Recent content by optimystery

Appreciate you doing this research. I suspect keeping things widely spread around like this, and maintaining most correspondence away from email are standard practice for many in the trade. I've completed the fan install & re-sealed the bath myself and there are no other issues I'm aware of...

Here's a few photos: The strange rubber pegs that were meant to pop into the vent's screw holes had totally disintegrated. Decent enough hole drilled, but still porous and uneven surface. The wiring with the face plate removed. The base unit seems a bit warped, maybe explaining why the cover...

Reviving this thread as, guess what, the vent came away from the wall, and I discovered they had attached it with some kind of stick on rubber pegs. These had totally broken off. Worse, once I pulled the vent away I could see that there was no ducting, just moist air being vented into the hole...

I'd have to check how the water runoff looks when it rains, but it wouldn't surprise me, especially on the 3rd (right) window. That entire side of the bay looks really terrible overall. Any tips on finding a surveyor who doesn't simply describe what he's looking at, and actually would know what...

And the interior after removing blown plaster. The beam is rotten at both ends as well as the inside of the skirting

The felt seal has a gap, some holes in the brick face, parapet and a shot showing that neighbours also had repointing done. They don't seem to have bowing walls

cracked render & failed caulk

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I decided to finally deal with some blown plaster around a kitchen window, and ended up removing all of the plaster below one of the windows, which came away easily. Underneath, the brick seemed slightly damp, which is strange given all the hot weather we've had recently. At either ends the wood...

Just to clarify, the cardboard pieces are small folded (totally compressed) 'shims' under each of the feet (below the solid ply) to get the board level.

How would you approach getting the floor level if screwing/glueing 18mm ply to a floor that may not be level? There is a thin layer of chipboard under which floorboards. These may also not be level! It's much easier to get the floor level and just slide the machine in, because once under a...

My previous Bosch washing machine gave up after about 12 years, so I've bought a new one. This one seems to shake / wobble / vibrate a lot more. It's not 'walking' or banging, but I imagine it can't be good for either the washing machine or the floor. I have removed the transit bolts and plastic...

Looking at this again, I measured and one of the tiles along the side of the bath has a 6-7mm gap at the largest point. The other tile's (there are 2 longways) gap is about 4mm. The builders clearly didn't know how to cut large porcelain tiles, despite me explaining the requirement for a wet...

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What do you do to prevent mould? Wipe down after every shower, regular spray with bleach / vinegar / borax? I do have an extractor installed, so maybe there were spores there already. Although I would have thought replastering before new fittings & tiles would have sorted that.