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As far as I can see they are fixed to the wall, the reverse side having similar IDC connectors for the fixed cabling. I can't get access to the site as it's an office that is under negotiation at the moment, but will try to get another look. It looks almost like an old MDF frame used for...

Hi, Can anyone recognise this distribution frame in respect of CAT5 data cabling? I'm assuming the patchleads are terminated on the 110 IDC connectors but I have never seen one before. Thanks Stephen

Is it me or does it look like those tiles have been painted?

Yes that's fine by me. I'm not BT or anything like that, just the Telephone System Engineer where I work so most of my tests etc have to avoid the expensive kit and make do with what we have to hand. I did explain my theory for testing I had the correct pair to a BT engineer who looked...

I do the -50v incomming check, and if i don't have a meter handy it's even known for me to ring the number in question and short the pair to answer it then tap them together to listen for "clicks" to make sure I have the correct pair. I'm sure thats not in the BT test guide!

Crackling is often water in the incomming cabling, especially if the drop wire to the house is the old "figure 8" grey cable. I have seen it many times where the BT Line Test fails to find the fault and you get the whole "if we send an engineer and it turns out to be on your equipment it will...

As a further thought are there any lead valleys etc leading down to the porch, ive had a leak in mine which i finally traced to a combination of erroded mortar on the main roof hip tiles & cracks in a lead valley. Do you see any wetness in the main roof?

Is prat a technical term for DNO Estimator?

To be honest thats probably pretty fair. I still think though if they missed it they should buy the policy for you now (at no cost to yourself.) Who does it say in your Client Care letter to contact in case of complaint?

Is the gutter blocked? It might be water running down the back of this and then through the underside of the tiled roof into the flat roof.

You might find your solictors would pay for a policy even now. Always worth a letter of complaint, it'll only cost you a stamp. It should be in the Client Care Letter who you need to write to.

I'm sorry to hear of your stress. Don't worry about the glazing. If you need to sell in the future you can take out a insurance policy to cover you / the purchaser & all subsequent purchasers (it's alot cheaper than replacing windows.

Thanks. If it does need reroofing do you think I can have any sort of claim against my surveyor (i only bought the place 6 months ago) as the only comments he made on the roof was the felt was untidy & the ridge / hip needed repointing?

Hi, I have had my roofer back today who is redoing a the tile between the Hip & the Ridge and also putting some cement under a couple of tiles that are sticking up. If that doesn't work he thinks the only option will be to strip off the tiles and laths, then refelt & recover. Does this...

I can't see an earth wire from the service head. Are you sure there isn't another RCD somewhere before the consumer unit if you have an Earth Rod?

Thanks, thats what the flat roofer (who was sent out as at one point the leak appeared under the flat porch roof) said. I have had a further look inside the loft today, on the ridge part of the roof the felt has split & fell away from the ridge between a couple of the timbers. Looking through...

Thanks Steve. The different colours of the cement are because the ridge tiles & valley were done a month prior to rebedding the hip tiles as orriginally the leak appeared to be through the old valley (and into a flat roof for the porch.) They did remove every ridge / hip tile and even...

Thanks for the comments on the valley, that kind of agrees with what the flat roofer was saying. The verge picture was just to show that the ridge only covers the tiles by about 20mm if that. I wasnt sure if the coverage should be greater? I'm just trying to get ideas before the roofers...

Hi, I have the images as below;- 1. Joint on the Lead Valley side 2. Joint on the tile side 3. View of End Ridge tile showing lack of overlap (I spotted this today while up on the ladder taking the photo's) Thanks Stephen

Thanks for your replies, today being a slightly drier and breezy day it appears the loft is begining to dry, the timbers are going lighter in colour etc. I do still seem to have a leak where the hip tiles on the main roof meet the ridge tiles on the bedroom roof and the lead valley (i.e. the...