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If you don't have a cavity as such then the house is probably pre 1920's but there is still a gap albeit only about 10mm, however if your gutters are clear then this discounts the ingress there. :D

As above and check your gutters are clear, if full of debris they can over spill into the cavity running down until the water hits an obstruction like a lintel above a window, it will then flow down the sides of the window within the brickwork.

Defo no no if you have no membrane under the sand, you may not wash much out on the surface but the sand will run into the hardcore underneath. Better to use a decent cleaner and the seal it. Try Algon stinks for a day or 2 but it does a good job

What did your surveyor say when they assessed it prior to purchase? All the answers you want should be in his report, if you didn't get a survey done and relied upon the advice of a DIY site before purchase then I can only tell you one thing and that is that you could be spending ££££££ was the...

It's leaking from the nut just above where you have circled, if you don't fancy cutting the olive off then turn off the water undo the nut and wrap PTFE tape around the olive that already on the pipe and the thread on the tee fitting, tighten back up turn water back on a little and check for...

Lets say you have a drive at your house and it was done in the 90's with standard driveway blocks as was the norm then and perfectly acceptable as well, however now permable blocks would normally be recommended to prevent surface water runoff. So if the buyer requested would you dig up the...

Fair enough, it just seems like a lot of work to me for the minimal space gain. Could the cylinder not be moved elsewhere as well giving you masses more space?

Was the F&E tank not on the top shelf where your shelves are planned for now? If your are keeping the cylinder where will it go?

Sealant remover. http://www.screwfix.com/p/unibond-silicone-sealant-remover-300ml/75756?cm_sp=Search-_-SearchRec-_-Area1&_requestid=216617 http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-sealant-remover-100ml/88987 And the tool for the job...

I do the same as Nozzle at Toolstation, as soon as I see it's Silverline I tell them to pop it in the bin and save themselves the time of having to refund it. All the lads behind the counter say that's it a regular occurrence of people not wanting the product when they realise it's Silverline...

Trouble is Howdens give different discounts to their customers depending upon how much volume they buy etc. Your builder may only get a small discount or he might get a big discount, if he's supplying then only he could give you an accurate price.

Most people treat fences in Autumn like you say to "protect" them during the winter but it ain't going to make much difference to be honest. Most fence paints don't treat the wood either they just apply a waxed coating that rain runs off. Good old Creosote was the dogs wotsits but the proper...

The scrap dealers will probably only give you mixed metal price for them which is currently around 18 pence a Kilo. And you will have to wait for your money as they can not pay you in cash anymore.

Personally I would not risk it with these and would use a hammer fixing as thick as I can get away with and about 120mm long. I presume the void is from where the plasterboard was dot and dabbed on and therefore should only be around an inch.

If you are not using the same holes to fix the new hinge then the top two look like the heads would come off with a junior hacksaw, or you could drill the heads off with a good quality HSS drillbit. The other option is a screw extractor and would be the option if you are reusing the holes, some...

My neighbours condensing boiler has steam coming from the condensate pipe that is not plumbed to any waste (fitted by a guy who arrived on horseback), is this normal? Does the condensate pipe just need connecting to a discharge properly or is something wrong with the boiler as well? I have...