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Hi, I have a 1906 house predominantly of brick construction but with a small mock Tudor style timber framed section (approx 1 x 3m) to one corner of the house housing a small portion of the bedroom above a storm porch. It is definitely a timber frame construction rather than cladding. We have...

Hi - I have been battling with intermittent leak for almost 6 years now, due to the intermittent nature it is very hard to determine where the leak is coming from and also if any work done to fix the problem has had any effect. The leak is above the frame of a ground floor window in a 1906...

Hi, Weve recently bought an Edwardian semi built in 1906 which currently has the original rosemary tiled roof. The roof is a mess and the previous elderly owner had it painted before he put it on the market which limits repair options and in reality as its approaching 110 years old now...

Hi, Im looking to get my original single glazed sash and casement windows professionally draft proofed, Ive had one company out but was a bit shocked by the price quoted. The sash windows require no woodwork repairs and currently open correctly with the cords having been renewed...

Hi, We went to view a 1920s house yesterday with a large bay window to the front. I noted that in the ground floor living room there was a visible crack around the coving in the bay. There were also cracks running vertically down the wall where the bay meets the house. In the upstairs...

Hi, Theres an outside tap at the bottom of my garden which I recently noticed was leaking quite badly. The tap is connected to a 15mm copper pipe which comes directly out of the ground next to the garden wall. It appears to be completely separate to the house supply anyway and there is no...

Hi, I recently had new windows fitted, the very night after they were installed I was awoken during torrential rain by dripping water coming down the inside of the bedroom window frame. So I assumbed there was a problem with seal and got the company back out to fix it. They couldnt find...

Hi, I have an Ecotec pro28 in a 2 bed mid terrace house. Currently it has the most basic 24 hr analogue timer and a 20 year old analogue room thermostat wired in. I would like to upgrade the controls but Im a little confused as to what I need from the vaillant range. I was thinking of...

Hi, I was up in the loft during ones of this weeks torrential downpours. I spotted a small wet patch on the loft flooring about the size of a 50p coin. Anyway looking directly above there is a hole in the roof lining the whole was wet to touch. Looking outside I can see no missing or...

Hi, Been in my house for about a year now, before I moved in I had a PIR done which generally OK'd the electrics (New fuse box required and upgraded earthing) Electrician estimated the installation to be 20 years old. Anyway just pulled up a floorboard in the upstairs hall and found a few...

Hi, Im just considering the feasibilty of repositioning my bathroom. Basically its a standard 2 up 2 down, the back room is split down the middle leaving a small shower room and a long but thin bedroom. A better layout would be acheived by sacrificing the window in the bathroom. There would...