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Your plans seem to be fine. Nothing unusual. Remember to do any first fixing before any skimming or tiling. If your walls are solid then its all good to go - if any stud partitions then come back here?

Do whatever worked for you in the past.

Yes, tiles can form the undercloak. There should be a 38mm to 50mm overhang of undercloak. The verge tiles should be double nailed. If it suits, we set the verge tiles into the bedding mortar as we work up the roof. It saves work & helps for a better job when pointing the wet verge. The mix...

First, are you absolutely certain that it was waxed? Second, so much depends on the condition of the floor eg. traffic wear patterns, sunlight deterioration etc. Be cautious with the spirits/solvents idea. Pets loathe them & there's a hefty fire risk. Others on here have far more experience...

You have two bathrooms - one stacked above the other? On the face of it, there's no problem in installing separate extractors in both bathrooms but there are a few installation variables to be met. Loft extractors can exit through the roof for example - so its really a sparkies decision on site...

What does "BOB" mean?

Your wall is a cavity wall but if it concerns you to have fixing holes left open then: Just mix a little sand and cement with a little water, and plug the holes with dabs of the mix. You can buy small bags of repair sand & cement at plumbing or builder's supplier's. There's no need for...

OP, If you dont know what the final mix was then how can we know? I'd suggest take the suction out, & then do a 4:1 sand & cement mix and leave it at that.

Blisters are typically water vapour - water vapour is a gas. Fragile blisters will often allow moisture to penetrate the intact bubble.

No idea.

Then make an accurate template of the triangle, cut and pre-paint (all over) a piece of 18mm or heavier ply, and screw into position.

How substantial a job do you want doing? As it is, birds and rodents can gain access.

Moving the down pipe will help - but it wont stop the leaking. Moving the down pipe might call for re-arranging the main house gutter falls. Using a short length of gutter will simply divert the problem to another position. Acrypol will work as a temporary measure on the exposed surfaces but...

Yes thats fine.

What are you rendering - & why are you rendering it? 4:1 and 5:1 of what? What is a QQ?

Hopefully, whoever cut the roof knew what they were doing because if the rafter framing is out of whack then nothing else will properly follow. Presumably, whoever did the roof has started out battening on the far side where the old roof plane & the new roof plane meet - both planes should have...

I've not heard of that happening before - perhaps call the Mfr's tech dept. They will probably want pics, the adhesive type, and wrapping # details. Thing is, there's more and more glass being used in residential walls (& roofs). Sunlight on "varnish" etc. & hardwood has been a forever problem...

The "unistrut" is now more clearly defined on my monitor and it looks like a length of plaster corner angle bead. Whatever it is, hack off a little higher to look for a lintel or indications of infill bricks. If no lintel/arch can be found then you might have to use an Acrow Strongboy to...

Return both the disc and the grinder if possible - dont risk an unsafe tool for a single minute. If the disc shatters or something flies off the machine, pieces can pierce the average "safety glasses" and do some damage. I heard a guy tell how a disc flew off an angle grinder and ripped his...

As a DIY'er you would be making a big ask to try DIY repairs to fix that roof. It looks like small codge repairs have been tried in the past. There's a possibility that some specialist flat roofer would attempt local repairs but probably wouldn't give a guarantee. There's also the possibility...