Recent content by MikeWarner

Hi. My UPVC front door sometimes doesn't lock. I can lift the handle and turn the key to the locked position, but most off the time just pushing the handle back down opens it. If I push the handle up hard it does eventually lock, but it is something that confuses people not familiar with the...

Many thanks. After seeing your reply I did another Google search (I was searching for 'damp' before), and I've found a lot of similar cases. We are now opening our windows more often and will have an extractor fitted to the bathroom. I may also see if I can retrofit trickle vents to our...

Hi - I bought a house a few months back which is a 3 bedroom detached built in the 1920s. I noticed a few weeks back that there are mildly damp patches inside upstairs in the four corners of the house (i.e not at each corner of the rooms, but the exterior corners). they are all located at...