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Hello, our loft ceiling is looking a bit sad (see photos). The brown board stuff is peeling away from the roof and crumbling. It's been like this since we moved in 2015. I guess this board stuff has been in there since the house was built in 70s. Should it be replaced like-for-like or something...

Hello, My dad is concerned about a suspected leaky roof. The photo attached shows the roof, with downpipe running water from above onto it. Should the water from the roof above be allowed to run across that roof? Or should the downpipe at left be be made to connect directly to the gutter...

Hello, The downpipes on our (recently moved into) house aren't connected to any drain pipes. I've managed to fix this at one side of the house, with help from diynot! I'm now tackling the other side and have dug down as you can see in the photo. No sign of any drain yet. My question is where's...

On one side of our house there is a patio which is: 1) above the level of the air bricks on the house wall, and 2) sloping towards the wall. Both of these things could lead to damp problems as far as I know. The long term solution is obviously to replace the patio but what about the short term...

Hi, hopefully someone can advise me on where the water from my downpipe should go. I've been noticing a puddle forming around the base of the downpipe when it rains and it doesn't look like water is draining away properly. I did a bit of digging today and found that there's a pipe in the ground...

Hello, Can anyone tell me where my damp proof course is likely to be? See photo here - Is it the black strip below the brick or the lighter plasticy layer above it? By the way the house is circa 1970s. I ask because there's some slabs right next to the house and they go right up the...