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Hi folks I'm looking for a replacement one of these but can't even find an image of one online, let alone one to buy. Am I looking in the wrong places and/or using the wrong search terms? Or are they hard to come buy? The inner diameter of the plastic ring the lid sits in is 343mm...

Hi all Sorry for the long title but thought best to bung all these questions together. I'll be fitting a new kitchen sink soon and am unsure on the following... 1. Compression vs Push Fit for outside? I know solvent weld is the preferred and professional choice, but I'd really like to be...

Hi I'm looking for a new car and one of the potentials is a Combo Life. It ticks all the boxes except for one thing.... The front seats only recline part way (maybe around 45 degree angle at the lowest?). We often go away for short breaks in the car and sleep in the front, with the seats fully...

Hi Just wondered if there are any Dacia owner/fans on the forum? I'm in the market for a used Dacia and wondered if I can pick people's brains as to which I should go for... I'm trying to decide between a Duster, Jogger and Logan Stepway. Petrol only, as we do a fair few very short journeys...

Hi I'm looking for a new (used) car. Needs to tick several boxes, one of which is that I live in the mountains where the roads are poor quality with loads of rough patches, potholes, etc. The cars I've short listed have the following spec tyres: - 205/55 R16. - 205/60 R16. - 215/65 R16. I've...

Hi The tank is around 7 years old. Any ideas what causes it and/or whether it is a problem? Sorry the photo is not great, it's the best I can get through the small opening. Many thanks

Make Vauxhall Model Corsa D SXI Engine size/Type 1.4 petrol Year 2007 Mileage 75k Hi My car has been making a couple of noises for some time, mainly on country roads. It sounds like it’s coming from behind the front foot-wells, or perhaps a bit higher than that. Really tough to tell...

Hi I'm finishing a lead flashing job and now need to seal the flashing that's turned into the chase. The lead has been fixed using hall clips. It's an old stone wall, with undressed stone. So nothing is straight or flat! Although some seem to favour mortar, I've decided to use lead sealant...

Hi There are some areas around my house where there's a gap between the concrete slab/path and wall. In at least one place the water is getting in enough to make the wall wet inside the house. What's the best stuff to use to fill the gaps? Should I look to fill the gap with on product...

Hi I recently did some pipe insulating in my loft. The only two I didn't do were the vent pipes. Not sure if that is the right term for them? They are the pipes that feed water back into the top of the tanks when there is excess, presumably from steam, expansion, etc. The one going to the...

Hi I'm going to be fitting a tap like this one: And just wanted to check that this is the correct part for connecting to 15mm copper pipe using compression: https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-compression-straight-tap-connector-15mm-x-1-2-/58294 If not, please could someone let me know...

Hi all Got plenty of caulking and filling coming up... I'd not heard of backer rod until recently, and having read up a bit on it it seems there's many others who are unaware of it. The big name stores don't seem to sell it either, which made me wonder how commonly it's used... So, any fans...

Hi I've been after a multitool for a while... I only have two cordless tools, a drill and an impact driver, both DeWalt. No plans to buy more any time soon, apart form the multitool. So my first thought was to stick with DeWalt. But having looked into it some more, the Milwaukee gets great...

Hi all Whilst doing some repairs on my roof - which required removing some slates - I've noticed that a lot of them were wet on the underside. They are also flaking, a bit on the underside, but more on the upper section of the topside (the sections covered by the slates above). I'll attach...

I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this... I was under the impression hot dipped galvanised is far superior, and best for any outdoor use... I need to do some roof repairs and bought a pack of round wire nails made by Samac, for fixing sarking boards and battens to rafters. The Samac nails...

Hi I've got a repair to do to my roof. The roof has sarking boards, with 1f felt on top, battens, then slates. I'm repairing a hole in the sarking and felt from where a flue was removed. The whole area to be repaired amounts to approx. 1.2m x 1m. I was kindly given some felt to use for...

Hi all I bought some 24x14 slates for a repair. They mostly already have four holes. Are they still ok to re-use? I know I have to make new holes when fitting them. Just to add, the new holes will be lower as they're going on a roof with 20x12s. I'm just using these at the abutment...

Hi We had the roughcast render hacked off the stone wall of our house, and the pointing replaced with lime mortar. There are no foundations. At the time, I pulled back the gravel at the footings of the wall, creating a bit of a trench. There's hard compacted soil beneath the bottom stones...

Hi all I've finished installed soakers to my slate roof at a wall abutment, and I've cut the chase above ready for the flashing. The chase isn't mega straight, especially the bottom line This is mostly due to bits of stone and mortar falling away. And partly lack of skill ;) On top of that...

Hi folks Following my recent threads, I've started work today and am removing slates at a wall abutment to put in lead soakers and flashing. Am I missing something obvious or is my only option to use a slate ripper and then use tingles (or hooks) when I put them back on? I had planned to...