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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...

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 )...

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...