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Photos as discussed. I've marked roughly where the internal wall would sit in red. The chimney is quite a distance away but can just about be seen where the ariel is.

Will do. I'll grab some photos in the morning and update the thread.

I'm no builder as you can tell, but how does it work then with wall construction and solid plaster, is the water just sat on top and seeping through?

Cheers, that's true, I hadn't thought about the delay between raining. The previous owners had boarded the lofts floors, walls and ceilings, so it's pretty much impossible to find out anything without taking everything apart but I will have to bite the bullet and start. Gutters are fine...

I'd 100% agree, but it happens when there's no rain sometimes as mentioned and appears to be worse when it's cold!

Hi all, hoping someone can help here. I've got a damp patch that shows up maybe once a week during cold periods in the corner of my bedroom wall. I can't pin it down to days/nights when there has been heavy rainfall. The attached photo was taken in the morning after a very cold night but as...

Yes, I can solder. Cheers for the input everyone, didn't mean to start a squabble between you all ;)

Yes, I do have a habit of doing that :D. I will go for the push connection option. Thanks again for your input both of you.

Thanks, seems I have some options then. I think I may be favouring the butt connectors as they should be slimmer and I can also shrink-wrap as a precaution. I just need to confirm...... I've always thought of those butt connections as being the used for speaker wires etc. Can these be used for...

Thanks, which crimps connectors would you suggest? I like the heat shrink idea, at least it would be watertight although I'm certain it doesn't need to be. Would something like this be suitable? https://www.screwfix.com/p/insulated-blue-1-5-2-5mm-crimp-butts-100-pack/47402

I need to extend some 1.5mm twin and earth. The cable is under my porch so shouldn't get wet and will be inside some mini trunking. Can you please tell me the best way of doing this? Ideally, the join needs to be as small as possible so fits inside the trunking. I've seen these Wago...

Hello, I've ordered some 30mm slate coping stones to sit on my porch wall. I will then be sitting some 150mm oak posts on top to support my roof, so there will be a fair amount of weight on the stones anyway. Can somebody please advise on what adhesive to use. I've read countless times that...

That's brilliant, thanks very much for taking the time to reply. I will sort out at the weekend. Is it safe to test the other end of the cable afterwards with a multi meter?

Let me know if this is any good.

Sorry for the delay. Yeah, I could have mentioned this in my initial post..... The switch I need to decommission is the one to the far right, which would be the far left in the pic (the side where the earth cable is). I'll grab a better pic tomorrow. Thanks

Hello, I have a 3 way light switch, one feeds the upstairs light, one downstairs and one that feeds the porch light. I wanted to get rid of the porch light as somebody always switches it off anyway and my hue smart bulb never works. I've also fed from somewhere else now. My question is, how...

I have a small porch I'm in the process of removing and it will become an open space. I have the opportunity to externally insulate the highlighted wall below before applying slate tile cladding. The cladding is heavy (30mm in depth), so I have some concerns and I'm in two minds as to whether...

Hi all, hoping somebody can help. I'm planning on ripping out my current UPVC porch and sliding doors and then build two dwarf walls topped with coping stone. I then plan to sit four oak post on them to hold up the existing concrete roof. (Currently, there is one existing post sat behind where...

Hi Tim, I did the cloaking on Friday and it worked a treat. Thanks for your advice.

Don't worry Tim, you've been more than helpful thanks. I'd assumed the cloaking was hard heavy flat plastic.... I'll be picking some up tomorrow, so I'll have a go. Thanks for your patience :D