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Hello, So I noticed the light in my fridge wasn't working. I assumed the fridge was broken but tested the socket with a hoover to be sure. That didn't work either. I tried the fridge on a standard wall socket and that worked fine. In short it seems the plug socket was at fault so I checked the...

Hello, Another winter ... different leak! This one is a different room directly underneath the edge of a balcony where the the rail is. I've pulled some of the decking up and tested all the seams and the areas in the photos with a hairdryer to create wind and cannot make it leak. It...

Hey, After some advice. I have a balcony which leaks into the room below during wind driven rain. I have used sealant on the flashing which has reduced it somewhat but not eliminated it. It's 100% not the roof itself as the water can been seen dripping either side of the metal beam...

Hello, I've decided to try and patch point or "touch up" a small area of a wall. I need some advice on the best way of colour matching mortar. I've attached a photo of the type of colour which is a coarse sandy grey colour. Someone recommend 4 parts yellow sand, 1 part sharp sand and master...

Hey, I'm looking for a little guidance and hopefully first hand experience. I had a terrible leak from a cavity wall onto a ceiling below. At a guess I would say 3-4 pints. I'm sure this wall has no cavity trays at the base of the wall ( it does just below the roof) and im trying to figure...

Hey So basically i have had some awful leaks during the storms and I have had visits from every tradesman you can imagine including 3 roofers who all suggest putting a lead flashing over the top of the rubber upstand. I know this work is needed but due to personal issues i am hoping to...

Hello, So I posted recently about an unexplained leak on a balcony roof into the room below. I've managed to narrow it down to either the flashing or the brickwork. I have managed to make it leak onto the ceiling below by soaking the flashing and brickwork and using the hairdryer on it to...

Hey, I was wondering if there should be plastic drainage holes above this flat roof upstand? The wall is supported by 2 metal ibeams with no supporting wall underneath. I'm had a leak onto the ceiling below of about 2-3 pints of water so trying to figure out if this is a possible cause.

Hello I have attached some photos in the hope that someone can offer advise on whether this gap under the doorsill could likely cause the leak onto the ceiling below. The cavity wall is supported on 2 metal I beams and my theory is its going under the threshold inbetween the 2 metal beams...

Hello, During the horrible weather in February a 2nd story balcony door seems to of leaked under the sill onto the ceiling below quiet badly leaving water marks on the ceiling. My theory is the water was blown under the door and there is a gap somewhere in the cavity wall in the door frame...