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Hi can anyone help with their advice on what the timber is for at the back of the chimney beneath the roof tiles? TIA Picture to follow.

Hi all, first post in years so bear with me please! I am struggling to get retro planning permission for a Gazebo and kids tree house. I thought they would fall under permitted development PD and so kept them within the PD measurements allowed in the rear garden. Our house is not adjacent to a...

Our 17 yrs old Vailant system boiler is starting to play up with the odd minor problem. Engineers talk of 10 year life for such which I find hard to comprehend - old cast boilers are still working after 30 years albeit inefficient - you can buy a lot of gas for the cost of a new boiler! Anyone...

Hi All I have bought a HARCOSTAR water butt and need to cut a hole on the top to allow water to ingress - follow link to a picture http://www.greenhousesupply.co.uk/details.asp?prodid=700LitreWaterTank&cat=30 The manufacturers are very 'uncertain' about cutting any holes in same (all...

Hi All, I am looking to make up a raised decking area of 13ft x 13ft some 5ft off the ground at the highest point on a sloping site. It will be 'free standing' on 4 Oak posts either 6" x 6" or 8" x 8" sitting on concrete pads. 4" x 2" will make up the 'framework' set in and bolted to the...

Somewhat of a base subject :oops: but other than replacing a light coloured plastic toilet seat does anyone know how can I remove urine stain that has built up beneath the toilet seat :?: thanks in advance........ :roll:

I left my leather gloves in a sealed container and mould has grown inside and out. They were (are) a decent pair of gloves and I am loathe to bin them - any suggestions as to restoration would be appreciated. thanx in advance

Bought a Fiat Doblo 1.3 fitted with a DPF. Very good and seems to work well as no smoke seen as yet in the first 3000 miles. :) Does anyone know how they work - there must be some means of trapping the particulates and then burning them off. What I really want to know is how to keep the...

Anyone completed a wetroom using Caber flooring and if so what other measures did you take to seal the floor. Thought I' ask before considering other options..

Anyone any experience of the Honda 400 x 4 cylinder with leaks from the carb. On carb persists in allowing fuel into the float chamber despite all new kit being fitted - an increasing nightmare. Thanks in anticipation.

The FNS indicator on my daughters Megane has stopped working which is the same fault as her previous Megane - anyone else suffer the same fault ?

:?: It is some years since I last owned a vehicle with a rear axle that drives the wheels. The old banger that I am now in is tending to make a rubbing noise at speed which I suspect is coming from the axle. Oil changed today - it was pretty crop that came out. Can anyone offer any thoughts as...

Hello, has anyone completed a cam belt change on the Suzuki Carry / Bedford Rascal vans please? Is it an engine out job or a real fiddle? Any advice would be appreciated - no manual as yet. Thanx.

Anyone any experience of this sealant please as regards tips for useage? I have a can that looks old - do you know if there a sell by date and if so what happens to it once it has reached the end of its life to know it has ? Thanx

Anyone any experience of the above van please :?: I am looking to buy a two year old model and wonder what I might be entering into as regards problems and things that always come to notice when the money has exchanged hands - if you know what I mean :wink: thanx

Hi all Trying to navigate my way around the above satnav - what a headache! :roll: Has anyone any words of encouragement or advice that might help - it has almost gone through the window several times! The logic defeats me at the moment - perhaps I need someone from a younger generation...

Hi All Have searched through looking to see if there is a standard set down in respect of Boiler size to adequately run CH system in houses i.e. x btu's req'd in a modern 4 bed house - similar to scale of calculating room sizes v radiators. Our daughters brand new house is comfortable but...

Hi, When I opened the lid on the chest freezer water ran off same which is unusual. There is ice around the walls inside and the outside of the cabinet is warm and the motor is working. Is it the start of the end or just something quirky please? thanx

Help needed please I am off to the County Court to argue the merits with a trader over a Fiat Doblo Diesel whose cylinder head gasket went within 4 years and at 35,000 miles. A full service history and one owner vehicle meant to me that I had bought the right vehicle and so had expected to...

Hi all I bought a 2002 Doblo 1.9 diesel van last week :D to find this week that the head gasket has gone :evil: . The van has done a genuine 35k miles with FSH. My local Fiat dealer says that "from their experience" they will likley not replace the head gasket. On asking about...