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We have had an ongoing issue with a roof light on a flat roof leaking sporadically. It will leak for a few weeks and then go away for months and come back again. When it started the first time (2 weeks after moving in) we had a roofer come round who said the felt needs to be replaced as it was a...

Can anyone recommend a good engineered wood floor fitter in and around SW London?

Lol - thanks for the replies that's good to know Electrician is coming tomo, so that's all a work in progress!!

We asked our plumber to chase some pipes into the wall in preparation for redecoration. I think it is a gas pipe and a condensate pipe. I have attached an image and just wanted to check that it is all above board and safe to chase a gas pipe as he has done surrounded by some sort of foam...

Does any one have any recommended brands for electric underlay that they have used and are happy with? And also, if we are using insulation boards as it is a kitchen extension with a concrete floor, do we still need an underlay or can we just install as below from top to bottom...

Well the roofers have left, and our carpenter is coming past today to look at finishing up the interior so I guess we'll know more then and I am confident he will comment if he thinks there is an issue with the internal support! Here is a pic from the outside, looks ok to me but what do I know...

and thanks for everyones responses! very helpful!

(y) hopefully!

Thanks SFK - I have given my carpenter/decorator a call and he has said it's something they can do for us so guess it's not ideal but its a solution!

No builders yet but we are planning on doing some redecoration in a few weeks/months hence why we said we were happy to plasterboard it up and paint. I guess as luddites we had no idea the ceiling was treated differently to the roof! here is the quote... 1. Take out the existing Velux window...

Thanks for the reply garyo, makes me feel a bit better!

thats sounds promising :( some more pics... https://postimg.org/gallery/2q63017gg/

We currently have some roofers covering up an old skylight and fitting a new one. Before the job started it was agreed they would do the roofing works and we would get someone else to "make good". They are finishing up the job today and have said once the skylight is in they will leave the 3...

Thanks Nige, will give that a go. No, have not had a winter ... yet... although it appears summer is here again so .... As we are only leaseholders we cannot alter the windows...however they are being replaced sometime between April 2012 and April 2013...so only 1 or 2 winters to bear!

we have a couple of window frames where the paint is in a very bad condition and needs to be stripped off and repainted i guess. i started using a scraper to scrape off some of the damaged, peeling paint and have now gotten to the stuff which is still "stuck". what is my next best course of...

Thanks for your response. -There will be a sink, toilet and bath shower (all staying in the same place as now), with new taps, showerhead for all. -Tiling half of the walls, painting the other half. -New tiles on the floor. -Fitted furniture for the toilet and sink and then some tall...

Does anyone know any decent tradesman who could re-do our bathroom for us. We will be ordering everything ourselves and need it all to be fitted, so there will be taking out all existing furniture and tiles, then basically installing all new furniture and sanitary ware. re-tiling, a small amount...

Has anyone ever had any problems or could they foresee any problems fitting Tredaire Technics 6 which is 6mm under a 9mm laminate ?

thanks for the replies and dont worry, yes he is polish but he is not "that polish" and is not a cowboy. most of the work he has done is decorative. we had a structural engineer in before he started to check the walls and the structural engineer also visited the day they were taken down when...

Yes, but as he has 2 week contract job starting next week he is rushing to get everything done. I have told him I would rather him do things properly and not finish and I can get someone else in to finish the odds n' ends off, but it appears he hasn't listened. We definitely discussed sanding...