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Most of my loft is boarded over so we can use the area for storage. I know there is insulation underneath the boards but probably not to the new height requirement. When I contacted these firms offering to do the insulation with the grant they have all said that I need to lift the boards prior to th...

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We have a flat roof garage. It is single brick with cement coating on the inside. With all the rain we have been having we noticed a large patch of damp cement on the inside of the garage starting about 1 metre down from the roof. On the outside of the roof we have the metal ridged sheets, then felt...

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Just had a firm to quote me on putting down imprinted concrete at the front + back of our semi-detached house due to frost making holes in our current cement paths. They want to bring up the old cement and go down about 8 inches to lay better foundations and put in better drainage. Currently the who...

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Thanks will try it this weekend

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In my porch I have the original Victorian tiles. The clear vanish is starting to peel off. What can I use to get all the vanish off these tiles without damaging them. Once the vanish is removed what can I use to bring out the colour of the tiles. Some look duller in colour than others and then what ...

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Thanks for advice. If I do this and the mould grows back does that mean that the roof is still leaking?

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Last November I had an issue with water leaking through my bathroom window whenever it rained. There was white mould in the attic above the bathroom right at the very end of the roof. I had the vents in the roof re-secured and a roofer said that a tile had blown and he took a large piece of lead(tha...

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I have a small amount of water coming through the inside of my bathroom window. The render outside had blown so this was replaced however the leak did not stop. Used a hose pipe to see if we could detect where the water was coming in by but this did not work. Then I went up the attic and found that ...

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I have a split fridge/freezer. On the freezer door a gap of about 5 inches has developed in the seal. I have looked at the cost of purchasing a new seal and it seems very expensive. Is there a way of repairing the split in the original seal e.g with sealant or chaulk or is replacement the only optio...

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Thanks for your reply. The render on the outside of the window had blowen. No issues with window frame. Render now been replaced. But is there likely to be any damage to the internal structure of the house where the water was getting in prior to us noticing the issue and having it repaired. My bathr...

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Just replaced our flooring and skirting boards and found in one corner of the dining room a small bit of mould. It was on the cement about 5 inches up from the floor where the shirting board was. I sprayed it with mould remover and it has not grown back. But for piece of mind before attaching the ne...

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My bathroom windows are Pvc and only 5 years old. While it was raining I noticed half way down the window a small trickle of water coming through the sealant. Top of the window is dry. Looking on the outside the seals look intact and the cement around the window frame was dry. Went up the attic and ...

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