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Thanks for the input all, very much appreciated. Had another roofer take a look and he's advising two things... 1, Re-point the chimney on the roof side and remove/re-bed the pot - showed me the pictures and this definitely needs doing, poor condition and cracks - quoted £250 2, The felt runs...

Thanks all, Original roofer cannot find the pics he took and has asked I get someone else to take a look so there's a couple of different firms coming round over the next fortnight. After describing over the phone both have suggested likely solution will be flashing or sealing the brickwork...

Below the felt/tile/lead level. You can see it in the picture just below the central batten. The issue is above this though, either water getting past the flashing and running down the brick faces or just seeping through the bricks themselves. It reaches the DPC and pools/drips onto the...

Thanks tel, I think the wood is sound, admittedly on that pic it is sodden, but fortunately it gets chance to dry out rather than being permanently wet. There's the remnants of a wasps nest to the right of the picture which also confuses things. The back gutter isn't visible from inside the...

Thanks Woody, He did when he refixed the flashing and showed me at the time, but perhaps not of the gutter. I'll ask if he can dig them out as it was a while ago

Hi all, I've got an issue with my chimney I'm looking for some advice on. Property is a 90's build which we've recently moved into. Poking about in the loft late Autumn I noticed damp on the rafters/joists around the chimney. The chimney construction is per the below, though there is also a DPM...

Thanks to everyone who's contributed, I guess I'm getting the ladders out! :D

I need to temporarily disconnect the control panel of my Veritas 8 alarm so it can be removed and the wall it's sited on can be plastered. Can anyone advise the best way to achieve this? I could disconnect the control panel from the mains and remove the battery within it, but I believe the...

Thanks Freddy, can't argue with that logic... I think I'm going to use cavity closers extended with some DPM to cover the remaining exposed outerleaf. Should do the trick.

I'm currently in the process of redecorating a couple of bedrooms and am preparing to replaster. The house is a 1930's semi with UPVC windows and cavity wall insulation. I've removed the old reveals in order to replace the window board and understand I should really be closing the cavity...

Many thanks for taking the time to reply dormermike. I actually went ahead and refilled the broken section of floor with rapid set cement, leaving a small gap between the wall and floor, and it seems to have dried through which is encouraging. This weekends task is to resurface with bitumous...

Hi, I've recently moved into a new house, a 1930's semi, and have been investigating the source of some damp creeping across the floorboards from the exterior wall under the stairs. Having lifted a few floorboards it would appear the floor is ashphalt with a very thin layer of bitumen...