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Hi, My father-in-law's drive is tarmac over a concrete base and it looks like the concrete has started to crack as the tarmac is split and crumbling in a few places. He doesn't want to pay to get the job done professionally and is planning to DIY it by stripping off the tarmac and then...

Just moved into a 1950s house. Heavy rain last night so went to check the loft and found water running down the outside of the chimney breast within the loft. Can't quite see up to the top of where the water is coming in but assume there is some lead flashing on the outside that joins the...

Hi guys, One of the polycarbonate panels on my lean-to conservatory pitched roof has slipped down a couple of inches leaving about a 1.5 to 2 inch gap under the lead flashing where the pitched roof meets the house. No water is getting in as the flashing is covering the gap but it's bloody...

Hi, The house I recently bought had some diy insulation put in by the previous owner in the form of rockwool between the rafters held in by hardboard screwed to the rafters. My surveyor recommended this be removed as it was a condensation risk (no air circulation behind the felt)...

Hi, I've just bought a house built in the 1950s and the previous owner had "upgraded" the loft insulation by lining the inside of the roof between the rafters with mineral wool and then holding it in place with hardboard screwed to the rafters and purlins. The surveyor report recommended...

Hi, Sorry if this is an FAQ but I can't find the answer. I am having a new consumer unit fitted (notifiable work under part P) by an electrician and he is going to test and issue a part P certificate. Is this all that is required or do I need to obtain permission from LABC before the...

Hi, My wife wants a bidet in the bathroom and there is about 3 feet of plastic waste pipe from the wc going to the main foul waste downpipe. Is it possible to fit a bidet in between the wc and the downpipe or would there be a problem with waste from the wc flowing into the bidet as it goes...

Hi, I've just bought a house and the bathroom wc had a leaky overflow so I had to rip out a wooden casing around the waste pipe and a few wet floorboards to repair it. I've discovered that the previous owner has taken a spur (correct term?) from the main fusebox downstairs under the...

Hi, I've just moved house and the bathroom has a Triton Opal electric shower which was working fine for the last 2 weeks but yesterday I turned on the central heating for the first time and now the shower runs really hot even on the lowest setting. Is it possible that the previous owner...

Hi all, Just received the survey report on a house I'm thinking of buying. Would appreciate an explanation of a couple of things please :) 1) "The threshold detail at the junction between the dining room and conservatory and also between the conservatory and outside require upgrading at...