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Thanks. Do you mean the walls on the staircase or the wooden parts. I am painting the wood in white satin.

We are decorating our house to move in and planning on using light grey and feature walls in our living room. We were planning on leaving the staircase White. But now I'm thinking of colouring this area light grey too. The carpet on the stairs will be grey black and red Stripes. And...

@JohnD , you were on the money all along. It is a water leak for sure. I have taken multiple reading while not using any water and The digits are moving. Need to speak to the water Co. to see if they will sort it out.

Am I right in thinking that these salt patches are just what the bricks had soaked up? As it can't be fresh water, the bricks below seem dry.

I have these monstrosities on the door frames of internal doors of my house. I want to replace them with standard handles with latches. Any tips on repairing the big cutouts in the frame, other than wood filler.

It is between 2 to 3 ltrs. The output has dropped a lot now. Was only a quarter full after 24 hours. The plaster seems to be drying out. Maybe just a waiting game.

Thanks Ian. Will look at the meter in the day again. I have currently got a dehumidifier in the room and the heating on, this seems to be drying the place. Does the look like too much water for 8 hours? Then it collected nearly full container in 20 hours.

Would you call this mud or just moisture? This is the soil next to the pipe on the meter entry (water company side) There is clear signs of moisture on the plastic suround next to the meter, but not enough to be sure. Maybe see what the water company says.

Thanks John and Ian. I think I am starting to lean a bit towards the leak theory. It hasn't rained for over a week now and the soil between the slabs next to the meter seem moist. Generally the soil in the back garden seems moist (although it doesn't get as much sun). This is the soil in...

Well I have no intention of spending thousands for a pro system to protect against masters Crims. Even if I went wired, it will be entry level installed by a 'pro'. Not sure how hard they'll be to by pass for a knowledgeable criminal.

Including Yale?

No still not living there. Well in a bit of a catch 22 situation. To heat properly, I'll have to close the windows, doors etc, but to air the place I'm keeping windows and doors open when we are there.

Just a deterrent alarm system that works. I'm not expecting a mission impossible style criminal to target us. 3 bed semi home, nothing fancy.

I bought a Yale Sync Smart Home Alarm on offer for £220. Is this decent alarm? Or is there a better option out there. It is just for low home use.

They look small, are there any bigger beadings to fill more gap.

The meter was installed a year ago and the pipe (what i can see) look the new plastic pipes. The didn't notice a bubble on the meter, i'll have another look. No stopcock that i can see. I think the main water pipes run under the gardens(for the street) and then a supply comes to each house...

It had been raining that day. It's the water meter. When i opened the lid, there was water droplets on the meter and soil around it wet. not sure if that's normal? The direction the pipe seems to be coming from, doesn't seem that it runs under the house.

I am not sure of the building terminology for this so I hope it makes sense. The floor broads in my living are around 2 - 3 inches below the bottom of the patio door. Previously there was a wooden sill next to the patio door and then a wooden trim which covered the gap. I now want to laminate...

It hasn't rained for around a week now, but prior to that it has been fairly wet weather. I only have this picture of the outside at the moment That vent under the slab could be the source of water to enter, as on the inside the cavity was bridged and concreted above slate DPC with no...