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Q1. Where are you located? Q2. Can you post pics? Q3. What materials (slate/tile) are on the roof? Q4. Dont allow anyone to walk on/have access to your roof without a roof ladder. Q5. What is the general condition of the roof?

Unless i'm reading this wrong, Building Regulations require access/inspection chamber/ or clean-out to all ground drainage. Something seems to be missing either on the ground or by spoodz. Note where pipework teeconnects or changes direction .

search: replacing or cutting into a cast iron soil stack by mnb on this forum.

Many years ago i was a chancer on building tracts in th USA. I claimed to be a plumber and entered the lions den at 7.30 am with a learning curve of pure vertical. Blagging all the way i set fire to my first structure caused many leaks at my next two frameings and was then called to have a word...

1:1:3 of lime cement sand will do. If you have to flaunch the chimney terminals then bulk ip the mix with a little aggregate. Your biggest difficulty as a DIY'er is gaining safe access to the stack, raking out - with a grinder - and removing any debris. By the time re-pointing is req. then the...

the prices quoted are ridiculous. Dont go near this man. The boxed gutter will probably require stripping out and relaid to watertight falls - quality work that must be done right, it will require disturbing the slate courses on either side. Plus damage to the wood carcassing might be revealed...

with respect, water should not pond on flat or any roof. All "flat" roofs should be laid to a fall to discharge all water. However, ponding is common and doesn't seem to cause medium term damage but if a leak does occur then you are going to get the whole lot in one go.

q. which areas? q. what kind of previous treatment? q. briefly describe the construction of the walls and floors. q. when was it treated?

rolo, if it's leaking on your side then it's leaking on your neighbours side too - approach them to share the costs. IN A 1920 - 30'S property the cast iron will be ready for relacement but i would imagine your trouble is most likely coming from the lead flashings and shute into the hopper...

Dont do any digging without professional advice on site i.e. a builder or structural eng. One has to see the actual conditions before making a judgement. I've seen a number of catastrophic diy or ill experienced "builders" botch - ups. Pay someone to prepare section and plan views of what...

sorry for the delay. just to say that the problem was exactly as you guys suggested. a mechanic cleaned it out for £30. thanks all.

Thanks for the the details . It looks formidable and there dont seem to be any of the usual repair books available for Lupo's. However something must be done as it's getting worse by the day!

neo, thank you for the reply. What is an ISV?

I left out the car info: it's a Volks Lupo 1400s.

Thank you Breezer, There's no access to outside walls and no space for a stand-pipe. Would you recommend tee'ing into the waste pipe after the tee in 40mm pipe? If i go the spigot(s) on the trap will i require one or two spigots?One for the dryer condensate and one for the washer drainage?

When i brake or gear down the engine cuts out. its been coming on gradually for some months and now its a constant. Any ideas as to what it could be?

How would i plumb-in the drainage for a washer dryer with only access to the kitchen sink trap and waste? eg a Zanussi or a Bosch? Where would i find a diagram ref. plumbing-in?

You dont describe accurately what requires repairing. Is it a valley, an actual gutter between two roofs, a lead flat or something else? Water cant sit in a valley.

Sounds like they will replace the locking leg of jamb and the same side architrave. The door can be pre-installation primed, undercoated and one top coated. This will save you work by others. Same with jamb and archy and touched up on completion. Access, time, lift and shift and safe parking...

What are the door dimensions and thicknness? Was the previous door/frame damaged/forced in a burglary? Are the repairs referred to mere patching or replacement of a leg of jamb? Exterior doors typically dont have planted stops, the stops are stuck ie. one piece jamb/frame. After shooting the...