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Thanks, Madrab.

We've moved the waste (the noggin it underneath will be cut to size and fixed in place on the shelf!), which now, as the photos show, has quite a steep drop between it and the waste pipe. I don't know if this might be an issue; hence, I am reaching out to ask you, good folks here, for your...

Thanks. I have such a kit, so I will do that. Much appreciated.

Thanks for your advice, Madrab! Would you seal around the edge of the marine ply, for example, using silicone to fill the gap?

As some of you may know from my previous posts, I'm currently in the process of ripping out and reinstalling our main bathroom because it had leaked. Another cowboy install has become evident, with no measures taken to prevent water ingress (plasterboard used instead of backerboard, no tape...

Thank you!

Thanks for the suggestion, polesapart. Why would this help? I'm not saying it won't; I'm just trying to understand.

Wire brushing is the first step, so hopefully that should work.

It’s actually an internal structural wall between us and our neighbour, so it’s inherently strong and not going anywhere. The bricks seem to be doing all the structural work just fine, and it’s only the surface faces of some bricks that are a bit crumbly in places, which I gather from chatting...

I’ve finally managed to carve out time to reinstall the shower in our main bathroom, which developed a leak. On investigation, it turns out this was yet another botched install — plasterboard in the wet zone, tiles dot‑and‑dabbed directly on, and a few other horrors. The attached photos show...

I'll ask the neighbours if they will let me go round with a ladder to photo the abutment, measure the coping stone overhang and clean the drip I'll ask the neighbors if they will allow me to go around with a ladder to photograph the abutment, measure the coping stone overhang, and clean the drip...

Here are the first and second photos that I forgot to attach to my last post!

The beds and perps seem robust when checked with a flat-head screwdriver. There is a crack in the pointing near the drain, as shown in the first photo. Could that be an issue? The only pointing problem appears above the door frame, shown in the second photo, which crumbles slightly under the...

Thanks. I'll ask the neighbours to let me go round with a ladder to photo the abutment, measure the coping stone overhang and clean the drip channels. Once I have, I'll post here. It may not be until after Christmas, though. How would we know if the mortar perps and beds are failing. I'm not...

Here are some photos of the verge. Thanks again.

Thanks. I'll take some photos tomorrow.

Thank you. I suspect there's little we can do about this without incurring significant expense, right? What I must do is address the leak, though.

The roof drain seems to work well. The gutters are pretty clear.

Definitely not cataracts, John! It's the water I described on the flashing rubber. I'm not sure if it's condensation or rainwater that has ingressed.

Thanks. There is insulation (2nd photo) and what looks like vapour check detailing (photo 1 - Cromar Vent3). The insulation just isn't in the small section of the roof surrounding the flue.