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Didnt say flush with front of brick work now did I?? I also said "consider" removing the brick sill. Obviously this has pros and cons!! Sorry if my advice was rubbish. Cheers

You could try a drain company. But I was thinking a structural engineer. Cheers

You need to get a specialist in. There's obviously a drainage problem in that area. You need to solve the problem of where the water comes from foremost. Then drain and allow to dry out. Once completely dry you can then make any repairs the are necessary. Have you spoke to your buildings...

Wickes stuff isn't that bad to be honest. I've only used the trade Matt emulsion so comment on any of the others. I'd always go for the best you can afford as it saves so much time. There's nothing worse than having to paint a ceiling 3 times just to get even coverage. Cheers

Hi 1. Engineered Wood flooring is definately not suitable as primary flooring. Even if you found some thick enough the ends of the boards would over hang the joists and flex. 2. The joists are the thickness they are as they've been calculated to be strong enough to carry the weight of...

Silicone and grout do bond together very well. I'd be reluctant to put grout over silicone though as grouts not very flexible and will crack and come away over time. Usually you'd fix your mixer/valve etc then tile upto it fill with grout and apply clear silicone over grout. My experience is...

The issue is fitting the new window as once you've sawn through the frame of the window you are removing you'll be able to take it out without too much damage to either plaster or render. Looking at last picture of sill. I'd consider removing the lower brick sills and inserting a larger...

Fittings will probably be different. If your door opens, closes and locks ok. But just looks tatty you might consider just replacing the centre panel. Its quite an easy job let me know if you need instructions. Cheers

Hi. The window will have to be removed from the outside. Inside there will be stud work or block work in the way depending on how your extension was built. Normally you smash out glass, remove any openers and cut throughout the window frame with a saw and take out window in pieces. That...