Recent content by Doughman

Thanks for the advice. I managed to slide a long tray under the bottom of the angled ply wood at the ceiling where the drips seem to be coming from. I then contacted CRL as the building is under their structural insurance. They informed me that it is still under 2 year developer's warranty...

Hi guys, Yesterday I noticed a damp patch above my door into the communal close from my flat. I got up into the loft and took a few pictures of what I found. My factor is sending someone out to check, and they will probably need to build scaffolding on the exterior of the building to have a...

I think once the Click-fit vinyl plank flooring is down the WC will be sitting higher than originally. I will say to the plumber if he can fit something better to seal - is a flexible fitting the way to go? It looked like battens laid across the under the chipboard were supporting the...

My bad, fixed now.

At the weekend, I took off the door and removed the toilet. I then lifted all of the chipboard and it revealed the following : so I decided to put in some new wood across the subfloor to act as joists which would allow the chipboard and then the ply on top to sit level: After that I...

Just to clarify, you would lift the chipboard and have just thick ply on the joists? I don't think i would be able to get one sheet in that size to enable me to forget about joins. The bung is a good idea, I'll have a look for one. The floor covering is going to be vinyl click boards. They...

My layout was switched around as the door was hitting the toilet. The toilet and sink were swapped (sink not yet fitted, supply and waste pipework shown through the gyp). There is nothing else in the room that is not in the pictures, It is a very small room. I managed to remove the WC last...

Hi everybody, I have read the very informative stickied post by mattysupra about leveling an uneven wooden subfloor. Things that make it tricky for me are people describing it acting almost like water. I have had issues before with leaks, water trickling down the joints of the chipboard (or...

This is turning fast into a nightmare as the developer who sold to me has failed to show up after agreeing the past two nights to come see the damage. He built the properties and has owned this one for 6 years before selling to me. Before he sold, he took out CRL 10-year cover for structural...

Thanks for the replies. The pipes were about to be fitted to a new shower when all the damp was discovered so are not positioned and have just been left where is. The cutting of the back box seems completely unneccessary and unsafe then? I'll get it replaced out.

Just a quick one guys, I've recently removed plasterboard from around where my shower was in the en suite. I've discovered a lot of damp so there is going to be a lot of renovation going on. One thing I am not sure on at the moment is this electrical component and wires. Can anyone tell me...

I suppose that's true. Just the cheap finishing PVC board that hides the pipework of the sink and toilet. The black stuff with silver lines that you can sort of see around the sink from the photos.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately he is coming round roughly 20 minutes after I return home tonight and the latest pictures are the current state of the en suite. I'm not going to have time to do these things before he has a look. I will endevaour to get them done ASAP though. Taking the...

Got the developer of the flats, who is also the guy I bought the flat from 6 weeks ago and the owner of the flat directly below, coming out to look at this tonight. I want him to chase it with CRL who the liability insurance is with. They look like they cover structural defects including joist...