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Hi Everyone I hope I have posted this in the right section as technically it is a roof but a UPVC window also. I have an orangery with a UPVC roof lantern. Today I was clearing the box gutter around the parapet wall and noticed the lower corner of the roof lantern could be lifted up, and you...

Hi Everyone, Someone has attempted to gain entry to my house by standing on my 40mm waste pipe from my kitchen sink which comes through the wall as a straight pipe, immediately bends 90deg and then runs down to the soil stack. In true bad luck fashion it has broken right on the 90deg elbow which...

Hi guys, I've recently moved into a new house (1973) and noticed that when it rains heavy the top of the bathroom window gets wet. Specifically its on the external corner between the wall and the top of the reveal. I've attached a photo showing. It seems strange that its only confined to this...

Hello, 2 years ago when I bought a dishwasher I connected it to my sink drain. Its a double sink and each drain has an unused smaller threaded outlet that was capped off using a plastic cap. I went to B&Q and could only find 40mm versions of what I wanted (an elbow which screws on and gives me a...

Hello I have a single story extension at the rear of my semi. The new floor is concrete and this meets with the original timber suspended floor from the 1930s. The kitchen is the extension and the entire floor is tiled, these tiles extend partly onto the wooden floor, carpet then continuing on...

Hi guys, I have been suffering with dry rot issues after finding red spore dust coming through the skirting board joints. I traced the problem to under the floor around the side of the house. The area appears to have condensation problems. The joists towards the back of the house are very wet...

Hello, I have recently moved into a house with a 50/4 inset 2 boiler and fireplace. It works well, apart from when the boiler fires up after about 3-4 seconds it sounds like the burner pressure increases and the unit roars. I have done a gas meter time for 2 minutes and it seems to be set...