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Airbricks I will start a new topic on that issue. Birds I used an endoscope cam on a large pole to try and survey the area inside the loft. I could not see any nesting or signs of birds in the loft space but I can here twittering. I wonder if they could be in the ridge capping because at the...

I contacted the developers CS who initially tried to fob off with the 2 year warranty out of date thing. In preparation I had already contacted NHBC and they noted that they only deal with jobs that will cost £1950+. I expect them to turn it down so I will be pressing the developers over this...

Woody - Agreed. But so busy looking out for more obvious (and ground level) faults that I and the previous owners clearly missed this issue. If it was not for the sudden appearance of insulation we would not have inspected more closely. Must also add that this developer has a whole range of...

I checked with the neighbours and theirs is fine. On one side the 2" gap is filled in with brick and messy pointing that looks like it was spread on by hand, on another side it seems to be just a row of muck used as a filler. It doesn't look as if there is any plastic work missing as the...

Only recently noticed the issue due to lots of bits of loft insulation on the ground beneath it. So yes there must be some nesting going on there. Poor finish, or incorrectly installed this is a job for the housebuilder, right? Even though it's outside of the 2 year snag timeframe this would...

Good advice. Thanks all. I am in England but the property is in Wales.

New build approx 3 1/2 years old. I have noticed long gaps between the soffit and the brickwork. On the corners there is another level of brick, but in between the corners there is a run of about 6ft with a 2" or so gap. On the other wall there is something similar. Is this normal? Right Side...

I would like to get involved 100% on this but I need to ensure that placing the existing or new T&E in trunking would be acceptable - as in complies with regulations. If I did go the trunking route would plastic tubing suffice or would it have to be metal, and would it be OK to rest on the...

Elderly relatives live in a bunglow, which has a 2.5mm T&E cable running to the garage. The cable is basic T&E and is not run in a conduit - it's just running overhead, resting on a trellis. The cable must have been installed 50 or so years ago and it is looking slightly perished. I want to...

I assumed that as this was not in a safe zone it had to have some kind of protection over it such as a metal plate? If I had not spotted the cable with the camera I would not have known the cable was in the plasterboard in the cupboard at that location. I had used a cable / stud locator but it...

I am running a network cable down stair treads and risers into the under stairs cupboard where the router is located. I drilled a small hole in a tread away from where cables should be and inspected the area with a camera. I was surprised to see what I believe is a mains cable going through the...

Fair point. It could be live. Maybe someone has used it as an earth. So what do I do with it?

Thanks for the advice. Sealing the outside will be easy enough. The inside is going to be tricky to get to as that wall is behind a corner unit where the boiler and sink is. I won't be able to get behind the units to seal that end. Presumably there is some device with a thin, foot long tube...

Whilst inspecting an issue with a random outside hole I find a single neutral wire coming up the same hole as the cold water mains. Presuming this was just an offcut by the electrician I tried removing it. The cable pulled out a few inches and is then stuck solid. I tried using an endoscope...

I have a hole in the outside wall, underneath the kitchen window / corner where the boiler is. I presume this was drilled in error, because there is another one on the other side of the same wall where an overflow pipe exists. overflow: I measured the depth of the rogue hole and it goes in...

I am laying composite decking and will be picture framing with a one layer perimeter. The main centre of the decking will use 19x 3.6m boards, and with the two parallel edging boards this should be 2.92m depth. The edging boards are 3m, which means there will be one piece on the left and one...

I will be installing composite decking and would like to add like LED lights like this one: https://www.nationallighting.co.uk/ikon-pro-cct I chose this type because the bulbs can be changed individually if blown, rather than having to take the whole lot up. The wiring looks like this: The...

Thanks for the links. The W-box looks the most similar and suitable. I asked the site developers where they got theirs from. They informed me it was John Willmott Carpenters.

I am looking to install a a couple of niches in a bathroom and bedroom. I have a picture of the type I want but I can't find it. I tried searching for "bathroom niche" but all I can find are frames, which need to be tiled over. The one I want seems to be a complete unit, possibly oak veneer and...

OK, here's a picture of what it looks like now (as installed when new build) Is there adequate room to run an extra cable into this? And should I tidy up the grey neutral, which is showing some copper?