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Thanks houston (love the name)! Worried re this as a...can u drill into plastic? B. Wont it invalidate my 10 year door guarantee?

Hi there i have a wooden patio door..single, and am changing it to a upvc one. My existing one has an alarm built in to it with two magnet type thing that comnect when you close the door. The double glazing rep says they wont fit these for me when they come (i thought they might make doors with...

Thankyou for the advice...it makes good sense. It looks like i need a builder first the. To to repoint, then the compound painting on by a decorator to see whats happened. The brickwork has been there 30 years and has been good this far, so therefore suspect wear and tear as you say. thanks again.

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A smell arrived in the garage 12 months ago, the black marks about the same time, but the water ingress became visible just about 6 months ago.

Good Morning, I have posted this on a roofing thread too, but not sure if the problem is roofing. I have a flat balcony roof, with a layer of blue bricks around the edge. We have some water ingress, which bizarrely seems to be coming from the bricks, down into the garage, and also into the...

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Notice how the bricks seem to have a black staining coming down. Thats why i wonder whether it is just the blue bricks or flashing/grey spotty stuff thats the problem.

Thanks datarabal. I will do a pic of lead upstand in a mo. I guess you mean that grey spotty stuff. Whats a tray?

So, i have marked up the photo now...is it 1...leaking bricks?..or 2...leaking grey spotty stuff (flashing?/felt?) And how would you solve this? And heres a video of it dripping into the garage below.

I have a flat balcony roof, with a layer of blue bricks around the edge. We have some water ingress, which bizarrely seems to be coming from the bricks, down into the garage, and also into the adjoining room. We have had 3 roofers who have said different things... Roofer 1....top bricks...

Ooh thats brill- i only need a pencil behind my ear now- feel like a proper craftsman ( or woman or person ) Thankyou

Thankyou Notch thats was most helpful indeed Yes , it is a bay! I didnt know how to describe it! Brill instructions- i shall do as you said. Sorry for ignorance- woman in her 50’s who has never hung a venetian before! Thanks again

Its just a matter of cost really. Never mind. Thanks anyway.

They wont thats why i am asking!

Good Morning Ithink wood experts may be able tohelp me I am trying to get some blinds made for an alcove window so i can fit them myself and save circa 300 pounds Problem is, i cant work out how to measure them The thing is , there is one large picture window at 225 cm and a window either side...

Aah , perhaps id be better off spending few more quid on better quality then

hi there I have got excellent quality underlay but am looking to change the carpet as have changed colour scheme I have never had felt backed carpet before but the supplier and fitter said they glue it down Will this ruin my underlay? And would i be better off with the normal hessian backed...

This is the one!