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why would you avoid rendering?

I'll get some photos

why not post pics of the problem showing the interior, and the exterior elevation & at ground level? yes, would make sense. I don't live at the property and I was trying to have a sniff around to see what order I should do things in. I was going to go, gutters and downpipes, ventilation vent in...

thanks, I watched the video on coating the walls. I was hoping that coating the walls (possibly roughcasting) would be a last resort. Not sure about a price but I'm sure it would run into the £0,000's. I'm tempted to start with getting the gutters and downpipes flushed out. This can be done...

this is a rental property. the mould is in the stairwell, so there is no room to put clothes there. But yes, this can be a problem where the property is "sealed" with double glazing and is heated with a gas boiler.

Hi everyone, does anyone have a checklist when trying to work out where mould / damp is coming from? This concerns the inside of an external wall with cavity construction.

just about to get the front of the house roughcast. should we get the pointing done before this? lack of mortar is halfway into the brickwork in some cases

heading back today and we'll check these pouints

been down to my property. putting both wires in to the same terminal doesn't put the light on. all 3 red wires in the rose carry electricity.

this is the light switch we replaced

Firstly, apologies if I have not replied to each individual thread. Can I start again? here's the back of the light switch.

how did you know I was wasting my time faffing about with a neon screwdriver !! lol

we're getting electricity at the wall switch and at the rose but lamp won't go on.

not sure, I'll go and have a look. I don't live there so might not be for a couple of days.

fair point but we wouldn't do anything unless it was secure. difficult to see from the photo but the bit is still attached and it will be like recementing a brick back in place.

yes, changed the lightbulb. we've gone and bought a new rose and going to change just the flex part. I'll report back later

fair comment about the rose. we put both wires in the same terminal and the light bulb doesn't go on.

a light switch used to work but one time the light stayed on when we tried to switch it off. We replaced the light switch (two different switches) but the light won't go on. Electricity is coming to the switch. Any suggestions? here is a photo of the ceiling rose.

We have a couple of weathered mullions; see attached photos. It's not structural so we are going to leave the loose bits where they are and pack something behind the loose bits. what material should we use please?

these things are sent to keep us on our toes !!