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There is no need for the roof to have felt. |Roofing felts only purpose is to keep the roof dry while the roofer is tiling/slating it. If your roof is felted and is missing tile/slate it will still leak is the felt is perforated with hundred of clout tacks. So the only thing stopping rainwater...

You never block off a chimney even if is not used as there will be many years of damp stuck to the inner linner wall of the chimney. The correct soultion is for a plaster air vent at the bottom a chiney cowl at the top. The cowl will let the wind flow tghrough and will dry out the chimney lining...

If you want to remove it go to local hire shop and ask for Hilti T74 or 75 drill with chipping hammer as it 110v you will also need a transformer. Happy chipping

Copper sulphate, though I don't if can go into shop and buy it. Failing that the longer term technique is to buy a strip of copper about 6 inches wide by the length of the roof. Secure this strip at the ridge of the roof and let it rain. With the rain washing off the copper you get the same...

Yes it is fairly straightforward but time consuming. What you need to do using a masonry blade in a nine inch grinder, grind out the length of one brick at one end, slip in a piece of dpc(ie marley etc), fill the joint with sand cement mortar. Move to the other end and repeat and depending on...

As for your so called problem with woodworm, it is vary rare to find a case of live woodworm because they do not like the heat that occurs these days the holes could be as old as the house. As for using chemicals there has been numerous scientific reports into health problems associated with the...

Try this link http://www.british-gypsum.bpb.co.uk/PDF/wb_plaster%20sys_12_05.pdf

Any kind of so called waterproofing render will trap the damp permanately where ever it occurs. Your first course of action is indentify where the damp is coming from. Common problems include leaking roof, leaking of blocked downpipes which can lead to water soaking through the walls. Another...

You tiles should have nibs on them unless butchered by the roofer. They can just be pushed up and will catch onto the timber batten and stay in place. If they have no nib but are small tiles an effective non evasive method as opposed to nailing the tiles is use silicon sealant to glue the tiles...

Given that the house is in Dunoon, You should cover the roof with 18mm marine grade plywood as this will resist any rain that falls while covering in the roof. The plywood should be covered with 1F felt lapped. This will protect the roof while it is being tiled. Another couple of observation is...

The problem with using flashband on conservatives is that they are usually south facing, so will bear the brunt of the sun in the summer and the tar will be melted thus reducing its life expectancy. Your roof panels should have been bedded down in either silcon sealant or if glass putty with a...

Does your roof have dorma windows, does it sound like a drum roll