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Ok... thanks. I guess my concern is, what if damp gets behind the loose bits of render and then travels down. Potentially below our lead flashing and causes issues in our kitchen as a result... Is that a thing? or do i have to wait until damp actually appears?

Hi, I live in a mid terrace property. At some point the owners of the house next to us build a second story rear extension acoss the entire of their property (this was before we moved into our property). The extension is on what would have been the kitchen at the time and as a result their...

A well meaning handy man added a bit of plastic to our bay windowsabout 18 months ago. Over Christms this year with the snow we experienced damp in the front room. I'm trying to find a local window firm to help, without having to replace the whole bay. I wanted to ask though please, can the...

Hi, On the left is my neighour's small extension, on the right is my Kitchen. Should I be concerned that this crack has formed over the last 12 months? Whilst the extension is new, the houses are terrace properties from 1900s. Any advice please? Thank you

Hi, Noticed today we have no hot water. Condensing boiler showing F22 dry error. No obvious hose for refilling water in and cannot see how to get current pressure displayed. Reset boiler and it did work for 30 seconds before displaying error again. We did have a power cut yesterday. BG...

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Hi, We have quite a weak flow of water from our shower (its always been this way), we also have quite a slow refill rate on the toilet or from taps. We'd like a more powerful shower mainly, but wondered if it were worth addressing the pressure in general throughout the house, and if so how...

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Thanks for reply - was starting to think a drill was needed. re putting new one back on, would a standard rivet gun work? Thanks

Hi, Two questions please... I managed to break a clip on our buggy. The clip is still attached with a nut 1) How do I remove this nut/broken clip without negatively affecting anything else? 2) What tool(s) do i need to fit the new clip with the provided rivet/nut Am...

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Hi, OK thanks - there are other air vents, its thats this one is 6" square with no 'slider' to affect the amount of air coming in. From a gas safety point of view is it ok to block? Thanks

Hi, 1) We had an old back boiler in our dining room which was replaced this summer with a condensing conventional boiler. My understanding is that because we had a back boiler we had to have a fairly large vent, now the back boiler has gone can I place insulating material within the vent to...

Actually - looked through the vent in the dining room (have a back boiler). And definitely a cavity in the wall. Thinking about it our survey did also mention Cavity Wall ties.... so must have them. Anything I need to know re best materials? Recommended organizations companies should be...

Hi, I believe they are cavity walls, how can I check? Also should I be worried about the horror stories online? People reporting damp and 'blown'? Sorry not a builder type hence idiot questions. Thanks