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Hello Im having a bay window lintel replaced (steel/rsj for a wooden beam) and after stopping the work due to suspected dry rot (it was just wet rot in the end) my surveyor recommended putting in cavity trays to deflect the water away from the new lintel. My builder has come back to me...

I have a bathroom that needs repainting after a few cracks have been filled. I was all set to use some Dulux Bathroom paint after getting a sample but although the colour was fine it seems too thick - very hard to apply evenly! The walls currently have a matt paint in light blue which seems...

Hello Just completed on my first house ( a 2 bed, 100yr old mid terrace) and was replacing the wooden lintel when the builder stopped due to suspected dry rot. He has exposed the wooden lintel and seen what he believes to be dry rot so he has asked for it to be assessed properly before he...

Hi Buying my first house and the surveyor recommended the lintel/bressomer beams above the bay window is replaced. It is drooping and noticeable by the brickwork above the bay window which has dipped slightly. Replacing it with a steel/concrete lintel was his recommendation and he said it was...

Hello! I am just buying my first house (which i live in as a tenant at the moment) and wanted some advice on some damp I have found. I had a survey that pointed out high damp readings downstairs and recommended 2 new air bricks at the rear, double glazing throughout and potentially a new...