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Some of our bricks have a white substance on them. These are under our front window. Does anyone have any ideas and will this cause any other issues or should we just leave. Thanks

the trough was full of mud which has been cleaned and yes there are three drainage holes which had muck in them. Cleaned them and poured water in and yes ran outdoors. However last two days with no rain still wet patches on the wood below the sill

No wet elsewhere or can’t see any. Inside

At the bottom of the front door below the metal sill (see photo) we have small amounts of wet and the wood below is also wet. Cannot see any wet patches under the mat though. Can this be replaced/repaired or do we need a new door.

So a claim has been validated Apparently need to rake out and repoint eroded mortar to both verges on front gable and remove and refit the dry verge to facilitate the works. Will be the whole left hand side and some of right hand side in total 6.7m so I'm told. Would anyone know how long...

As I said not a roofing expert so it’s the front of the house which I presumed is the apex wrongly and on the fifth brick up is a gap where the black lining or whatever that maybe has pulled away from the brick. This goes up to the top of the roof. Maybe that’s the apex. There is a gap as we...

Know nothing about roofing so hopefully someone can help. We have a massive gap appear on the front apex and presuming mortar/cement has fallen out. This is affecting both sides and now birds have entered the gap as well. What do we need to fix and how much will it cost.

Help. Maybe I am panicking. Our hot water cylinder which is in the airing cupboard is always warm to touch even when the water is not on. Also the three silver boxes (valves) are hot to touch and pipes leading to them are warm/hot as well all the time. We only have water on once in the...

Moved into a new house three years ago and when windy the whole roof shakes. Sound likes something is collapsing. Had a roofer in who states that there was no bracing at the rear gable end. Could this be the reason. The roofer also highlighted that the slates on the roof have slipped of the...