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Hi, The carpenter has been working on the purlins. This one on the side at the bottom right has rot. He says it hasn't been prepared properly in the past and water has wicked into the end grain between fascia board: He has fixed the pointing on the wall, then nailed a piece of lead on the...

Hmm @Lower I rang a couple of sash specialists, one is busy for months wants to retire and no one to teach/pass skills onto as no one interested. The other is busy for months until March 2023. Feels like the cost to remove and fully refurb would be very high but they will give me an indicative...

Yes @tell80 I do find the whole house has a very calming feel apart from looking at the repair bills! There are a lot of period features remaining @MrChibs these are the last sash windows though. Some very useful info here, @Notch7 when I search for dryseal acrylic putty it comes up with a...

Thanks @JobAndKnock I had an idea they could be added to the wall at the back of the main hallway to let some natural light in.. (that would necessitate a new opening) family think I'm off my rocker though. In terms of the glass to wood seal on the outside, wouldn't silicone cause rot if...

Hi, I have a pair of lovely original sash windows on the 3rd floor which are the last remaining in the house - everything else is standard uPVC. At the moment the side is scaffolded for other repairs, so the windows are accessible. It looks like the paint is cracked all over, putty missing in...

What would you use to fill some light/moderate rot? and what wood to splice? One tradie says epoxy (I think its called Timbabuild) which seems suitable. Another says two part filler (like car body filler) which it says online could flex and come out after a couple of years? For splicing one...

Rear R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 I think R1 looks like the worst of the lot. How can this just be clad with the wrong plywood? There used to be a chimney stack at the top in the middle, what you see on the outside R4 is sat on the top of what is left of the chimney and a larger beam is butted...

Side S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 It's hard to tell, I think S1 could be hiding something, S5 looks a bit rotten where it meets the fascia

Hi, Sorry it's taken so long. Having had a good look in both loft spaces and 'rooms in roof', I am fairly hopeful the rot is contained to the outside. It's not possible to see all the beams from the inside - and definitely can't see any of the wallplates. I contacted some joiners/carpenters -...

I forgot to mention @CBW the big knob you use marked 'temperature' when turned an amount makes a 'snapping' noise, as though it's resisting. How would I check the inlet? Isolate and cover off? I've disconnected the shower head and hose, it all seema clear.

Thanks @CBW I will have a look. The shower is on max.

Hi, We have a Mira Sport 9.0 electric shower in the bathroom - it's not getting hot, the water is barely lukewarm and with winter approaching isn't ideal. If someone flushes the toilet or if you run a tap - it gets warm. This was the case before but it would get scalding hot. I believe it's...

Thanks @blup I'm guessing it'll be a scaffold tower jobby? which trade would be best for this? Roofer, builder, painter? I'm not really sure. I think they are purlins? They support the eaves/roof overhang, the one at the top goes through the space at the top of the house, back to load bearing...

Hi, So the front, side and rear of my house has exposed purlins under overhanging eaves. At the front, the purlins on the left hand side of the apex towards the top and middle of the roof have a lot of paint missing - I just assumed they had weathered and needed painting but they seem on their...

Hi, I went ahead with the extra work, if I post some pictures of the work could someone advise if it looks OK? I would really appreciate it. Thank you, chaoticj

Hi, Went with the builder firm at £2,400 materials, access and labour. They did loose/missing slates, loose ridge tiles etc. on main roofs using cat ladders and new dry verge in one long day with maybe 4/5 of them working. Looks like a decent job? The patch to slates and slate capping on right...

Hello, Appreciate what you're saying @diy_fun_uk it is really, really difficult to be honest.. I found someone local on 'Nextdoor' offering advice and quotes. They have reviews on 'Bark'. Sent messages, texts and never turned up to quote - left voicemail no reply. Rang a firm run by my...

Hi @SFK Finally I painted and put the playhouse together - we decided to put it in the yard so no base needed. I've strengthened the floor - it can hold my weight just about! Been roofing it with felt shingles - glad I didn't try and 'make' some! I'm a bit stuck with the ridge, there is a...

Hi, The other half's dad came to stay, didn't turn the bathroom handle - thought he was locked in and pulled the entire doorknob off. Though to be fair it was only held on with 1 screw. It's taken a strip of wood off the middle rail, right hand side is 110mm and left hand side 250mm from edge...

Hi, Here are some pictures (it won't let me add them to the original post, sorry): "There are some slates loose and missing on one corner of the front roof. Apparently it's because the fascia board has no capping on this side, so the wind has lifted them (all below). There's also a slate...