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Maybe a closer pic of the actual windows you want to replace?

Please don't start drinking cats and dogs - that"s definitely not safe...

-Get yourself a towel rail that hangs off the front of the radiator -Put the towel on it NOT over the radiator -If you can, leave the radiator on for a bit when the towel goes on -Open the window for half an hour each morning

I'd be tempted to get a doormat with the word 'stopcock' printed on it.

...and co-ordinate the fitting change to after you know where the mat is going, but before the boards go back down (unless the access would be easy for the plumber to change the fitting after the floor is finished).

If it was my house, given that you already have a stopcock outside, and given that you'll have easy access via the recessed doormat, I'd go with option 2.

You might want to check the context...

If it was mine in these circumstances, I think I'd go for jetwashing, and limewash (mix lime putty with water and put 3 or so coats on). It'll make it look a lot better, and won't add to the damage.

Yes - it takes me less than 10 seconds to plug it in in the evening, and the same to unplug in the morning. Oh and I don't have to drive anywhere to do it.

Anybody who waits 3 hours at Exeter services these days to charge would be sadly deluded. IKEA, Gissons, Salmons Leap, are all nearby, available and underused, and all the other chargers on the M5 before Exeter are usually free, certainly never more than a 20 minute wait.

Just a (probably unnecessary) reality check from an amateur - are you sure it's ingress and not condensation?

As an amateur, I think the stormdry will make things worse, unless there are particular reasons to believe that this is penetrating damp. My understanding is that lime based walls move water from the inside (generally higher humidity) to the outside (generally lower humidity). Stormdry will...

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Have you tried high speed with low pressure? Thinking out loud here - drilling green wood, you're wanting to cut rather than tear, so I wouldn't think low speed and high torque would be an advantage. Also thinking that the higher the torque you're applying, the more likely you are to injure...

Are you sure there's no crud, paint or packing between the hinge and the frame that wasn't there before?

Trying to sort out loose screws with the hinge in the way is unlikely to give a good result. As lower says above: "If the top hinge is properly attached then just open the door to 90 degrees and wedge something under the door to support the weight. You could then remove the screws that you're...

Hmmm, A couple of questions or three come to mind... Is the door actually moving in relation to the hinges, or is it simply fixed in a different place to before you started? Is the door hitting the frame all the way up and down when you try to close it, or just at the top? Were the hinges...