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Having written this post and then gone back and repeated the process it now seems fine. The water from the bath stopped straight away this time, and stopped completely. So... problem solved. I still remain confused though...

I'm hoping someone can shed some light on my water supply, as it has me very confused... this is a bit involved so I apologise for the essay... I am wanting to simply fit a new basin in my upstairs bathroom, so need to cut off the water (no handy service valves). The house is very old, but...

...looks out over the North Sea, so I get some pretty good storms!

Attached are three photos of the roof - a general view and two showing the edge in question (on the right of the aerial view). The roof is currently covered by 52 mm of foam insulation board (which appears to be glued to the roof boards) onto which the old roofing felt is directly attached...

Hi, I'm planning on re-doing the flat roof to my house but am not sure how best to finish one of the edges. The flat roof is at the highest point of the house and there is a very steeply pitched slate 'roof' (near vertical - I'm afraid I don't know the angle) sloping down from the back. The...