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Hi Have an 04 tdci 115 mondeo with 88k on the clock. Now i have code P132A as a fault. Not great as i have an electronic actuator so the whole damn turbo has to be replaced. Can't get it done straight away as i need a car and earliest i can get a courtesy car is 17th :shock: So as i...

Hiya I have done a very stupid thing :oops: While replacing the facia i have taken my old guttering down along with all the old brackets corners etc. Well now i can't find any of the brackets and corners anywhere, have spent ages looking for them but without any luck. I have also been...

Hi Having problems with my chimney :( Its not used any more but either the pot or attached TV ariel is now loose. I want to pull it down and rebuild it like the other two have been, not bothered about the height as i said its not in use both connecting fire places have been bricked up...

Hiya Just started trying to tile a small space at the bottom of the stairs about 1M X 1M Its an old house and the floor is out badly, from one side to the other i loose the bubble in the spirit level ...............ok only a small spirit level 30cm say. Now i know i have to start at the...

Hiya Have been trying to fit a new front door only making it an interior as we now have a new porch. As with many things in the house it seems the Original front door frame was not put in properly :evil: What i assume is a weather strip .........a strip of metal running along the bottom...

Hiya Ok i am getting stressed :evil: I have an intermittent fault that is not blowing any fuses just tripping the RCD. The problem is it can go nearly a week without tripping, i know i can test this by unplugging things but its not exactly realistic for a week to unplug the fridge...

Hiya Wondered if i could ask a question that is probably daft :oops: I am about to paint my stairs walls and have always thought or been told only finish on a corner as you get a line. Now as i have a ladder and sacffold board up i was looking for the easiest way of doing this. One...

Hiya Have not done a lot to my house because of work lately but have a little spare time and wondered if someone could give me a little advice please :D Ok i have removed a stud wall that was put up and plastered about 12 months ago for family reasons splitting the living room into two...

Hi :D Ok i don,t have a lot of idea about plumbing but will try and explain this clearly Nothing has happened to cause this, but we don,t have any hot water down stairs!!!!! Upstairs is fine but two taps downstairs not running, one in the bathroom one in the kitchen :? As the pipes...

Hi Never posted in comps forum before but here goes I was just wondering of you can get a lead to plug a a comp into normal tv ...........the comp i have in mind is a laptop if that makes a difference A lead that plugs into comp then other end has a scart socket :? Hope this is...

Ok just wondered about this :? I assume we all watch building programs ect Well been watching some in france spain ect ( on the telly ) :wink: Breeze blocks here seem to be flat edged where as in france they seem to have ridges, so they can interlock Just wondered if they are...

Just a quick question table saw blade spins which way ??? :shock: hope thie is not a realy daft question :oops: marty

Hiya :D Just wanted to find out about push sticks I have a great table saw (ryobi) but it came with a brittle plastic push stick which i assume that all makes come with :shock: I have never used it and to be honest never intend doing, just a thought might be me but surely if it hits...

Hi just looked at sliding glass pannels and assume they are going to need an RSJ but can,t find the cost of these anywhere also how far can they stretch to. The pannels are 1m by 2m so was thinking of replacing a wall with them (new selfbuild) so was also interested in how much an average...

Ok probably a stupid question :( I,m looking at building a T.V cabinet and was thinking os using 2x2 as a frame, four uprights connected top and bottom plus the shelves as well to give support So here,s the problem i like the idea of a mortice and tenon joint showing but for the life of...

Hi looking for a little help with T.V cabinet I know what i want to do but can,t seem to find the glass panels I want to have two doors with glass panels on the front i would ideally like lead diamonds (hope you can understand that :? ) on them or inlaid ? Where would be the best place...

Hi just wondered if you can get a pillar drill that has a morticer atatchment as well as i would prefer to buy just one more through space than anything else thanks martin :D

Hi First thanks for all your help previously Ok now i,m getting a bit ambitous :D Have an old barn 200 years old in fact thats 15ft by 26ft internal walls Used to have aspestos corrigated sheets on it have taken them of as well as all joists so now have nothing up there :shock...

Hi Fitted new thermocom 90/130 oil fired boiler just before xmas and it was working fine :D Then as old boiler rotted i decided to add primary care(central heating inhibitor) from ridgeons think it,s there own brand, but since i added this i have a knocking every now and then also have...

Ok got a problem with a misbehaving boiler With the help from a friend i fitted a new boiler before xmas working fine but as the old one rotted i decided to put primary care (central heating inhibitor...........what it says on the bottle hope it makes sense) As i said had no problems with...