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Q1 When you replaced a strip of felt did you lap the felt above over the new inserted felt? Q2 why should it "leak" at this point only? Is there a valley or a hip or something breaking the roof plane( eg a pipe or velux) at this point in the roof? Q3 roof "leaks" can enter far from...

Q1 how deep was the raking out? it should be 20mm approx. What area has been raked out? High elev. or low? Q2 dont point-up until the weather improves ie no frost or freezing. Say a week or two. Q3 no need to cover up work done or exposed. Q4 dont use a sloppy mix, it will be more...

Can you post pics? Is there a small brick surround, around the old hearth area? Is it supporting anything? Do the floor joists sit tight and secure? Presumably, they are trimmed around the hearth? What do you intend to use the fireplace opening for, if anything?

Remove the S&C fillets around the flag and attempt to lift the flag up and out - push from below while, hopefully, someone deals with it from above. Then come back with pics of the top of the shute. The moisture on the wall could be penetrating damp or condensation -what ventilation do you...

I think that our delectable demonstrater could cut my throat and i would smile appreciation. Seeing as we are on the disaster site my advice is "do not get old or one becomes invisible to such fragrant minxes" However, all table sawblades in the UK must have a guard over. When ripping...

You've had pretty good suggestions so far, so for my 10 cents: From the unclear pic it appears to be wet rot, but from the position in the structure why wet rot there in an internal door jamb? So dry rot is a consideration. Is there a bathroom or cylinder/tank above. Remove the...

Be there and watch the smoke test if possible, sketch which terminal the smoke comes from. Note when the appliance is removed whats what and if excessive moisture appears on the flue wall. Write down all the gas guy tells you or you'll forget, Sometimes the only remedy, without going into...

The point where your flashing, two dissimilar roof surfaces, and a gutter meet seems to be the suspect area - photos 7. and 8 area. There is also a loose "tile" in an earlier photo and standing water in a gutter behind a parapet. The lead flashing is discharging over the gutter - perhaps the...

Woody has pointed you in the right direction. Notice that the external "damp" patches move to the right following the one flue only, and stop at the approx. position of the next floor fireplace position. Has work been done there in the past? Are all your redundant flues vented. You...

I've just advised another poster to go to johnbridge.com and i would advise you to put your Q. to them. You will not be disappointed. There are two ways that i've used in the day, but try JB they are experts in tile and tile prep.

You could do no better than google michael byrne or john bridge if you insist on constructing your shower base this way. As a matter of interest, johnbridge.com is the best and friendliest DIY site on the web - IMHO

Thank you Hugh, i stand corrected and more knowledgeable.

Just noticed that Static had already spotted and suggested what i repeated. Sorry for that. As for Geraint's suggestion: are you seriously suggesting that the point load of the house corner be suspended on a remedial joint in an already aged and damaged timber post? And given that a true...

What's going on immediately above the lead? You really require a leaded drip cap ( a throated, wood angle fillet flashed with lead), pointed into the brick bed. Code 4 is sufficient for bossing in and around the angle. 1.5m or five feet is max length for lead. The bottom "lip" thats...

I've just noticed the decorative pelmets - front and return . They will have to be removed, the plate will pass thro their present positions and the Acrows must be under the rim joists.

I would imagine that a similar difficulty has occurred with a neighbour, ask around. The post seems to be 8x8? 6x6? A timber yard could advise on a suitable replacement. Or google around for a steel post. Your Acrows must be on firm footings and merely require to be firmly screwed up...

First, has the BCO seen the work in progress? You appear to have two no. break-thro's coming close to the point load corner - maybe its only my visualisation of the lay-out. Why wasn't this soil pipe issue forseen in your proposal? How come only now? You can tee-in your wastes to the...

Alastair is spot on IMHO. Drop the stack to below the roof line and make good. People on here can show you how. Dont attempt a quick/cheap solution that will come back and back. The flashing is incorrectly detailed it's going to rip, sod's law, quite soon. The back gutter is inadequate...

With respect to other posters: !. I suspect that the post goes all the way down to the recessed porch sub-floor, the lump is merely a sand and cement render/en-casement. 2. Prop the porch corner with 2 no Acrows and a plate across the top. 3. lay a level on the bathroom floor and the...

I hope that no one minds me butting-in after all the heavy lifting has been done: You must have sub-floor ventilation. So, smash out, at an accessible point the solid wood blocking and any thermal blocking until you can see what's behind and exactly how the detail is constructed. Nothing will...