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    New house, mis-matched mortar everywhere

    first 15 years ...what about the rest..... thats says it all to me...........flagging inthe rain is hardly the same...i know this started over the pics of a new build that looked rough...but i carnt stand the crappy comments from dick heads that know nothing about what there think they know...
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    New house, mis-matched mortar everywhere

    tipical of a load of barmpots who know nothing about building on site !!!!!!! ill say it again i would like to see the full picture of the plot ......and if you don,t like it then don,t buy it ..................................ps ,,,not all bricks are ths same. silo mortar out of a silo with...
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    New house, mis-matched mortar everywhere

    you have not posted any pic of the house compleat ? in the brick layers defence they can only use the things they are given to work with. bad management on building sites today and tight time lines are a joke. here is a clasic of wet materials. you have said they used a supplier of moter from a...
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    Damp penetrating or rising.

    first is the extended hall wall soild . are you sure it is not single brick ?. if it is a solid wall and it has been plastered in browning before skimed then it will draw damp through a solid wall. you must remove it and replace with sand/cement render with a water proof aditve mixed in .also...
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    Cowboy builders

    i can only say that its builder like them,,, that give most of us there problems,, and leaves people like you in the crap that need locking up ......as a builder i can only reasure you that there are good builder out there . :lol:
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    New shower - sealing advice required

    i would never fit a pastic tray. EVER. they are cheaper for a reason. they move .they will flex ( in time ) and if you are on the large side, even crack. i only ever install resin trays (stone ) with the up stand for tiles to drop into the tray. and also only with feet with access to the trap...
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    Dirgo Valve...

    i think it is unlikely that the problem is with the dirgo vavle. but when boxing in you sould leave a reasonable space at the top . and yes they only let air into the system . NOT OUT . if this problem only started after a few days then i would look for a blockage .....you have said that this...
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    mixer valve problem

    just installed a mixer valve in the shower ( hudson ) on a ( wuster boiler ) can not get the mixer to stay at the right temp , there is no in the middle it is to hot or to cold ???????
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