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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Leak in bay window.
    Looks like you need a stepped and horizontal cavity tray above the flashing. And weep holes. At 12 years old, you may just be in time...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Leak in bay window.
    Fake cavity tray to match the window?
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Leak in bay window.
    Lol. A bodger. There are times when a surface water repellent may be appropriate, but it's never Thompsons - that's for DIY on your...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Dpc height around pvc door.
    You have a timber floor?
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Architect drawings / costs.
    Here's how I get around that stupid law.
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Architect drawings / costs.
    My spaniel could potentially produce architectural drawings, but these would be Spaniel's drawings, not Architect's drawings. It's...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Efflorescence Problem.
    It's a phenomenon, so occurrence can be random. The salts may be in certain clays or sand, but may remain effectively dormant...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Bitumen question.
    Can't change the past, but going forward this is what needs to be done. Vacuum the debris out, heat the felt up to push it back against...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Efflorescence Problem.
    Not really, as once salts are activated, future moisture evaporation brings them to the surface. The process is generally seasonal and...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Stepped cracks , subsidence ?.
    Not subsidence then. Lintel [or lack of] for the upper cracking, and maybe thermal [shrinkage] for the lower cracking and your plaster...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Dpc height around pvc door.
    Text is hard to understand. Post a sketch, preferably a sectional view. The whole point of a DPC is to stop water coming up the wall...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Efflorescence Problem.
    Fluffy=efflorescence.
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Stepped cracks , subsidence ?.
    Internal cracking?
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Bitumen question.
    Put a lead flashing over the felt upstand. The upstand can be heated up to push it back towards the wall, then a lead flashing slotted...
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    ^woody^ replied to the thread Architect drawings / costs.
    :oops: Corrected * [fancy, overerly elaborate, lacking in detail but mega-expensive]
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