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Thanks for your tip. I think that is only possible after I lift the gate. Or is it possible to do it as is? For one, I do not know exactly how long the pin is. Would I need to drill under an angle of 10% to prevent water getting in? Come to think of it: "ground socket"? Do you mean there is a...

Thanks Tigercubrider. I think you are probably right about the weight/pin. Since there is no hole, I am struggling to think how to pour? The gap at the bottom is small. Since I can move the gate forcefully, I should be able to lift it?

We have an iron gate that has become hard to open/close, so it needs greasing. I thought I'd be able to apply lithium grease and that'd be it. But I find it hard to apply the grease. The gate is hung at two places, the top is a standing pin with a round hole in the top of the gate fitting over...

Vokera Remote control/Thermostat started giving code A84 does anybody know what it is? Battery seems OK all things look normal. I can still set time, temperature etc. Just A84 keeps popping up. The boiler does not come on. It is not in the manual. Thanks, B.

Thanks Woody. The wall-plate supports the rafters on the front of the house, but also the brickwork that constitutes the peak. The bricks apparently rest on the wall-plate. Replacing a wall-plate is quite expensive, therefore. (|Dismanteling the bricks etc.). Could the lifespan be easily...

We had rotten wall-plates replaced. The new wall-plates appear to be sticking out from under the wall they are supporting. Is This ok? Or too risky with rain etc... http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic/3080tGEeDyzOWcdytyL2iupV100oTvusfctWv4xQp5Fd3Ig=_l.jpg Here is the new wall-plate...

Thanks for your help (all of you). The result is working fine. The A connection to the top will be conncted later (actually, the pipes already fit. Fixing the pipes to the wall will be done later (a non-opening window will be replaced. Leaning out & drilling a couple of holes will be a lot...

Thank you very much Deluks.

It was done quite a while ago. Since taking the plasterwork down to the brick, and replastering over plastic foil did not eliminate the problem our attentions turned back to the possibility of it actually leaking through. The problem rmeains: where can it be? That is why the pictures of...

Thanks. but no. There are 4 vnts in the chimney. Only the one in the front of the house was used for a firepace in the front room. The rest are capped.

Thanks for this answer. I hope you do not mind me nagging with some more questions and answers. Is it not much easier to just create a pipe at the end of the guttering? Changing the fall is more work, Yet, the material is cheap enough etc.. Also: I wold need to add a pipe to the pipe ending...

We did try taking it back to brick. Unfortunately that was not enough. Look forward to your idea of hygroscopic salts. I do not understand what you mean. Do you think they are the cause, or should they be apoplied as a solution? Sorry for my dumb question(s).

Hi, I am wondering what the best way would be to deal with this guttering problem: The problem is indicated with the arrow. In (Heavy) rain the guttering will overflow badly at the location of the arrow. One cause of the overflowing is that the corner is slightly lower than the other...

We have had a problem with a wet / damp patch in an upstairs room. Several avenues have been pursued in the past. But it has stayed. The damp problem is not very bad, but it does mean the wall feels slightly damp/sticky to the touch and wallpaper will not hold etc.. We recently had the...

Thanks to all of you for the excellent help. I will ask some more questions under roofing/guttering abou the damp patch & the guttering. Thanks. Belfast boy

Lynda. Apologies. What forum should I post in? Thanks for your opinion. What are the effects if the pointing is not scraped?

Hi there, We added scraping and pointing of our chimney to our list of works. The pointer turned up at 12:15 and left at 14:30. He did not bring an angle-grinder or anything to scrape with up. He did three sides of our chimney. We approached him on the subject of him not having scraped at...

Is there an easy way to tell whether my builder is not doing it right? We have a builder who we trust. One of his employees has recently started on repointing our house. My wife has indicated doubts about a possible shoddy job. She hears short series of bangs followed by long periods of...