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I've just had my 1954 semi re-roofed. The house has a hip roof. A dry ridge system was used. But they used mortar in a couple of places: at the bottom of the hips and where the ridge meets the hips. I went in the loft, and I could see daylight in two small areas. The roofer fixed one - it was...

Yes, I'm not totally convinced about that being the cause either. About 10 years ago, there was a blockage in the inspection chamber (which is shared with my neighbour), on the opposite side of driveway (8 feet away), caused by a brick. For quite a long time, I've noticed bad smells...

It's an average 3-bedroom semi detached house, built in 1954. There is just one toilet upstairs. There used to be a downstairs toilet, but that was a removed about 20 years ago.

Thanks to everyone for your replies. The idea of potentially messing with asbestos cement worries me. I'm not sure whether to have a sample tested to see if it contains asbestos, then decide how to proceed. Or just get someone to replace the whole pipe...

It switches to PVC near the bottom. (There used to be a downstairs toilet.) The drains people put a camera through and said it's OK.

My cast iron soil pipe does not seem to be leaking, but there are sometimes bad smells - presumably because the joints are in a poor state. Q1 - What should I use to reseal it with? A man who came about the drains suggested chemical metal. But should I use something else instead, such as...