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1. It wasn't clear at all to me what the "resolution" was? 2. The approx. depth of the trench seems to be six feet - how come BCO didn't mention shoring up the trench? Beware, trench collapse is sudden and deadly. 3. Any further digging out will require shoring and strutting and expert...

It's a Fluidmaster type fill valve. 411plumb.com and a Fluidmaster site with diagrams should make it a little more clear. However, why this valve would be sold with a modern UK cistern i dont know. As you will see, you req. an overflow tube and a flush valve and a re-fill tube - typically not...

I was thinking about you roofers last week, watching some guys going into a partially roofed loft space and coming out like wet rags. Back in the day, California, tract housing, 130F, work would start at 6.00am and stop early. They tried to get the guys back in the evening - no chance. For...

I put "chimney breast removal" in search and came up with 80 no. posts! All your Q's are answered there. However, for the record: 1. planningportal.gov.uk - pdf a Party Wall Act booklet and lots of relevant advice. 2. A Party Wall Agreement is necessary for the planning app's and...

I give up on this one. You can take a horse to water etc. The OP has had a rake of helpful posters with suggestions and ignored them all. Fair play, if that's how you wish to proceed,but why ask for advice in the first place?

1. Well i've learned somethings from the posters, thanks for that. 2. There seems to be a concrete lintel - just above the metal? There's a remedial line just above, suggesting earlier work. 3. Dont remove anymore brick until you have dimensions of whats going into the opening. 4. The...

1. Much missing info. in the question ... ? However: 2. A break-thro typically has steel RSJ's on padstones supporting all above the knock-thro. 3. Take a builder on site - she or he would have a better idea of a safe construction, plus there are many tell-tale's to indicate what is going on...

1. If the OP would take the trouble to research this site there is a mountain of check lists for damp and timber investigations including bays. 2. The "line" on the floor in the pic is a carpet line ie. a floor covering line. It is not an indication of damp. 3. If and when the OP comes back...

I'm not a brickie and, with respect to the other knowledgeable poster, here's a few thoughts. 1. a six foot brick wall req's a substantial footing - how long is the wall, how does it terminate? 2. if one side of the wall...

if you are a cash buyer then don't go throwing money away on Surveyors reports - for all the utilities eg. gas, water, elec, drains, heating, plumbing and roofing, damp & timber, they will call for further specialist reports if they have any doubts. Any structural defects such as your ceiling...

I agree with sall2009, well put sall (not sally). Transparency leads to honesty & common knowledge, so why should certain subjects be hidden? A number of these DIY Q&A sites (excellent as they are) have asonishingly petty rules. The internet is for everyone and anything, get it out in...

At the time of the new garage BCO must have been involved, and plans must have been submitted. Doubtful that BCO would have allowed a slab over a galv. service. Inquire at local Blg dept. BCO in question might still remember details, and plans still be on file. All underground services must be...

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Number of unknowns here: 1. why did you start digging without knowing what was what? stop digging and start thinking. 2. where is your external main stop-valve - on the pavement, or in your garden? eye-ball a line from the shut-off to the house and you have the service run(typically). 3. when...

mic. has given you some good suggestions, but they really apply to flat rendering not to an external plinth. No matter what remedial measures you try they wont take because you have a failed background. For starters, if plinths were a blind bit of use they would have been incorporated into all...

There's an enormous amount of info. about plinths, renders and DPC's if you search here or on the screwfix site. however: 1. If you use cement in render then regular cement is fine. Never go heavy with cement in masonry or render. 2. you have created a fillet and plinth that is a water trap...

Not sure why you are posting on this site - search Building site for extensive postings on this issue. In my humble, but experienced, opinion all retro-DPC products and practices including injection are useless. I'd suggest: snap/level a line 1m high across the affected area...

You can ask all the Q's you want but without eye-balling the job or you posting pics to us we cant really help. Study the lead sheet assn. diagrams and ID your set-up then come back.

See Mattjd post - next to yours in forum - for further info. If a gutter is present i assume you have a hip roof? The guttering is usually a separate issue. Are you able or willing to go up yourself?

Take a look at : leadsheetassociation.org.uk/ flashings Q1 How much did the roofer/builder charge for what he did? Your tile is fragile -did he use a roof ladder? Q2 You appear to have "secret gutterings" - they will eventually block and leak. Q3 Chimney flashings all wear and fail at roughly...