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Our flat roof balcony, about 9 metres x 6 metres above a ground floor shop, is asphalted with promenade tiles. There are some water leakage issues into the shop below. We are also keen to know that the support structure has not deteriorated in any way and is still sound for continued use of...

Our black plastic down-pipe has moss growing from three leaking areas near the joints. Please advise the likely causes and how it should be repaired. I have added a photo of each of the 3 joints. Many thanks.

Our rear flat roof asphalt box gutter has slipped and is rippled in places. It has bubbles. Any ideas, why I have this situation? What can I do to make it all smooth and sound again? I would appreciate your advice.

Our internal wall is going crumbly and the paint on the wall flakes off. It does not feel damp to touch. The affected area is about a metre from the floor and about two metres in length. The rest of the wall and other adjoining walls including the exterior wall have not shown any signs...

I suspect I have been dealing with a cowboy builder. He took advantage of my lack of supervision when repairing the cracks to the front of our building. I asked him to remove the paint from one of the lintels to reveal he did the job as per specification. He failed to come back to do...

I get hammering noise in my radiators. Please advise how I could get rid of the noise.

I wish to add inhibitor into my condensing boiler central heating system. I removed and replaced a radiator without adding any inhibitor. I am assuming the system would have some inhibitor left in it from when it was introduced originally. I am hoping to add inhibitor into the system...

How do I stop a leaking stopcock? It drips once every 30 seconds or so.

I need some advice on how to lay laminate flooring in a room with bay windows. I am unsure of how to plan and cutout the two angled edges to the left and the right in the bay. The bay is located to the centre of the room and to the right of the wall I wish to use as my starting point (the...

I am considering installing an extractor fan in the bathroom. The product I am thinking of is Manrose 100mm Bathroom Extractor Fan. The brief details are: (45dBA) Extract Rate 85m³/hr, 100mm Spigot, 15W Max 40ºC. Our bathroom size: 3m x 1.5m x 3m and the bath is fitted with a thermostatic...

I have recently replaced my old cistern with a new 6 litre plastic one. It is working ok, apart from releasing only half of the water in the cistern. Is it possible to increase the volume of flushing water?

I am considering timber decking in an area roughly 30m2 to convert a flat roof into a balcony. On two sides there are solid brick walls. On the other two sides there is concrete base to the fences. The decking could be bolted onto all four sides to spread the load. Is it possible to...

I am considering timber decking in an area roughly 30m2 to convert a flat roof into a balcony. On two sides there are solid brick walls. On the other two sides there is concrete base to the fences. The decking could be bolted onto all four sides to spread the load. Is it possible to...

There is only one stop-cock for all four flats in our building. The water goes up to a tank in the loft for supply into all four bathrooms. Presumably, at some stage the drinking water supply was diverted from source to each of our kitchens. None of the flat owners have any stop-cocks or...

Is it ok to take a spur from the boiler electric switch for a socket in the kitchen for my electric kettle? Thank you in advance for your advice and comments.

I wish to convert my asphalted flat roof into a family balcony. The flat roof is above a shop and I live on the first floor to the rear of the shop. I have heard that promenade tiles are used for this purpose. My questions are: 1. Would I need permission from the landlord/freeholder...

We have had our old combi replaced by a Greenstar 24i junior boiler. Originally, the kitchen had a free standing gas cooker plus the combi boiler. We were going to have a gas hob and an electric built-in oven. Our gas fitter says that there is not enough gas supply into the kitchen to have a...