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I have the Stihl GTA 26 great bit of kit, you can use it one handed, (although the instruction book says no ;) ) good battery life, more than pleased with it.(y)

Try here. https://www.handlesandhinges.co.uk/upvc-window-handles/ (y)

How about this? https://www.everbuild.co.uk/products/wood-care-and-treatment/treatments-and-preservatives/triple-action-wood-treatment/

My neighbour had a freezer bag that had pushed a corner through the vent to catch the fan blades

Difficult when going to the loo!

UPVC tend to be heavy and bulky, alli ones are slimmer in looks. Even with thermal break alli is more likely to suffer condensation on the frame. Alli used to need hardwood frames, to stop corrosion where it met the brick which need upkeep, maybe there are other options now. If you are near the...

Neighbours washing machine?

'Cos the van driver kidnapped me inet!

BIN (two coats) should do fine it is better than standard knotting as it is white. Spot treating would be OK too, but you will need an undercoat over it as it is well known to "flash" (showing through the top coat because it has a different finish) if done in patches.

Tried them made no odds. (n) Wasp traps do work use a mixture of beer and jam melted in hot water, sometimes give it a shot of Robinsons orange squash, they love it! This sort of thing...

Try here, click on washers for sizes.(y) https://shop.lunns.net/index.asp?function=search

LSX reinforced with a bit of cloth (like when you use fibreglass) should do it.

I doubt it's the pipes, rising damp is not uncommon in houses built in the 1900's with slate damp courses. Is it an outside wall or party wall if party does the neighbour have the same problem? I would hack off the plaster a few inches and try a damp meter on the brick behind, If a new dpc is...

Something like this might be suitable. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Modern-Deck-Rail---2400mm/p/223209

I would say the wood is too far gone it will always allow water in. I think I would try capping it with new timber and using a wood stain like...

Yes just cut and cap the pipes then pull the whole lot out together penny to a pound that's how the got in! Daft idea those set ups but what the customer sees in the brochure is what they demand. :LOL:

Chances are a tap connector would have fitted to original heater tail. :unsure:

Then my advice about lsx and a washer in the fitting will work. The upper one should work with a new washer too as long as the end is flat and smooth as said by fixitflav

Well who's a daft footprints then!:unsure: Is it the top connection with the ptfe or the lower one that is leaking.

White metal primer, then emulsion. Could also be pva left on the bead in which case something like Zinsser 123 should sort it. Try a small section first with metal primer you can get "primer for special metals" as galvanised metal is hard to get a good key on.