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Hi All, Im due to replace a window with French door in a Victorian terraced property and wonder whether a concrete Lintel will be required above the patio doors or if the patio doors themselves will provide the required support. Below is an internal and external image of where the patio doors...

Hi All, Im wondering if anybody can recommend the necessary steps to repair a crack in the concrete lintel above the front door of a Victorian terraced property? The crack seems to run the full width of the lintel and the brickwork above shows some small signs of distortion. In the...

Hi all, I recently had a problem with my roof and gutters that were leaking water into my house and has caused the below water marks in one of the bedrooms. The gutters and roof have now been fully replaced and so the main problem has been resolved. However I’d like to know what would be the...

Hi guys, I recently had an issue with a blockage in my underground drains from the bathroom soil pipe that was causing water to overflow into the yard. I paid for a cctv drainage report which has found that at roughly 2 metres and 3 metres from the soil and vent stack there is displacement in...

Hi I’m wondering if I could get some advice on the best course of action for some external rendering that appears to be deteriorating. It covers the entire rear of a 3 bedroom terraced house and as can be seen from the photos below, has started to crack in a number of places. However the...

Hi Guys, Over the past year I've had a recurring problem of rats entering a property I own however on the whole, the problem has been rectified. A recent inspection from a new company found they had been entering a hole in the external wall and nestling under the bath in the downstairs...

Hi guys, I recently had an issue with my gutters that was allowing water into the wall whenever it rained which caused a damp patch in the bedroom. The gutters have been repaired and no more water is coming through, however it has caused a damp patch in the wall. I was wondering if anyone...

Hi everyone, I have a small damp patch which has recently appeared in my vestibule and is becoming progressively worse. There is now a black stain on the wall which is getting larger and paint has been flaking off (see photographs). It’s quite cold in this area as I have an original wood front...