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Thanks datarebal for your reply. I put a bit of sealant over to temporarily fix until the weather lightens up. I had a look under the flashing part and was surprised to see there is a large gap to the house. So water probably accumulates in heavy rain and will find its way in. I will...

Hi, I have just noticed a leak under my roof hatch. I had some great advice previously for some guttering issues, where just regular maintenance and removing the guards helped out a lot. I had a look on the roof around the hatch, and looks like the leak is coming from the flashing as far as I...

Thanks oldbutnotdead for your great reply. Yes there is a drip edge from the valley to the hopper. The photo is not great but you can see the edge. I’ll have a look at the hopper elbow to see if anything is blocked. I think the extra downpipe is feasible as there is a drain near the end of...

Hi All, Looking for some great advice which is usually found here. Two issues usually occur with very heavy rain. The hopper catching the rain from the valley gutter right at the top is splashing onto the wall. When raining, it looks like water from the hopper connection to the pipe leaks out...

Hi all, Previous owners did not fix blocked drains, and over time water has damaged the surrounding brickwork. Looks like some terrible repointing has been done previously to patch up the work. I sent the photos to a builder who suggested repointing the back wall ( back wall of upper bedroom )...

bit of a follow up I had a structural engineer come and take a look. The engineer was of the opinion, that it is not a crack - but rather a gap between the two extensions. He said there has been some movement in the past history, several years ago, and most likely the other property, the end of...

@Notch7 - you are correct. Two extensions- with left one finished in 2010 per council planning reports, and the one on the right existing at the time - ( no planning permission documented at council ) @KenGMac - yes it’s the party wall between two extensions of seperate properties. So there...

Hi, Looking for a second opinion, as this forum is full of very good advice. Looking at buying a property, but the surveyor has raised the following serious issue: There is a severe vertical crack, at the abutment with the neighbouring property, on the left-hand party wall line, to the rear...

Hi, I have found a nice house for my family to move to. However, there is a vertical crack my wife is very concerned about. The real estate agent has said this: the crack was there 20 years ago when the vendor moved in, and has had no problems ever. The real estate agent asked the vendor to do...