Recent content by relicalma

Sure, obviously would do a survey if I go ahead but keen on advice ahead of that point. Also they only go on what they can see and cover themselves to the max these days… What are the indications that suggest foundation concerns? I guess those are a common issue with converted barns given they...

Hello, Looking at a converted barn with a tile roof, shown below, does this look immediately concerning, or just dated/old? The tiles are not the straightest or most uniform, clearly been patched over the years but but maybe that's just to be expected. Not sure if it's felted either, but no...

Hello, I'm looking at buying a house that has (white) render including external insulation on all its walls. If I look back on street view, 15 years ago it looked like only a half render & half cladding of some kind (see pics below) vs. the current full render: I'm just wondering what to...

Thanks, I think it is just the corner joint though where they used grout rather than silicone? That's bound to crack over time when silicone should have been used is it not?

Yes walls are tiled on plaster, i'm not sure what sealing they did behind the tiles (low expectations). My main concern is fixing the grouted vertical corners and the main gap at the bottom between tray/tiles.

Hi, I need to fix a shower cubical (bifold door + 3 tiled walls) that seems to have been badly bodged and incorrectly sealed on both inside & outside the frame and it's obviously all gone very wrong. I'm going to take everything off the walls, clean and reseal properly (hoping I can reuse the...

Thank you! I just tried cutting a small hole in that seal and put some water in, there was a delay but it did come out that gap after several seconds externally rather than internally. So removing that all the way along should eliminate the problem :) Just need to work out how to remove it...

Thanks, is it not possible there are outside drain holes blocked by that silicone seal strip? I'm a bit nervous about drilling fresh holes in.

Hi, Really hoping someone can kindly advise me on how to fix this. Basically, the drainage holes in my upvc door frame end up draining internally into the adjacent skirting board, see here: Now, I guess firstly water should never get in here anyway right, so I should replace the gasket...