Recent content by sammy7boy

Thanks for all the replies. Yep i'm seriously wondering now whether water running down the cavity is at the heart of the problem. And if you look at whereabouts down the door frame the leaks are coming from, they roughly coincide with the screws that go from the door frame into the masonry...

Ok thanks. Water shouldn't pool there as it not a flat, it's pitched. Might not be obvious on the photo though!

Thanks Lower i think you're right about water getting inside the UPVC framework (i can't think of anthing else!). By "6th picture" do you mean the final picture? Yep there is an odd piece of horizontal UPVC that the water runs down to. I have squeezed beads of all-weather sealant all around...

Hi everyone. I'm sending this post to get some ideas as to why water runs down a corner of my conservatory when it rains, because I am now completely out of ideas. We moved in only a few months ago so I don't know the history; who constructed it etc. The house is 1980s construction so has cavity...

Brilliant advice guys. Yep that sounds like the answer to me: use wood to clamp the whole edge of the tarp down! Much more secure than just relying on eyelets alone. Unfortunately there's not going to much in the way of overlap between the tarp and the side of the frame, but can definitely...

Sorry, finding this whole adding image thing really bloody tricky. Should be open to all registered users to view now? Thanks for the Shock Cord Ties tips!! That's exactly the kind of thing i need! Only thing is that the cords only need to be about 5cm long, rather than 30cm! Not sure if...

The tarpaulin hasn't arrived yet. Here's the end of the lean-to and the wooden frame i speak of. The tarp should fit perfectly but it won't overlap the wooden frame at the sides, meaning that any fixings (hooks, bungees, whatever) will have to protrude inwards slightly to grab the eyelets of...

Hi all! I've just moved into a rental property with a 'lean-to' next to the house. I want to keep stuff in the lean-to dry but it doesn't have a wall at the far end! - it faces south and is open to the wind and rain. If i owned the property i would simply have a wall built, but since i...

Hi. I've just moved into a rental property with a lean-to by the house, which is where i now keep my VW Camper. It's 40 years old and needs to be keep in as dry a place as possible. Unfortunately, when the lean-to was constructed they didn't consider the fact that when it rains, water gushes...

Thanks for the fantastic advice Flyboytim and footprints. Both suggestions look excellent. £5.50 including delivery for enough Coolglass to cover the windows is an absolute no-brainer! I've just ordered some in and will be popping into school when it arrives to apply it to the windows...

Hi folks. I'm brand new on here hi everyone. In my classroom (i'm a teacher) i have two large south-facing windows, both about 2m x 3m. The windows are covered with black vinyl blinds, which have to be kept permanent rolled down because of the glare on whiteboard. When it's sunny the...