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Thanks everyone, it looked blue to me for some reason... So all I need to do is reattach it to the earth connection?

Hi all Could anyone help me figure out what is going on in this switch? Should there not be a green and yellow earth wire as well as the red and black ones? And why is the blue wire disconnected (looks like it has been cut)? The switch has L1, L2 and L3 terminals. The red wire is going to L1...

I was worried that this might be what needs to happen. It just looks like the wall has been done really badly. As my Italian partner says, "They must have done it with their feet". There is actually a gutter, but it's not very evident from the picture. However there are certainly numerous...

Many thanks for your help Tony. Yes, there's damp internally. That's a good point - I hadn't thought of that. At the moment there are several possible culprits for the internal damp - the others are an area of brickwork which needs repointing, possible water ingress around a...

Going to give this stuff a try: http://www.wickes.co.uk/flexacryl-instant-roof-repair-black-1kg/invt/164205/ Recommended here: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=162352

Many thanks for your replies ree. I have attached images below (the yellow house is my neighbour's property). The coping stones have been repointed and the capillary channels on both sides have been restored. However, because the wall slopes inwards, rainwater drips from the coping stones...