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Hi burt12345, It’s difficult to say whether your proposal will solve the problem. It is possible that the blue membrane lapped too far into the valley was allowing rainwater to ingress by capillary action. It sounds like you have a lead valley gutter and slate roofs either side, it could be that the...

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Hi burt12345, Starting from the lowest component you should have a valley rafter with roof rafters mitred onto it from both sides, there should then be a layer of underslaters felt, this can be the felt from both sides of the valley lapped right over the valley to provide a watertight covering or a ...

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Hi atagirl123,
Best to use a mini circular saw but you will still have to remove the door floor track to give you access. If you are ok cutting along beside the floor track you could use a floorboard saw - these have curved blades.
Regards S

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Hi claresunshine, Remove all the steel hammer fixings, gently prise the wood away from the wall using some sort of lever bar just enough to give a gap. Use a sharpened scraper to cut the plastic plugs close to the wall surface, once the wood is out of the way you could try using a screw to remove th...

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Hi rhtsj90,
Fit some of the corrugated eaves vent strip in the narrow gap between the wall plate and sarking, you can then fit your insulation in the remaining gap. The corrugations will maintain ventilation.
Regards S

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Hi granto1986,
Yes remove them but you may have to provide an alternative means of support for the felt/tiles e.g.a strip of ply along the eaves edge.
Regards S

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Hi flipflop808, The most likely cause is condensation forming at the top of the chimney. Warm air will rise up the chimney and when it gets to the cold bricks in the loft condensation will form. Try putting a very thick layer of fibre type insulation over the chimney. It will take many months for an...

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Hi lhdad, Thanks for the extra information and pictures, these lead to further questions: Does your neighbours have a chimney and was it lowered to roof level as part of their roof replacement Your picture shows a roof covered in concrete tiles, is this the area above the party wall Was the undersla...

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Hi mcauleyalan,
Make the holes for the mirror screws a loose fit or you may get bowing of the plastic.
Regards S

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Hi lhdad, It is difficult to diagnose possible problems without further details: What is the other side of the damp wall. Is it a single brick thick Does the wall extend up into the loft If the wall is a party wall does it extend up above roof level What type of tiles are on the roof Is the flat roo...

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Hi mcauleyalan, A sheet of clear plastic will protect the area to the side of the loo, fix at the top only using mirror screws so it can be removed for cleaning. This will not protect the skirtings nor the hole in the rear wall at pan level which will be a tenting target for those bored with the pan...

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Hi fapoo, Provided you have a 60cm wide hole an integrated dishwasher will fit, it will have the added advantage that it will be designed so that a door can be fitted to the front. Check that the sink taps are located inside the unit under the sink, also you may have to remove any clips fitted in th...

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Hi millsy5,
That’s a bit unfortunate, suggest since you will end up with a sandy mix if you use both sand and ballast, make it 1:2:2. Depending on the amount of clay in your building sand you may find the concrete surface not very durable so some form of covering may be needed.
Regards S

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Hi pablito,
Thanks for the update, hope it all works out OK.
Regards S

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Hi ljh, Whether these vents are still necessary will depend on your lifestyle eg do you dry clothes in the bedrooms, are the window always closed and do they have trickle vents. You could try sealing them up by fitting hit and miss grilles in place of the Louvre type vents. This will allow you to op...

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