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I always find it difficult to trust what a tradesman is saying when I don't know them or haven't used them before. This guy was recommended to me by a friend, so better than just selecting someone from the internet! I did call him to discuss how he would re-point the flashing and asked if he...

I realise it has been 10 years since the last post, but I've just searched for what is better to seal lead flashing; mortar or lead sealant and got this post. I've just had a roofer round who recons the reason my extension roof is leaking is due to the use of lead sealant rather than mortar...

Thanks for the useful info George, it is much appreciated. As promised I've now been out on the extension roof and taken some photos. As you can see, they are very fine cracks, but I guess once water/frost gets in there it will start to break up even more. You can see that in the past, a...

Back in 2014 we had a kitchen extension built onto our 1998 stone built house. This involved removing the outside kitchen wall and installing a huge steel beam to support the upstairs walls. At the time there was quite a lot of cracking of the mortar in the upstairs walls as a result of the...

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Would that happen before or after ruining the economy?

Hi and thanks for your advice. Out of interest how long do you think it is necessary to wait after loosening all nuts to overcome the "sticktion"? If you notice I posted the question on the 28th August and today is 30th September? During the last month both my friend and I have attempted to...

In the end, although one of the fittings could be unscrewed, it was necessary to use an angle grinder to cut the other fitting from above as the nut below the toilet couldn't be removed or loosened. Old toilet seat removed and new seat fitted.

It looks like the flats have helped my friend unscrew the toilet seat using a spanner he managed to borrow. Well, he's done one side, he says the other is just spinning i.e. the nut underneath is turning. He's going to try spraying WD40 on the nut as he suspects it has rusted on. If you were...

My friend has confirmed there is a flat area on both sides of the fitting, but as he hasn't got a spanner he can't test if it will turn with the toilet lid in place. It's an hour's round trip for me, so until I next visit him I won't be able to try it.