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The joint was typically mortared at that level and the repair you have done will be just fine but just make sure you fill it all around and smooth it off so it looks neater and you can always paint it to match the pipe later if you like. It will not have expelled sewage as such as you would...

Post a photo of the hatches open as there may be scope to raise them just enough to clear the skirts.

Looks like a combination of poor slate mixing and really substandard workmanship. No idea what is going on at the left party wall edge but how they can think that is finished is beyond me. The spacings are wrong in several areas, slates should have been graded and laid with the thickest to the...

That thing aint falling forward trust me, by the time the shelves are loaded with shoes, boots, football / rugby boots, wellies, plus any of the usual random crap that seems to find it's way onto ours you have nothing to worry about.

The fact that the wall has fallen and all the blocks have seperated from each other in nice neat lines means that there was very little adhesion in the mortar and most likely cause would be a weak mortar mix. Was it a bricky that did the original job or a DIY'er as that is a very rookie mistake...

If your contract is with the loft conversion firm then take it up with them as I assume it is them you are paying ?

Agree with what has been said above but why has it been pointed in what looks like I Can't Believe It's Not Butter ? That is the sandiest mix i've seen in a long time and doesn't look adequate in either performance or visually, I bet you can see that verge from the foot of the garden....

Use an M6 / M8 / M8 / M12 washer dependant on the widest gap you have and run it down the wall with your pencil against the inner rim and it will do the same thing as the 40 quid tracer scribe.

It would be worth you standing outside during a heavy rainfall and watching how the roof and gutter perform, you may get wet but it may tell you what is causing it too.

Do you have a better image of the hole and pump as it may be possible to adjust the position of it to route the piping nearer the corner and then it would be easier to conceal it and provide removable access panels to both pump/sump and pipe.

You can buy adapters or reducers to suit so not really a big problem.

You will find it an advantage as any water getting in is already being managed via the pump so it has potentially saved you a small fortune. At worst if it needs a new pump they are fairly cheap to replace and you can just reconnect it to the existing piping.

Prices can vary from between 50p to £2 per kilo although some Councils will collect it for free while others have a fee so worth checking their websites. Richmond Upon Thames, for example, charge £44 for up to 200kg according to ...

I always use Henry / James / Charles vacs as they are just so good and cope with anything I throw at them and dust is never an issue. Use the white bags and you will be fine.

It's a full time job apparently !

It is just the felt that has sagged and the structure is fine so you need to tuck the upper piece of felt down behind the lower felt so it looks like the bay to the right of it. You could then insert a timber if you wish to stop it recurring but not essential.

Try looking on the Rightmove website for similar houses for sale on your street and also houses that have sold as many of them will have the estate agents photographs on so you may well be able to see either images of a similar cellar or at least a floorplan and measurements of one.

Could be any number of suppliers as it is a very popular style. Try looking underneath the worktop as they are often marked with the manufacturers name or brand.

Why not use a tower up to just above the cill height and then remove the opener on your window and board through into the room using timbers on the cill so as not to damage the frame and use Spandecks or similar which you can fit uprights and a handrail to and for the short amount of time it...

Yes you are safe to fill the gaps and expanding foam will do a good job of it and cut it flush once cured.