Recent content by mrsh

We've just had a house surveyed prior to purchase, and surveyor has noted torn and decayed felt in a few places, though no water ingress. Is it possible to patch the felt from the loft space? Or do you have to get a roofer to pull up tiles, replace underlay and re-tile? If so, are we...

Hi, We are about to buy a 1950's ex council terrace, which has asbestos guttering. Surveyor has advised that this needs replacing. Does anyone have any idea how much we are looking at to get it sorted by a professional? And, if we decided to do it ourselves (because apparantly it's low...

Hi, I am buying a house, and pretty clueless about DIY myself, so I was hoping you could advise me. The house has some bricks missing from an external wall, where there used to be a lean to (possible outside toilet). The lean to was removed last year, and the gaps filled with expanding...