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Thank you! I thought they were plastic but I’m not totally sure. Can the moss blockage actually cause holes in the plastic (or if the gutter is metal)?

I discovered a small leak inside on a ceiling next to the wall where the gutter is. Got someone to look at it and they showed me that there’s a hole in the gutter (hopefully you can see it on the right corner area). It was clearly leaking water when they tested it. I’m also showing a photo of...

Any thoughts on the best way to get Multipanel shower panels off the walls with minimal damage? The walls will then be tiled, so trying to do as neat a job as possible!

Good point! I don't know if it's a cavity wall. But the leak/damp hasn't come back since the pipe was fixed. It's an old house (1880s) so maybe the walls just can't take that concentration of water for so many days? I'm no expert though!

There are brown stains, yes but as far as I can tell it's not damp anymore. I think he was worried because it took quite a few days to dry out even though it was warm weather.

Thanks, that's what I thought but he's really worried about not damp proofing it (or at least getting it checked before decorating). The water ran like a weak tap for about three days in total. Even with old bricks, I can't imagine it's that bad and it's not damp any more anyway!

I had a boiler installed (first floor) and the external pipe leaked onto the wall outside, making my downstair's neighbour's bedroom wall damp. It was a low level leak but continuous through the thin pipe for a few days before we realised. The interior wall was damp for days before drying out...

I'm getting quartz worktops and fittijh a Brita integrated tap. It'll be one large single sit-on sink. Is it better to fit the tap to a hole in the quartz (behind sink) or directly to the sink itself via a taphole? Will one be easier to deal with if the tap needs refitting? Or to change...

Thanks. No not really, although it doesn't get direct sunlight and it's east facing, so there my be quite damp conditions. I would be happy with 20 years to be honest!

We need to replace our outdoor toilet door (now being used for storage in our garden). Most of the quotes have been for a framed, ledged and braced door but the last person suggested a plywood exterior fire door with a weather drip fitted at the bottom to stop it rotting (which was a problem...

We have an outdoor toilet door that needs replacing. It is a bit of an odd size, 1981mm by 711mm wide (it's also 28mm thick whereas most seem to be 44mm now). The standard doors near to this width are 762mm but only allow around 20mm of trimming. Do we also take into consideration the door...

So Microban flexible grout was used but it looks like that wasn't quite flexible enough! Should we just refill whenever necessary?

Thanks, I am going to go home and check what grout we actually used originally as I am pretty sure it was flexible grout for this reason!

He definitely used screws and glue. He wasn't keen on laying such large tiles across a fairly old and wonky area (60cm by 60cm tiles) but said he would do his best to get them straight and make the base nice and solid. He seemed pretty professional so I'm wondering whether it's just the nature...

We had our kitchen tiles fitted a year ago with a microban based grout. There are a few places where the grout is now chipping in small sections. It looks like someone has actually hacked at it but that's not possible, so I'm assuming it's crumbled away with mopping the floor or something. The...

Thanks will take more pictures tomorrow. As I said though, the building surveyor just recommended filling with mastic and then repainting (the gaps are closer to 1cm in some places) so the main thing I need to find out is what type of mastic. Oil based? Which brand etc?

Thanks will take more pictures tomorrow. As I said though, the building surveyor just recommended filling with mastic and then repainting (the gaps are closer to 1cm in some places) so the main thing I need to find out is what type of mastic. Oil based? Which brand etc?

Hope you can see this. Do you need more wide images to show the whole window? I also realise that the cracks are actually between the masonry and the timber frames, not the frames and the UPV windows. Sorry, can you tell I'm a novice?! Once we fill in the gap between the two we will repaint...

Hi We have some damaged window frames which a surveyor said we could repair with mastic, but didn't give more info. The damage is mainly where the paint on the frames (wood, possibly original Victorian) has peeled away. The windows are UPVC. Any suggestions as to the type of mastic to...

We have bought a Samsung induction hob and the installation guide says we need to install an insulation panel between the oven and hob. I called Samsung to find out what this panel is and they said they would have to check with their specialist team as they didn't have further information as our...