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Hi, I wonder if I could ask for some advice about next steps here. I've just had a new roof fitted, we think chimney flashing was the issue with water ingress. The walls are stone and red brick, where the water stain appeared is the main 8 pot chimney stack on an exposed wall. I know it'll...

Now we're talking.. good call. Will look into it.

Thanks. So insulate in the void (cold roof), then is the insulated board going to get damp if applied tight to the wall? it would condense still wouldn't it?

Hello, I've got a lead covered flat roof porch which is bloody cold as it's just stone walls. The pipe passes through internally and back out the side to a hopper and downpipe. I'm guessing this is condensation - of which we have a lot of, the dehumidifier is running on the ground floor...

Hi, With the recent dry weather I thought it's about time I had a look at the leaks on the lean-to window that covers an old vault. I've stripped the old silicone from the affected areas, but pulled a chunk of original silicone out from inside. Flashing above is all sealed by a roofer with...

Hello, I have a Victorian house with cementitious tanking in an undercroft which is used as a utility room. It’s not well ventilated, I’m not sure what paint is best used on this stuff. Would standard emulsion be ok?

Hello. I've got an few big leaky spots on my lean to window, which seem like they've been there a while there's some salt build up and the vault area is tanked but not the best vented. In the centre where there's some loose flashing and in the far corner under the roof downpipe. There looks to...

Thanks John, I'll give that a go.

Hello, I've a drain problem outside of the flat, the neighbours downpipe is spilling into the front garden as you can see from the pic. I'm unsure as to how best to approach this to fix it without making a new hole for a drain cover, could anyone advise? It's causing a lot of water to come...