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Hi I have a new build house built 6 years ago. I have noticed a puddle of water on the door threshold, see attached. Is this leak covered with a 10 year warranty?

Hi. I understand from another thread that it's possible to tell the energy rating of a glazing panel from the code printing on the spacer bar. I have attached my code, if someone could advise please. Thank you.

I have had some plasterboard and plastering done. The plaster has been painted with a mist coat and 3 top coats, generally 24 hrs between coats. However, I have a mottled effect where the beading is around edges/corners. I have even tried a Cover Stain product, but this didn't cover the...

I am going to make some small concrete block planters, only 3 courses high and wide. I understand you can use construction adhesive rather than a mortar mix. Any recommendations as to the best adhesive to use.

Hi. I am having a new conservatory built and would like to ask for the best way to: 1. Seal the roof frame to the outside brickwork? 2. Seal the top of the window frame to the roof framework (you may need to zoom in to see the gap) ? I have attached a couple of images which gives a bit more...

I just wanted to know what people in the trade thought of the mitre joints to the ridge and hips. Should it have been in black, at a leaser angle, less cement? Wife is not happy!!

Hi Having a mechanical vented ridge and hip system installed. I captured this image of the hip batten being installed. They have cut away a lot of the tile to fit the batten, but there are still some areas where the batten touches a tile resulting in the batten not being straight. I...

Hi I have been quoted £7000 to replace the Ridge and Hip Tiles with a mechanical system (currently there are a lot of gaps in the motar). There are 162 ridge/hip tiles, equivalent to 73 meters. A photo of the house is attached for a general reference. Does this sound a reasonable quote? Thanks

I have a 25 year old house with double roman tiles, located in southern England. I have cemented ridge tiles where I can see gaps between the ridge tiles cement and roof tiles. I had the roof cleaned a few months ago (not power washed) and the moss was removed and then a chemical cleaner was...

Been a long while since I balanced my central heating system, but recent changes (rads changed, removed rads for decorating and new extension) I need to check the system again. So I have a combination boiler (32kw), 20 rads, the house is 22 years old so not ideally designed for a new...

I have noticed a crack in both sides of the frame of a sliding door. I can understand a crack appearing in the weld but not in the actual UPVC. Could anyone provide me with a possible reason for the failure? Read more: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/crack-in-door-frame.493295/#ixzz4ziuR5fPK

I would appreciate some thoughts on an electrical problem I have. About a week ago we started to notice lights flickering in the house, these lights were on a lighting circuit and also those on a ring main circuit. The lights would flicker for 3 or 4 seconds, maybe once every 3 hours. Over...

I have condensation occurring in a roof space, the root cause of the problem is that the builder didn't fit a vapour barrier on the inside of the roof/ceiling (which the specification called for). I have been made aware that there are vapour barrier paints on the market (used a lot in Canada)...

I would appreciate your thoughts. Please see attached photograph, sorry, but is not a finished build picture. I have an extension with a central box gutter, on 2 occasions in the last week we have noticed a small (100mm dia) stain on the inside plasterboard (always the same place). This...

I would appreciate some thoughts on a situation that I find myself in. I have had a single storey 20 sq m kitchen extension completed over the last 5 months which is now 90% complete (outstanding issues: repointing of garage door that builder bodged, replastering the ceiling due to poor quality...

Hi I need to check the electrical requirements (17th addition and Part P) for RCBO's on a new kitchen extension. Do all the different circuits i.e Ring Main, Cooker, Hob, Smoke/Fire Detectors, etc require their own individual RCBO? Or is one single RCBO (30ma 100Amp) supplying all circuits...

Hi I would like to know the reasons why a block and beam floor is covered in a slurry mix? Many thanks

I would appreciate your help again with my extension, so I need to check that my builder is following good building practice. To explain the situation: I have a block and beam floor and the ends of the beams are mounted on the new extension internal wall and a damp proof course. The walls...

Hi I am building a 100mm stud wall for a boot room which is in an un-insulated garage. To comply with the latest requirements is 100mm of fiberglass acceptable?

Hi I am having a gas pipe laid underground and a compression fitting has been used to join the steel pipe to copper. I was under the impression that compression fittings were not to be used when a gas pipe is below ground (the floor has yet to have the insulation added and screed). Could you...