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    New Twinplas guttering is leaking at join already

    Hi, the roofer has been back. Apparently the neighbour to the left had a leak on their own left join for years. As Twinplas is hollow, the water runs along the inside and comes out at the next join - ours. Common issue. They have now resealed the neighbours gutter. I said on the left where...
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    New Twinplas guttering is leaking at join already

    Hi @diy_fun_uk sorry if the pictures are not very clear. Here are some after and before where I've zoomed in. Basically the left hand side you can see the join between the 2 sections of gutter and this is where the drip is coming from. I thought a 'sleeve connector' should be used between 2...
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    New Twinplas guttering is leaking at join already

    Hi, front wooden gutter/troughing/spouting was rotten in the middle and leaking so had it replaced with Twinplas by a roofer of over 20 yrs experience. Unfortunately 24 hours later the left join is dripping. The gutter length was to be installed with 2 sleeves, sealant and 2 wall brackets as...
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    Concrete fence posts repair or replace?

    Hi, Thanks guys, so you would suggest replacing in it's entirety? Looking at about 12 posts and 10 panels, North West England, back street is 2 cars wide but in the garden it's overgrown behind the fence and probably a build up of soil. Not too bothered about the panels looking pretty, low...
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    Concrete fence posts repair or replace?

    Hi, Most of our fence facing the back street consists of concrete posts and gravel boards - 6ft with a trellis topper. Particularly the posts and some gravel boards have signs of past repair. Looking on Google StreetView the repairs date back at least 10 years+. The far end is the worst with...
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    Upper gable gutter discharge onto roof not lower gutter

    Hi, I've had all the gutters and downpipes to the main house replaced - previously plastic/cast iron mix. The new gutters are 5" seamless aluminium in a Victorian style and downpipes 68mm cast aluminium. The upper part of the side gable was previously a rotten wooden gutter with fall to the...
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    New guttering - swan neck from upper roof removed

    Hi @Deluks definitely no pipe from the other end. I think it is probably an open end - it's hard to see. If it wasn't open then the gutter would just fill up with nowhere to go? Perhaps I would be best emailing them the pictures as an important snag? Good to know it's a legitimate concern though.
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    New guttering - swan neck from upper roof removed

    This is how it used to look higher up.
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    New guttering - swan neck from upper roof removed

    Hi, I've just had some new seamless aluminium guttering and cast aluminium downpipes installed. The gutter on the left side apex was wooden and rotten, it had a cast iron swan neck connecting it to the lower gutter. I was told the gutter and downpipe arrangement had been left the same, but...
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    Mira Sport 9.0 Electric Shower Not Getting Hot

    Hi, I've been meaning to post an update - I fixed the electric shower before Christmas. I watched a YouTube video where they went through testing with a multimeter for common faults. First turning off power and water I then checked; - On/off switch - continuity with buzzer sound - test...
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Think you're spot on tbh @Sonic70 I think if it's been so bad as to require sealing, I guess the sealant is coming loose in places. So I may be best getting them resealed if I'm not paying to have them properly redone anytime soon. I bet that will be a pretty penny?! geez.
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Hi @Sonic70 think we have everything sussed now.. Bit of water at top of house will be where the 1st ridge to side is missing pointing - winds blown water up and inside? Valleys are too shallow and not correctly detailed so again heavy rainfall or winds blown water in? Main leak probably...
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Hi @Sonic70 I guess the black stuff is the edge of the felt? Could the water be from wind driving it under? That was another theory of mine..?
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Hi, Ok so, I followed that pipe from top of house crawl space where it's capped off, it comes down into the rear 2nd floor bedroom drops down a bit and goes out the wall emerging in the 1st floor loft where it's uncapped. The other pipes drop down and I think they go into some boxing in the 1st...
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    These are 3 pipes that go up to the top loft (picture taken in 2nd floor bedroom) one of the pipes is lagged, they are all capped off in the loft. Do you think one of them could be leaking as it froze? I did wonder but..? How could I check?
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Hmm not sure - seemed to be cut off and wobbly I think. There are old pipes going up to a disused water tank - capped off in the very top of the house.
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    Roof or chimney leaking

    Hi, Roof structure in 1st pic, rear of the house 2nd pic from May 2022. Noticed last night, 3rd pic, inside of bathroom cupboard lots of yellow marks/stains, went up in loft above back of house and looking up through the hatch 4th pic the large timber seemed to be very wet in places as well as...
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    Double Gates Push Open When Bolted & Padlocked

    Thank you @conny and @JohnD where would I put the hasp and staple? In the middle? I remember now, the old gate had one. Is it possible to get longer padlock bolts as well? Thank you very much!
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    Double Gates Push Open When Bolted & Padlocked

    Hi, I had some gates made about 12 months ago.. The other week I found the left side of the double gates completely open, but still padlocked with bolts across. The other half was adamant I was dozy and shut the gate without putting the bolts into the receptacles?! Anyway.. Some scaffolders...
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    Scaffolders cracked plastic gutter

    Could leave it I suppose - it won't cause significant damage in 6 weeks? Just a path underneath, the gutter is held away from the house a bit by overhanging eaves. I've WhatsApped the scaffold company but no reply yet.
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