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So would you say, seal from the inside where the brick work can be seen, also take both skirting off where it meets the bifold amd seal around there ie expanding foam. Also to seal under the cill with foam then silicone, also the end caps?

If there are gaps in the cill, will water escape from there aswell as the cill weep holes?

Yes there are holes in the sill right, I think they are spaced out at the ends of the cill. You mentioned the end caps - yes there are gaps, I ssume that they maybe leaking from the end caps and going back into the house. Also under the cill, there is no sealant whatsoever. I hope this helps.

So I have sort of found the issue. I poured some water in the drainage channel where the door sits into, I noticed the water leaving from the weep holes but then I noticed it was leaking into the house too from the skirting from both sides as in the pictures above. What could be the reason for...

I think some of the sealant is coming away from the wall ir nifold, I hosed it and no water was showing inside

I've noticed something if it helps. See the photos attached. The thing is I have used a hose pipe externally to check if it leaks when I spray it with water and nothing is coming through. Its happened in the bad weather over the last week, before that it was fine. The bottom corners...

Hi everyone The skirting that meets the bifold door internally is leaking water. I am not sure where this is coming from exactly. I have pulled a hose out and watered the bifolds from outside, however, nothing is leaking in. I'm confused right now what is going on. The bifold fold externally...

Hi I am going to be removing this old pebble dash from between 2 Bay windows. Can anyone help in where I can find a replacement for it? Thanks

yes spoke to him and he said that we could put up the frame, but we hae no idea on the dimensions for it.

We are just making the metal stud frame and the correct fire boards, the installation of the wood burning stove will be done by a professional company, hope this helps.

Hi We are in the process of making a false chimney using metal studs. This chimney is for a wood burning stove, however, i am not sure what the dimensions need to be ie depth from wall, width of the breast and dimensions of the opening. I would appreciate if someone could help us out even a...

Hi We purchased a edwardian house which has a cellar approx 1.5m height. There seems to be damp in the ground floor above the cellar in odd places. The house has been locked for approx 8 years and maybe this is the cause of the damp etc. I am starting to renovate and am not sure if I need to...

So for example if my window is 600mm wide can I have a stone head and cavity lintel both at 900mm lenght?

Hi Does the cavity lintel length need to be same length as cast stone head for windows on a new extension? Is there anything else required like weep vents etc? Thanks

Can you share an example of what you mean by pistol? The problem is when my 73mm brick is stood vertically it seems too short compared to the 3 normal courses.