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We had water ingress around the chimney a couple of years ago; we ended up with a new roof as a consequence. The woodwork / timber around the chimney ended up being really sodden at the time but has of course since dried out. I noticed today that it has changed colour, now concerned this might...

Hi all, I need to do some pointing patch repair to a few places, and trying to identify what might have been used originally. House is ca 1950s ex-council house. The weather-facing front (front.jpeg) has a distinctly different look-and-feel to the back of the house (back.jpeg), which is much...

Thank you all, all replies much appreciated. Hmmm...local roofing company who came highly rated, were very uncomplimentary of previous lead work and quite convinced of their quality of work. Is there anything in particular that stands out as untidy? I'll attach some more photos of when when...

So sitting in the garden on the first decent day of late and noticed white stuff on the chimney brickwork. Quick google suggests efflorescence and advice seems to range from ignoring it to something being wrong with excess water and moisture that needs sorting out. A couple of things - chimney...

I have had really patchy success. I have a few plug-in smart sockets that “generally” work (the cheaper ones that don’t monitor energy consumption were rubbbish since they don’t report back their state so you don’t know whether they really switch or not - mostly they didn’t; the newer ones are...

Eurgh. So I went around the cladding again and made sure I filled up all the knot holes, nail holes and any cracks. Another two coats of paint for good measure. There is absolutely nothing obvious outside as to where water would be coming in and of course it's been nice and dry until today...

Thank you both! In this case it looks like the breather membrane is fairly flush against the cladding from the inside, i.e. when when I push against the membrane from the inside I hit the cladding pretty much ASAP. I will give the hose pipe idea a go and see whether there is anything obviously...

So I'm in the process of getting a garden office installed. It was put together two weeks ago, windows and doors have been in since last week and I'm currently waiting for the insulation and cladding to be done. Annoyed that it's not done yet, but also pleased because you can see things that...

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Amazing, thanks. Looking it again also, I wonder how patchy the surface will be once scraped / wire brushed off. Is it possible / advisable to go over this with some sort of filler before painting? If so what would that be? Masonry filler?

Dear all, I would like to tackle our outdoor window sills (photo attached) - they need re-painting. I just cannot figure out what sort of material they are and consequently what paint I would use. I'd like to stay with some red-dish but am really unsure what type of paint I'd need? Is it...

I had a 8x8 corner pent shed delivered and erected in December last year. In January, the roof felt was replaced since it was leaking. With the warmer weather the wood has – as expected – shrunk as the boards have dried out. This is fine for all horizontal shiplap, but has caused issues on...

Thank you both for your replies. I don't have one, but it may be time to get one anyway. A quick google search threw up a number of results but a lot of the 12V car chargers don't seem to mention VRLA batteries in particular. Do I need to get a battery charger specifically for VRLA batteries or...

In order to make the (new) shed at the end of the garden somewhat more usable, I wanted some sort of lighting. Eventually it will have power run to it properly, but for now I have gone with a solar lighting kit, specifically this one. It consists of: 1) a solar panel with these specs: Size...

For identification purposes I wouldn't hold out too much hope on the wording. I can't make out the very first word, but the rest is saying "squeeze together in the direction of the arrow". The first word probably tells you what to squeeze :)