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    Flat roof leaking at L joint.

    So about 8 months ago we replaced our kitchen extension felt flat roof with a new rubber roof after a small leak developed. Everything was fine, until this morning when 6 damp spots appeared on the kitchen ceiling under where the flashing is that connects the extension to the rest of the house...
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    window sill painting

    Hello, I am in the process of stripping the old flaking paint from our concrete window sills. There are many layers of this stuff. So much so that while removing the paint I have also had to remove the silicone sealant around the base of the windows since the silicone was attached to the old...
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    Creaking barge boards

    Hello, around 2 weeks ago we had the old barge boards, which where rotten and full of holes replaced with new treated timber boards. Since then there has been noisy creaking and groaning from them. My partner thinks it's birds nesting, since there was many old birds nests inside the old boards...
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    varnishing new oak doors.

    Hello, I've get 9 new internal doors. All made from pippy oak and I need to varnish them. Before applying Johnson's Clear Varnish do I need to use knotting solution? I used it on on skirting boards prior to painting and it left a orange stain around the knots, I'm concerned the orange stain...
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