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Had the roof re-done last Jan including chimney flashing. When it is stormy and there is wind driven rain against the chimney, water is finding it's way behind the flashing and down into the loft space. I have had the roofers back after the last storm earlier in the year and they put sealant on...

I had our roof re-done last Jan and no issues or leaks since. However, neighbour had work done on her house this week and the roofer found the state our roofers had left the chimney back gutter in on our shared chimney stack. My roofers told me at the time that they would be installing a single...

I have just installed an extractor fan into a converted cellar on one wall and have an air brick and doorway on the otherside so will pull through air, hopefully. Would I still be able to run an air purifier in the middle of the room or would this disrupt the cross ventilation across the room by...

I am looking to put a inline extractor, https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-mf100-100mm-mixed-flow-fan/26867 into a cellar to try and increase ventilation. I want it to be constantly on rather than switched on with the lights and don't really want it on a humidistat senser etc. As it is a...

Have been in a house 3 years and previous owners have converted the 100 year old cellar into an office in 2020. They have laid sheet DPM down, underlay and then carpet over the top. However, the DPM does not go up to the walls and there is a few inch gap all the way round where the installers...

I have a converted cellar and have been using an air purifier for air movement and a dehumidifier for 4hrs a day to keep it dry. Have had a few issues with moisture and mold along the carpet line but nothing substantial over the 3 years we have lived in the house. I am trying ways to stop using...

I have recently taken off a skirting board and taken a big chunk of plaster off with the board. The hole isn't square but it's around 30cm long, 10cm high and ranges from 5mm - 12mm deep. Am I better off using a big gap filler like Toupret TX110...

125 year old Victorian terrace and had penetrating damp on external wall, cracked soil pipe now fixed, and damp/ salts coming through a small amount into internal lounge wall. Stripped paint off but salts still appearing through plaster. I have now chipped away the smalls section of plaster...

I have just discovered we have a crack in our soil pipe just under the ground where the soil pipe enters the sewer system and water is pouring out into the ground causing rising damp on the wall next to it. I have attached a picture, do I call Yorkshire water to repair or do I need a drain...

In 2023 I had a chimney leak where the chimney stack below the roof line was getting extremely damp to about 1/3rd of the way down the stack below the roof line. In Jan 2024 we had the chimney sorted; all new lead, chimney pots and cowl all checked, new concrete flaunching and all mortar...

Just had a small extension roof redone, pitch of the roof is 19-20 degrees. They have only done a 70-80mm headlap on each tile instead of the recommended 100mm for the pitch. Will this cause issues and should I get them back to re-do at correct headlap? Luckily haven't paid a penny yet. Roof is...

Looking to get a single storey kitchen extension re-roofed as reaching end of life. Roof pitch is 19 degrees and Marley state the modern or edgemire tile can go down to 17.5 degrees with 100mm headlap but is it wise to do it or am I better off with reclaimed welsh slate? Only issue with slate is...

Just had the roof redone, slate taken off, a new membrane put down and slate put back down again. New lead on both chimneys and was all finished 25th January so had a fair few rain showers since and no leaks i'm aware of. However, just had a very heavy rainfall with some snow/sleet and have a...

We have just had a roof replacement and the dormer re-cladded, the dormer window itself is original and was not replaced. The roof was finished last week but we have a leak under the dormer window on the right hand side into the loft so water is somehow getting under the cladding, lead and felt...

We are currently having a Welsh slate roof re-done with new breather membrane, new lead flashings etc. We have an attic bedroom so have 2 small loft areas either side. There is a small bit of condensation towards the bottom of the felt, near to the gutter, but just on one side and unsure...

We are having our roof replaced and the roofers have now laid the new roofing felt on and battoned down and will start tiling next week. However, having looked at their work from the inside I can see 4 very small tears in the membrane. Looking outside it looks like they have used gripbond pro...

We are in the middle of having our slate roof replaced. They have installed a breather membrane and have put 25mm on insulation board in the rafters above our attic bedroom. I asked for 25mm as the rafters are only 75mm deep so would still leave the 50mm for ventilation. However, turns out there...

have 2 old chimneys and an attic bedroom which has half of these chimneys plastered with lath and plaster. Recently, these chimneys have got damp through the storms and stains showing through the paint. I have now used both Zinsser cover stain and Zinsser Bullseye 123 yet the yellowing is still...

Next week we are getting a roof replaced as its leaking like a sieve. The house was built in 1901 and still has it's 2 original Yorkshire stone chimneys. We are having issues with a damp chimney breast where the chimney bricks under the roof line are wet after heavy rain, mold starting to form...

We have an issue where a part of one of our chimney stacks just under the roof and in the loft gets wet during rainfall, it is an 121 year old house and both brick and mortar are soaking. It has been happening for a while, getting wet when raining about 4/5 bricks down, dries out when not and...