches - i sowed more seed last week to try and get the grass to grow in these areas. I...

Thanks! Will have go when I get two minutes and report back! 😃

Thanks. In that case I'm going to rule out the manifold, the washer fluid and also say the air con is less likely. That does smell from time to time but is rarely used and is more wet dog than egg! So assuming its the cat (which seems like the best bet here) it sounds like the fumes must...

Thanks for the advice - it's appreciated. I wonder if the state of the exhaust manifold could be causing a problem with fumes in the car? I remember my gf saying a mechanic had done a temporary fix on it sometime before but she doesnt think she ever got it replaced (the rest of it was...

Evening all. I have a Mk 1 Focus 2000 reg. It's getting old but has generally been problem free throughout it's life. However, there's now a really strong smell of rotten eggs (something sulphur based presumably) in the car when I start the engine. Also noticeable when stopped at lights etc...

Thanks for the advice. I've had the old patio out. Then the earth underneath has been dug over with a fork. It actually seemed in surprisingly good health though I had to fig out a few more bricks. It is fairly dry though. I've raked it all over, added some fertiliser and then put...

Thanks. I think it is likely to be extremely compacted. It's had this current patio on it for maybe 60 years, and another patio on top of that for probably another 30! I'm currently on a water meter but not really saving as much as i'd hoped so was thinking about leaving it anyway before my time...

Ok, so I've removed and sifted all the earth that was on the old patio to remove the brick, tile, rubble and other junk. Underneath is a full size old school patio as suspected. I will be hiring a breaker and removing the concrete from the garden before putting back the soil. However...

I did actually wonder about the bunker side of things with it being London but the house was built in the mid to late 40s so think it would have just avoided the need for a bunker. Prior to being built it was garages/fields (hard to imagine!) Thankfully this is one area that I know there are...

Ah....it always ends up being with these things. Would cracking it be acceptable. I was thinking if I fracture it in as many places as possible - or do I need to be breaking it into small bits even if leaving in situ? What sort of grit do I need to be adding? Also meant to ask - how deep...

Afternoon all. :D My rear garden was covered over with crazy paving. We would like to lay a new lawn for the boy to run about on so today I started taking up the paving to dig over and aerate the ground prior to seeding after the last of the frosts (hopefully early March). My initial joy...