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I have a flat valley about 50cm wide dividing two semis on the roof. I had a crack in the valley where another valley runs into it. The valley is felted, but is older. So i coated this valley in fibrepol (a sticky water proof paint solution with fibres) and it looked like it helped improve...

I need a new key for my Citroen berlingo van. I have one copy only currently so want to get a back up. Is Citroen the only place to get one or can I buy from another source? I’ve seen keys on eBay for sale but no idea if these are ok

Just seen this as I was about to post a similar question, so I thought i would post on this thread my info. My question was about the rough costs i have seen on the internet as to the cost per sqm for fibre glassing. It seems the price is around £100. Is this including materials or just the...

How do I adjust this door? It is catching a bit so you lift the door up a little when you close it. I think you do something with Allen keys on the hinges.

Do I undercoat all the gutter where the current paint is good and has just needed sanding, or just the bits which have gone back to bare metal?

I am going to be painting a cast iron gutter and do the facias at the same time. All in black. I will do the normal sanding, will repair any rotten wood on the facia and will renew the seals on the cast gutter. I am just not sure what is the best way to paint the gutters. Do i need a primer...

Thanks for info. I have seen the manual and the 01.6 U value and then you have 100 plus 50 and it doesnt get there. So it is all a bit confusing. I think i will get away with 100 in the slopes due to the practicalities of getting more in. The eave walls looks like 75-80mm rigid will be ok...

He’s private but doesn’t seem to know the regs. I have read some of part L and it says what is practical and functional. 50 under the eaves is the most I can add really as it was tight in places with just plasterboard. So this has been removed, but I need to add it back plus the 50 mm...

0.3 in walls seems to be the new regs from my reading. Not new build, but renovation / upgrade on a building. 100mm does seem skinny, but what happens when you cannot add too much insulation under the rafters ? Do you just not carry out any improvement works then. Surely a bit more...

I am doing a refurb on a top floor flat. So i have ripped out all the old Pb and small lath walls to reveal a shell. The building control guy is not sure on the new regs and said he will get back to me on what i need to put back. He is saying i can leave the 50mm rigid foil insulation in...

Great info deluks Much appreciated.

Would a strip of lead be better ? Done in two sections ? I have a gas burner for plumbing, but no heat gun. Could i use this if i used flashband.

Because we can only afford to scaffold the building in stages. So this yr, front and half of side. Next yr rest of the side and the rear. Plus conservation area etc.

Would I just use flash band to cover over the rotted felt in this photo. There is no leak but just spotted today it is all open on the right ridge side I will reroof it in the future, but currently going to patch it up

I’m going to be repainting the old gutters on a big block of flats. I own one so do a fair bit of maintenance on it. The gutters leak at the joins and I wondered what is the best solution to fix them without dismantling. Could I use a silicone? A roofer said he uses stixall to seal a lot...

It passed with a 0.17 reading. Stress over. Next time i will drive it hard before the mot

Ive checked the oil this morning and i have a bit of black over the top of the dipstick, but there is clearly a black band around the lower half and it finished exactly on half way. So i am assuming this dipstick is showing it is correctly filled. Again I dont do this that often. I have...

Ok, so not the EGR These are the opacity reads and where it failed. Needs to be below 0.7 4.6 1.98 1.75 1.71 3.37 3.24 Today they retested but pulled it as it failed and they didnt want me to pay for a new test: 1.34 1.35 1.39 So you can see things have improved, but not enough. I wonder...

i do have a blow tourch and suppose i could heat it up, but is that safe ? Does any one think this is an EGR valve issue ? Also can anyone say if i am doing the oil change incorrectly. I dont really use the oil stick to gauge how much to add. It says in the hains manual this engine uses...

Thanks CWH, ive changed the oil this morning and been on the local dual carriageway and run it in 3rd and 4th for a good while. I also put in a 2 cleaners. The retest is tomorrow. I hope that will do it. If not i suppose i will need to clean the EGR out. I will check out those others forums !