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Just an update on the roof projection drip edge. I attached one and then filled in, sanded and gave it a few coats of Weathershield. Thought that would be fine but the water's still coming in! It's only in one area and just a few drips but enough to wet the floor and need a towel for a couple of...

@cdbe Thanks, appreciate the drawing too! I think my wife might have issue with something too noticeable :LOL:, so may go for the idea of having a strip of beading underneath, before it hits the down slope, preferably something with a groove in.

@diy_fun_uk thanks for the help. I'll look into that and thanks for the help all.

@diy_fun_uk that sounds more like the kind of solution I was after... something less noticeable. Do you think stick a thin piece of beading underneath the overhang just before the groove would help too? I'm not sure the overhang is very thick so a groove may not work. @freddiemercurystwin I...

Sorry, I misread – I think I'd still like to steer clear of any additional membrane as it has a guarantee on it which is void if anything is done to it. And with my history, it probably would...!

Thanks for the replies both. Yes it's a membrane called XTEVA and it lips over the projection. I'm nervous and peeling it back and fixing something like the drip flashing under though I'm sure that's probably the best way to do it. I think I was hoping there would be something like you've...

Try to ignore the mess, it's all being sanded/replaced/filled in/repainted etc to make it watertight. Just wondering about the drip edge and how best to tackle it... thanks for the reply

I have a flat roof extension with sliding glass doors at the end. Projecting out about a foot above the doors, the roof has a built in gutter. The projection then comes down above the door frame at an angle. When it rains the gutter fills and works as expected but occasionally if it rains very...

Hi all – I've currently got a porch and path at the front of the house paved in different shaped, coloured paving stones – the sort you used to get in the '80s – yellow, green, pink etc. The mortar in between has crumbled and broken away and I want to give the whole thing a facelift. Not only...

Great tips, thanks for the help!

Probably okay for lighting as we already have some outdoor ones installed. Did you think the flags and tree were okay?

Is there anything I should put on the frame or the house below the deck line if water's going to collect there? Other than the DPC you mentioned?

I'm a bit worried about attaching it to the house

Here you go. One is of the bottom of the doors and plastic sill with a brick step I'm going to take out. You can also see how little gap I've got between the flags and the kitchen floor. The other 2 are of the tree base and the state of the flags themselves...

Okay, so I just want to get it straight, I understand the decking shouldn't be flush with the edge of doors because water needs to run down the plastic sill and away from the house – I was going to leave a gap for this so that's fine. But also you think the decking shouldn't be the same level...

Is it not a good idea to have it flush level?

Yes the doors were expensive, large glass sliding doors with proper frames. The sheet hangs downwards.

No, just checked and no sill. There's a strong plastic sheet which sits behind the frame running along the bottom section of the frame. It hangs down for protection. The frame is inset from the wall by at least 5cm, so that's the gap I'll need to fill.

Great thanks again. When you say the DPC on the leg, do you mean just a small area enough to cover the bottom of the leg? Also, the sliding doors at the back of my house go in by about 10cm, so they're not flush with the outside wall if you see what I mean. So I'm wondering whether I need to fit...

Thanks for the suggestion, I've only got about 25cm in height to play with so I'm guessing they might not fit. Just to make it clear for me, as it needs to sit on flagstones, could you let me know in order what I should be putting down i.e. weed membrane, dpc tape or treatment, frame, decking...