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Hi Following heavy rain and gale, I found a conservatory window is leaking from the corner. As shown in the photo. I can’t see anything wrong from outside and the small window above it also dry. It’s a mystery to me how water got in. Even when the rain stopped, there was still small amount of...

hi As shown in photo, just noticed there are a number of places of brownish spots on the lead flashing where the ground floor roof meets the wall. Is it rust? Other than that the whole lead flashing looks ok. Is it normal? Thanks for any advice.

I have rented out a house via a letting agent. In their recent inspection report, they said "The tenant reported that the rear of the toilet is leaking slightly. When I was present I took several photos (in the report). I can see from the pipe to the rear that there was a droplet on it however...

I have marked the place where leak occurs

Hi all There has been a small leak at the joint of my toilet waste pipe (where the pipe connection to the pipe inside the wall). I have put in some plumbers mate (the gray thing in the photo) around it and it usually solved the problem for a few month and then it appeared again. Any suggestions...

I have a quite old conventional Glow worm boiler mounted on the wall with vent flue to the outside. In the summer I only turned it on for 20 min hot water everyday. I just noticed that even when it is off, the upper part of the metal boiler casing feels a little warm (the lower part of the...

He said gel is rotten. What is gel?

Hi I am in Bristol. Just got a quote from a contractor saying “I think this could be due to the gel being rotten. It would mean stripping a few tiles then re dressing some lead so that water from the roof and valley ends up in the gutter not on the fascia. Cost to do this would be £224.00 +...

How much would a repair job like this likely cost? I’m in Bristol. I just like to get a rough figure before calling in a professional. Thanks.

Thanks for all your replies. While the stain on fascia is unsightly, I will leave it until I have the money and time to have the timber fascia replaced with upvc in the future.

Hi as shown in the photo, there is a black stain on the (wooden) fascia of my house (right hand side) for many years. Yesterday after heavy rain, I noticed there seems to be a vertical water mark on the brick wall just below that. Is it because there is an overflow in the gutter above there and...

Hi There are some brownish marks on the ceiling at two corners (at opposite sides) of my 1st floor master bedroom. Photo of one of the corners is attached. They have been there for a long time. Is it due to condensation? It doesn’t look like leak to me cos after heavy rain it doesn’t change (I...

hello I found there is a wrinkle on the paint in one area of my kitchen ceiling. By touching it feels soft like a bubble. The ceiling was painted a few years ago. The room above is a bathroom. But there is no sign of leaking, no yellow water marks etc. Could it be due to heat or moisture from...

thanks for all your suggestions. I checked the loft tank and there is water. The ball valve seems open as I can hear water dripping in from the inlet. I then checked all the hot water taps. It seems the kitchen hot tap downstairs is much better than the upstairs taps where the water flow is a...

all the hot taps are like this. could it be the motorised valve faulty? It's a Drayton 3 port valve and I saw the black indicator is at "H".

Hi If the cold water cistern is empty, what is the cause and how to fix it? thanks.

Hi I have a 20 year old conventional glowworm central heating system (2 water tanks in loft, a hot water cylinder in airing cupboard). The central heating works okay: boiler is working and radiators are hot. However, there is no hot water. To be more precise, the water from the hot water tap is...

Hi I had the front of my house repainted three years ago. Following recent storm I just found the paint flaking in one area. Picture attached (lower left hand corner). A local builder came to have a look and because there seems to be green mould on the patch where paint is missing, he suspected...

By the way the problem area is in the lower left corner of the photo. Thanks

Hi I had the front of my house repainted three years ago. Following recent storm I just found the paint flaking in one area. Picture attached. Any suggestion regarding how to fix it would be much appreciated.