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I'm not sure if the builders installed cavity trays. I'll mention it to them.

As Alastair mentioned: it's got a mono ridge tile on the top, left hand side of the roof. I noticed where the tile joins the brick, there is some sort of black, tar like sealant. I wonder if this sealant also needs applying between each mono ridge? Bear in mind this is only an assumption, as...

Good point - I've started leaving an electric heater on in the extension and opening the side windows to let the moisture out.

I've been having problems with condensation in my new extension, which was internally plastered about 3 weeks ago. Currently there's no heating in there and I'm due to get a radiator fitted. There's a persistant dark patch to the front, just above the sliding patio door. Recently, this has...

Thanks for the reassurance Daz - you've made my day! The builders didn't seem worried about it, but I wanted another option. The photos are about a week old - the lead flashing to the roof tiles is now in place.

I am currently having a new pitched roof extension built on the back of my house. This replaces my existing conservatory with a new room, with the new pitched roof also covering my existing kitchen extension flat roof. It now looks like a proper extension and I'm pleased with it. However, the...

I have been quoted a small fortune to damp course all the walls in my dining and living rooms, to tackle rising damp. This would include hacking off the plaster up to one metre, inserting tanking and re-plastering. But now I’m wondering now about the area above that. I live in a semi which at...

I'm considering getting my existing conservatory knocked down and getting an orangery built. The previous resident of my house was a DIY buff and built his own conservatory, which has poor drainage and insulation. It is built on the side of my existing kitchen extension without its own layer...