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hmm, leaky pipe encased in concrete - dont like the sound of that :( I can see the water main rising out of the solid floor underneath the sink unit - that is on the right hand side of the window. The pipe is lead as it comes out but converted to copper after a few inches then the stop tap...

ok, I wondered about replacing the rad first in case any treatment put the final nail in the coffin! It is rusty in several places on the outside, the most worrying bit is the plug at the top is very corroded and doing a slow drip.

I'll try and get some wider pics later but at work now. So, a bit more background 1930's red brick semi The window is almost flush with the outside but sure the caulking looked ok. The outside of the wall doesn't really get the rain and these marks have been coming and going throughout the...

I dont know the history of the system as I only moved in a year ago, but I do know we have one very rusty radiator in need of replacing and another that has a blocked feed pipe. I want to make sure the system is in a reasonable condition, replace that rusty rad and then add inhibitor to protect...

well I wouldnt have mentioned it otherwise :D I *think* my boiler has an aluminium HE, it is a Vokera Compact about 10yr old and when it was open it looked like aluminium to me.

I have seen several posts indicating this shouldn't be left in longer than 3 hours with an aluminium HE, and others saying it is ok. The bottle says it is ok for aluminium so am I right in thinking I am safe to chuck a bottle in tomorrow evening and run it overnight before flushing through the...

Any idea what is going on with the damp in this wall? This is above the kitchen worktop and looks like rising damp since the electric socket seems to halt the damp at that point. This goes around the corner onto the next wall for about the same distance again. Then the bit of damp on...

thanks, sounds like good advice all - I'll have a look at wiring routes!

hmm, it is already a double - where can I find out about a similar shaped replacement rad?

moved into this house last year, boiler installed about 10 years ago but given clean bill of health at recent service. there is no room stat installed, although all rads have TRVs - should I fit one? I think it would help in the winter when we get some freezing nights when I don't want the...

we have 2 rads in the living room, 1 under the bay window and one on the opposite wall - it is the bay that is the problem. the bay rad is 130cm long in the middle with 2 angled sections at about 45degrees that are 30cm long -it is quite old and rusty on one end which is dripping slowly and...

hmm, not sure I understand the pumping method :D I have an old rainwater gulley on the wall where the water pools that used to have a drainpipe from the gutters in it. I just want to drain the patio into that. Having a look around I cannot find any drainage channels that are 100mm wide to...

Having ripped up the deck installed by the previous owners of my house I now have a reasonable block paved patio underneath. However, when we get a lot of heavy rain (last night was torrential!) it takes time to disperse and ends up pooling up against the house which is bad I would like to...

sounds quite normal - I have been amazed how big the cracks are appearing around our house during the generally very cold and dry winter & spring! 2 or 3mm along where the stair skirting board meets the wall and around some door frames too, but I believe it is normal. The previous owners...

No I cannot get under the floor as the whole floor is secret nailed solid wood planks which I am trying to avoid ripping up and replacing, I think this might be unavoidable though! I have taken off the skirting which has given me camera access, and could also poke the camera through some gaps in...

most of the house needs repointing actually, something I need to get done this year. The bit near the airbrick I scraped quite a bit out to see how bad it was - should I do a temporary patch of this until I get round to getting the rest of the house done? This pic is from a couple of weeks ago...

ok, ripped up half the boards and removed the joist up against the wall, there was quite a bit of wet dirt between the wood and the bricks and you can see they are quite damp in the picture (I guess it is hard to tell how wet the brick is inside though?)

thanks for your thoughts, I might do that as a first step and see what happens. I have already lifted a few deck boards further along the wall where they blocked an air brick with the deck joists and there is another one I can see is blocked which needs uncovering.

While investigating my damp problems I have turned my attention to the patio doors. I have made as good a drawing as I can although exactly what is underneath the internal floor is a bit of guesswork from squeezing cameras down the side! The top of the floor isnt damp but feeling...