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I employed a "reputable" builder and drawings & SE specs were all provided. I'm reasonably handy so am doing the horizontal wooden cladding myself. God only knows why they had to pack the doors & windows - I've gave them the measurements well in advance. Anyway, what it done is done. Before I...

I've asked the builder to come back and sort it, although I don't know how. It's taking longer to sort the snagging than it did to build the extension.

Yes - engineered bricks done to SE's specs. I guess the wooden frame needs to be sealed from the elements. It's too flush with the waal to use filler so can I just skim with mortar from the edge of the alu frame to the edge of the brick?

I'm not sure as I don't have corners, everything is flat. I need to know whether I'm ok to use mortar to fill the gap where the wood is between the aluminium frame and brick wall?

A couple more pics. The door & window was set in an existing brick building, but they built a wooden frame in the openings and installed the doors and window within those frames. I was going to put a breather membrane over the wall, then battens and wooden cladding. When I asked the builder what...

I had aluminium windows & doors fitted recently and the fitters left sizeable gaps between the window frame and the wood frame. They stapled some rubber strips and just left it like that. I've asked the fitters what I should but they say it's up to the builder, the builder says it's up to the...

We addressed a lot of the points mentioned - theft, how it looks, weathering etc, but agreed to have it done because I thought it would look interesting. Had the builder done it properly I would have been happy but as you can see it's rough as a badger's chuff. I've since done a bit of research...

No, I'm in Scotland.

Thanks for your honest opinion. I was initially sceptical when he suggested lead cladding but agreed as I thought it was different and it had a more natural feel than zinc or aluminium. That aside it's good (if not a bit of a headache) to get confirmation of my thoughts regarding the quality of...

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice about what to do about a builder who I reckon has done a bit of a bodge job with some lead cladding we've had done. The builders on the whole have been fine with an extension they've built, but I'm not happy with the lead cladding. Despite me complaining about...