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okay thanks. Makes sense, condensation has been noticeable on window in there.

An area of blotches has developed on a bedroom wall. The wall is an external wall. However, this does not appear to be rising damp as it starts a good couple of feet above floor/ground level and currently extends upwards a couple of feet from there. Externally the rendering appears to be sound...

Thanks for reply. That's my concern. It looks like I'm going to have to have the remaining worktops out so as to cut new joint(s) unless I get lucky with the template.

Hello Have knocked through an interior wall to kitchen and intend to replace the kitchen units and worktop that were against the wall by converting to a breakfast bar that will go back in the same place. When I removed the old worktop section it separated cleanly at the corner joint from...

Have a cold tap on the bathroom sink that is spluttering, knocking, has very inconsistent flow rate and the pipework hums at low flow rates. Scottish water were working on the main outside a few days ago and now pressure seems very high over what was previously a decent flow anyway. It's a...

Hi Silver: You can use steel wire armour cable //wiki.diynot.com/electrics:cable_types:swa. (600mm deep, and don't forget your RCD protection for the garden if you don't have it already, plus you need approval for a new socket out there :-( [edit: approval is the wrong word...

RedP: forget about the mechanic not finding it, chances are the leak wasn't apparent then - after all you yourself have only just noticed it. My advice (generic, I'm not familiar with the clio): You say you're not sure if the leak is from the tank itself or from the fuel line connection to...

Desie: I think Mikely has summed things up for you regarding what you should be trying to achieve. Whether your original proposal will achieve proper supplementary bonding (not exactly what you asked I know) is doubtful based on the amount of info you gave. That doesn't rule out your...