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Hey All Pls see video attached. Does anyone else have this problem? Should I use wax to Stop this? Thanks

Hey All The wife and I have been looking at getting her out of her 2003 Jazz and into something more current. Having looked around at the likes of Ford, seat, Skoda we seem to have settled on the above car. Doing some research I noticed a couple of safety recalls one on the air bag and the...

Hey All I realise this is a long shot, god knows how, my wife’s sunroof in her 2003 Honda jazz got smashed on the inside (safety glass obvs) cracked on the outside. After doing some research and reaching for the Haynes manual I found out that it’s going to be a big job to swap out the whole...

Hey All When I built the pergola a couple of years ago I opted for the cheapest stick down lead flashing as cash was tight and knowing that I would have to replace it. Now that it has developed cracks (see pictures) I want to do it properly and get some proper lead. I have no idea what this...

Hey All Video attached as its a lot easier to explain that way. I wonder if anyone has better ideas (bought or made) for my issue. Thanks Raf

Hey All I while ago I had some PVC window installers come and replace some of the hinges on my windows and in the process they tightened up what the call the “mushrooms” to make sure they when you close the window and push the handle down everything becomes snug. On some windows the handles...

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Hey All There isn’t a lot left in store but now it’s 35% off everything. I spotted this disc sander can’t decide to get it or not at little over 150 quid. Do I need it no? But if I do get it, it would replace my Aldi special. Thoughts? Pic attached

Hey All Just wanted to say thank you to all who encouraged me to do the 2.5 hour drive from Boston up to LN in Maine. It was an awesome experience, beautiful drive and yes I did make a purchase (more about that later). I’ve attached some pictures for you to look at. I couldn’t tour the...

Hey All After having two kids, getting through a pandemic the wife has granted me two whole weeks of me time whoohooo, ( don’t worry I’ve left her with her parents). I used to go to Boston with work a lot and it’s been a while so I decided that it’s time to see friends and whilst I’m out there...

Hey All I’ve never really understood why my Thermostat was originally placed in the ground floor (uk town house - new build 2009) not far from the front door where it’s cold. Many years ago I changed the my myson thermostat to next and whilst I was as it I wired in the living room away from...

Hey All As the title suggests I just can’t decide. We year old Samsung, compressor has already been fixed once within the first couple of years and now fridge is working - ish but no freezer. The call out cost will be 120 and I reckon that part will be another 100 or so. I can’t decide, do I...

Hey All See picture as I’m wondering if this looks like water damage via end grain? If so should I get some wood preserver and seal the end grain whilst we are in hot weather?

Hey All See picture, I have a pretty standard pergola roof and have Already ordered some construction ply and 90mm insulation to secure to the Battons and slot the insulation between the roof and the ply. Yes the insulation is lined with reflective foil. I went down this route as both getting...

Hey All Just got back from a two week holiday and I’m sure that my pergola post has bowed just that little bit more than when I left (see picture Below). The question is should I change it? If so what sort of contraption do I need to extract it as I know it will be a hard job getting it out...

Hey All I’m on holiday in Bulgaria and weirdly enough Lidl have quite a few of the 1/2 impact wrench prices at 169 lev around 72 British pounds. I believe these have been missing from the UK for quite some time so I had to grab one. Pictures below

Hey All Bonus - I’ll be travelling to a US state that’s tax free (Oregon), Im wondering what would you buy to take advantage of the strong GBP to USD? thanks

Hey All Does anyone know of a company that offers an end to end solution on building your own home I.e helps or has land to sell, planning permission and so on? located in Hampshire I am looking for a needle in a haystack in terms of what we want from our next home, and wondered if the above...

Hey All Without getting into the details I have an idea (small bracket) with technical drawings that I would like to get prototyped/manufactured in the UK but I am not too sure where to start or who to approach. Im a total newbie at this and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations or...

Hey All where is the best/reasonable costs place to get building materials? And would anyone be willing to offer their trade discount to me? I’m located in Hampshire, so delivered from whatever company would be best. So the Mrs has decided that we are re-doing the garden as project for this...