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You are right: we had some stormy weather early last week followed by dry and sunny days for the past 3 days. There are two layers of bricks under the glass conservatory. The damaged bricks are second layer from the ground (i.e. there is one layer below it). Do I need to do anything to the...

thanks for your reply. Just a piece of the brick face broke off, leaving a "scar" with some white powder type thing on it. BTW it is the outside brick of the conservatory.

I recently found that bits and pieces have flaked off from some of the bricks of my conservatory. There is also some white powder-ish thing left on the bricks. What is the cause of this, is it due to moisture? How do I deal with it? Any tips would be appreciated.

I recently have this water hammer problem, especially with the washing machine. When the incoming water flow is suddenly shut off by the machine, there is a loud, banging noise. If I turn off the stopcock a bit the noise from washing machine gets a little better, but noise from the taps (when...

My boiler is mounted on the wall in the utility room. Yesterday I found that there are several small yellow-ish water stains on the utility room ceiling near the boiler. The affected area was already dry though and no water leaking down. I checked the study room and toilet upstairs and all...

I have bought a central heating protection cover from Southern Electric recently and their engineer came yesterday to have an initial inspection. I mentioned to him that in the summer when I turn off the heating but leave the hot water on, the heating is still on. He said this is because the mid...

I am new to this forum but I would appreciate any advice/help. My house has a typical central heating system: hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard, traditional boiler, two water tanks in the loft. On Monday night when the heating was shut off I bled 2 radiators. Then on Tuesday...