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There is also a sanding stone which I think might be helpful :- https://www.paving.org/index.php/clean-stone-slabs-using-carborundum-sanding-stone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=x2n3hFs3YfM

Heh - that's a good idea. I have found something that has helped though. After a few days once it had set in, I took an old putty knife, a fairly stiff one, that I use for scraping weeds out between paving stones, and scraped right across the stone with the edge with some force, and it has...

On preparing an old wooden window for painting I spilled some of the wood hardener onto the stone window sill, and it has caused unsightly dark stains - is there any way to remove this ? What would you recommend ? Thanks

On the bit I have done I just mixed the sharp sand and cement dry, and filled it into the gap - it then sets with moisture from the ground and rainfall. It feels pretty solid, and I have hit it with a hammer and chisel as a test, and it only dents and crumbles a bit and does not crack. If it...

Hi folks I have a fairly old but good condition driveway made of granite slabs, but unfortunately a lot of weeds come up between many of the slabs. In places the gaps are maybe 1cm wide or more. I am planning to clear out these gaps and fill them with a 50-50 mixture of sand and cement - however...

That's certainly been my experience. It has got worse. I did 7 HPI checks on Gumtree on Corsa's, all quite good cars, and 5 of them came up as insurance write-offs - that's why I went to a dealer. Its taking me much longer to find a car than in the past where I found one good private seller and...

Do you think a low mileage car is not necessarily a big advantage, and a 10,000 miles per year average mileage car, or above, may often be a better option if it had a good MOT record ?

On looking for a second-hand car on Gumtree over the past few weeks, I have noticed a huge number of cars failing the HPI Check with :- "An insurer has declared this vehicle a total loss (write-off)" I checked 7 Corsa's, around 2012 plates, and 5 of them were declared write-offs by an...

I spoke to my mechanic and he said he has seen many Corsa's of this age range with the same sub-frame rust problem. This is apparently a common problem with the Corsa D of this age. My present 54 plate car is a Corsa C - and he says the newer Corsa D is a weaker car than that. So if Vauxhall...

You can see the full MOT history here :- https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history Question is should I be put off by this MOT history - because many other Corsa's of this age range seem to have a similar range of problems - I've checked quite a few. Or is this sub-frame issue and maybe also the...

What do you think are the best models of cars to go for at around 2010 age range, ie the ones least likely to be falling apart due to rust ?

How come ? I've done a survey of about 8 Corsa's of that age group and most of them have a similar list of MOT failure points but are still going strong. How do you know they did little maintenance ? Practically every one of the 8 Corsa's I checked had "Front coil spring broken" at some point...

Mileage 57,000. Would a main dealership like this take a risk on a bad car ? They sell loads of Corsas of this age range as part of their "value range". However I am still worried and might try to cancel. However how common is a sub-frame MOT failure - is this such an unusual thing ?

Hi I am about to buy a 2010 Corsa 1.2 16V Energy 3 door from the local Vauxhall Dealership. They have just MOT'd it last week and are awaiting a couple of parts for it before I take delivery of it. When I looked up the MOT history I was pretty worried to see :- August 15th 2018 :- Pass No...

I was surprised to see so many bad reviews on Bristan on Trustpilot :- https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/bristan.com

Hi I am looking to buy a pair of High Neck Pillar Taps for my kitchen sink as the ones I got recently were something of a disappointment - as I described in my previous thread :- https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/is-this-normal-for-taps.486940/ Can anyone recommend any good tap brands and...

Great information thanks

Thank you Water is not coming in from top surface of sink - I should have made it clearer - it is the top metal nut, just under where you see the gold colored thread, not the black plastic nut - it is under that metal nut where the water is seeping.

Hi I am experiencing a leak under a kitchen hot tap, coming from under the bolt that screws onto the thread of the tap under the sink. It is not a major leak, but builds up over time. I was just wondering, as its fairly old plumbing, could I just get some kind of sealant and spread it round...

It won't be cheap when their water bill comes in !