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Thanks everyone, it looked blue to me for some reason... So all I need to do is reattach it to the earth connection?

Hi all Could anyone help me figure out what is going on in this switch? Should there not be a green and yellow earth wire as well as the red and black ones? And why is the blue wire disconnected (looks like it has been cut)? The switch has L1, L2 and L3 terminals. The red wire is going to L1...

I was worried that this might be what needs to happen. It just looks like the wall has been done really badly. As my Italian partner says, "They must have done it with their feet". There is actually a gutter, but it's not very evident from the picture. However there are certainly numerous...

Many thanks for your help Tony. Yes, there's damp internally. That's a good point - I hadn't thought of that. At the moment there are several possible culprits for the internal damp - the others are an area of brickwork which needs repointing, possible water ingress around a...

Going to give this stuff a try: http://www.wickes.co.uk/flexacryl-instant-roof-repair-black-1kg/invt/164205/ Recommended here: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=162352

Many thanks for your replies ree. I have attached images below (the yellow house is my neighbour's property). The coping stones have been repointed and the capillary channels on both sides have been restored. However, because the wall slopes inwards, rainwater drips from the coping stones...

Hello all We have some damp issues in our house, and it's been suggested that one reason for this may be that the render / screed (sorry, I don't know which is the correct term) on an external wall is absorbing moisture. The wall is part of an extension built around 1990, and I believe is...

Not a daft question! There is a leak, but we don't know where it's coming from exactly - this is one of the possible culprits. Gareth

Hi all We had a flat roof recovered about a year ago, and it's now evident that there is a small gap between two of the pieces of felt (see picture). We've had no luck with getting the roofing company to come back and fix it. Is there any way I can seal the gap myself? Many thanks for any...