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I take your point. I had checked the property information form and there’s nothing declared about flooding or insurance claims. See below. As an aside, is the (degraded) clear sealant on the inside (the one I refer to in my OP) standard part of installation or a later ineffective attempt at...

Hi, Following a kitchen extension in 2021 (previous owners), there is water ingress through the foot of bifold doors (see attached photos). It looks like the patio fall outside is good (water drains away from building) but the sill fall is the wrong way around! (see pic with spirit level). I...

Do you think that in a couple of months, when my CH will be off for the following 4 months, I should remove the rad, remove the tail screw, clean it and and re-fit it with ample PFTE this time before re-assembling the whole thing with new olives? It would also give me a chance the drain the...

Hi, simple question really, about 5 years ago I replaced 9 radiators in our house. This one pictured below is situated in the sitting room and I’ve just noticed some corrosion where the rad meets the valve. There are no signs of a leak. Another rad upstairs has the paint starting to flake and...

Rusty rad tail

Hi, I’m carrying out a number of DIY jobs for a relative among which trying to sort out the area of her garden pictured below. In the trench there used to be edging which had rotted. I purchased a couple of rolls of something similar (see pic below, 250mm height) but upon digging out the old...

Concrete footings. My plan is to lay a 75mm layer of hard core on top of the soil, level with the brick work. Then mortar and flagstones on top of that.

Thanks you. I wasn’t going to place a membrane as it’s subsoil below and to the sides I WILL place plastic edging. Should I though?

Hello, As part of a DIY project (steps to the house) I'm currently using an earth tamper (see pic) to compact subsoil on top of which I'll lay a 75-100mm layer of hardcore and then concrete flags on top of that (with a mortar joint between the hardcore and the flags). My question pertains to...

Hi, I've just moved this to the "building" section (from "gardens"). I'm re-doing the steps through our front garden to our front door (see pic below). I've dug and set out formwork to pour concrete into for the footings of my risers. These will eventually support two bricks courses. The treads...

moved to "building" section

Hi, Below you can see pics of our ground floor dining area, with an entry to the house on the right but out of frame of the first pic. As you walk in, on your right is the dining area and on your left, from where the first pic is taken, the kitchen area. Before we bought the house, there were...