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Hope someone can help, please. We've had a problem with overflowing guttering/downpipe, which is now repaired, but it has revealed a gap under our UPVC patio doors, as when the surplus water was pooling outside the doors, it was finding a way in between the render and the base of the door...

Re: the possibility of a leak... the standing water is very minimal... it resembles the gathering of condesation on a window rather than pools of water. It is only present where the glue has formed ridges which hold it in like a bowl. There's enough to wet the tip of a finger. The only...

Ah, that's great JFC. I'll be in touch soon... Thanks all.

Thanks guys, I feel better armed now. Like I said, I think the guy may well be willing to put things right, but I don't want to leave myself open to any BS should he take that route. Many thanks. Hope I can help you guys in the future.

Hey! I'm not questioning his skills - and yes, I saw the phone number, thanks... I just wanted to see where he was based.

Looks very high quality, thanks Scrit. A question though - is it my browser (i'm on a Mac) or is there an issue with his site. I can see all the work photos, but there's no info, and when I go to the contact section there's nothing there either..? Nothing to click... Andy

Apologies if I'm not supposed to be using the forum for this, but I'm looking for a top-notch carpenter to build me some shelving and cabinets either side of my living room chimney stack. Shelves for books and DVDs, and cabinet at the bottom as storage on one side, and as TV, video etc storage...

Apologies for the lack of response - I've have been out of the country for some time. On that basis I have not yet looked at the issue, but plan to as soon as I get home tonight. The initial problem, as I should clearly have mentioned in my first post, was caused by one of two devices. At...

Thanks for you detailed response, I appreciate your advice, as I do all those who have been helping in my plight. My distrust of the installer was based around his strong reluctance to answer my calls and his evasive manner on his initial inspection. He has now pulled up a few boards, and...

We chose the wood - the short lengths you can see are the offcuts from the living room area which had already been laid when this photo was taken.

That's great, thanks mate. I'll make sure I get all the details. So you're saying they definitely should have applied some kind of floor preparation and bonding primer as standard before laying the wood? I want to arm myself with as much as I can - I appreciate you giving me the heads up!

Thanks for your interest, gents. Here's a couple of images to illustrate my posts: This is how the eruption looks - the photo doesn't capture how huge it really is! This is the floor before the work was done. I think you've got it spot on with your guess of the tile type. I've...

Thanks for your help on this. I'll answer where I can. My wife says the glue appeared orange/brown when she saw an unfinished area. They did no levelling or priming, and there was no subfloor prep done according to the quote documentation. The house is 1900, and the concrete was a...

Apologies if my question is so open, but I'm simply asking for first stage advice as I know nothing about electrics. I thought someone might be able to narrow down the possibilities so I was more prepared when I called an electrician.

Thanks Matty - here's all the info I have. 1. It's fully bonded solid oak. Plank spec: 125mmx19mm. 2. Room surface area is 2m x 2m, so this is the max measurement without a break. 3. He used a combination of glue and secret nailing. 4. The house was newly refurbished, and the...

Hi - I need advice before I get a spark in to help, please. My upstairs bedroom sockets failed last night. The rest of the upstairs and house is fine, it's just all the sockets in one room. There are no tripped switches, and the sockets are all on one upstairs circuit according to the circuit...

I recently hired a professional to lay solid oak wood flooring throughout oour ground floor level, and after around 7 weeks, a long section has warped massively, bowing up like a volcano about 3 to 4 inches high. The 'pro' has proved reluctant to come and address the issue. After one visit...

Many thanks for the reply. I'll certainly keep that in mind should I need to take that course of action. However, would somebody be able to tell me whether I actually need to do this, or whether it is safe to fix the hearth on top of the oak flooring? Thanks

I've just had a solid oak floor laid, and will have a fireplace delivered shortly. The question is, can I lay the granite hearth on top of the wood flooring? I would guess it would have less stability than a solid floor, but it would be a huge issue to have to cut out the wood to accomodate the...

Thanks. I've checked for drains (we've only recently moved in) and there are no open drains to be seen, only covered sewer holes in the front and back gardens. I think you must be right though. I'm assuming the Mega Flo wouldn't have been plumbed into these mains systems?