Recent content by tomwys

@JohnD Would be able to tell me where is the DPC. I'm poking aprund and can't find anything in between the courses. Only that the third row from the top has been laid in different pattern. And the biggest joint between 4th and 5th course is just mortar

I dag around the corner yesterday, down to the footings. Under the last course of bricks there is only chalk, no foundation. The gully is cracked but only a the top, rest (as much as I can see with cheap endoscope) looks and seems solid. Precious owner mitigated the crack but using piece of...

1. I marked floor level on the photos 2. I havent checked yet, will comeback about this one 2. Attached 3. Yes, there is definely a gulley and as mentioned earlier the water flows smoothly during rain. 4. The bottom courses are almost flush with the render, so without render the would be a lip...

It was pouring last few days, so I did go out to check the drain, it wasn't overflowing, water was going smoothly down, the gutter above was fine too. The soil around though, is very wet and more like clay than soil.

Thanks you all for the messages. I'm planning to remove the slabs, they are too high and too close to the wall. Expose a bit more bricks and then repoint. Hopefully that will help with the damp patches inside.

Hello I've recently moved into a 1910-20 end of tarraced house. The house is build with solid brick walls, and concrete floor on the ground floor. On the outside it's has pebbledash render, and the bottom few rows of the bricks is painted with black paint, presumably bitumen paint or something...

Damn! Seams like I shouldn't even bother with replacing the immersion heater and go string to replacing the whole unit.

Hello I've noticed that my 7yo Pulsacoil is leaking form both heating elements when the cylinder get cold. The leak is directly from the threads, and only occurs after using larger amount of hot water. In the morning, after the heating period, no leaking. A plumber inspected the unit and...