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    Damp marks next to retaining wall

    I have some “damp marks” on the lower outside face of the rear of my house, which I think might be coming from an attached boundary retaining wall. My house is a 1920’s terraced house on a hill road. My neighbours’ house is set 9 bricks higher than mine and at the rear of our houses there...
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    What are these called

    After having a couple of roof windows installed I’ve found some of these clips/rivets lying around having been removed from the roof and discarded by the contractors. They appear to be made from copper. I can see from the undisturbed areas of the roof that these devices help to prevent wind...
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    Roof Windows and Trimmer Rafters

    I’ve just had two 78cm by 98cm Velux windows fitted by a local roofer into the rear slope of my 1920’s terraced house roof. The windows are placed on the same level in the slope with just over 800mm of roof surface between them. The rafters are 4inch by 2inch on approximately 400 mm centres...
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    Damaged laminate vanity top

    Is there any product for repairing surface damage to laminate worktops? I’m installing a bathroom with white gloss laminate worktops from Mereway Bathrooms (I believe they are melamine-faced chipboard). I was fixing the tops from below with screws and made a silly mistake of using a screw...
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