Alwayslearning22

Could of been haha. I’m praying it was a bird My wife will have a nervous breakdown if we have mice

Unfortunately I didn’t take a picture before i removed it. I can take a picture of the hole though?

No I don’t think it was mud. Definitely looked like a lump of chocolate. I plugged the hole wit some paper to see if it’s being used by a mouse

It was a big enough lump too looked like chocolate or something. I live in a terraced timberframe house so I hope it isn’t a mouse or he will be in the house in no time.

Anyone ever come across a lump of food pushed into a brick mortar joint? it’s as if a mouse tried to carry food into it. it’s about 8 feet up the wall. Very strange

Does anyone know what this blue baton thing is under the brick, where the mortar joint is supposed to be? It’s a terraced house and its where the houses join. is it some sort of cavity closer? Theres no mortar in the joint. It’s not a dpc

Never thought of That to be honest. Could do that. Although I’m thinking is the unused one venting my system. Would it have a negative effect?

It rises to the bedroom and is capped off. I had a look at it last year and it looked like a cap on it. Must be an AAV? Would it be standard practice to put an AAV on an unused stack like that?

Heres a plumbing layout if thats any use to you guys?

There’s no smells coming from the pipe either

I have listened for noises but nothing obvious. I’ll check again tonight and give it a good smell when the toilet had been flushed. This waste pipe in runs out to a trapped gully. I don’t know if that makes a difference

I’d say about 2 hours to fill a cup. I had a heating engineer out to fix it today. I also bought. Dehumidifiers from screw fix might be too small though? It’s a 12lt one

It’s on the ground floor Nick

Had a listen there nothing obvious. I can hear the sink drain from the bathroom. So that must connect to the washing machine drain. it’s weird that the smell goes away after a few mins. I checked the unused soil stack it’s capped off has no Aav.

I see a fast dripping but I can’t tell where it’s leaking from. It’s a drip every second. Bout a week it’s been going on I’d say. only some of the grout lines are have water seeping out. Maybe a void in those areas? As some of the other posters were saying.

Yeah it’s only some grout lines it’s showing up in. Would the wall be protected with a dpc? One less thing to worry about maybe.

I may have no choice. I might just wait and see what happens.

Oh no not what I was hoping to hear. What would be worst case scenario if I were to just rent a dehumidifier and not bother lifting the tiles? Money is tight at the moment can’t afford to get it relaid.

Is it possible for the trap to be sucked out and then reappear without be running water through it? Silly question I know

I’lll have a look tonight the pipe extends half way up the bedroom above it. Could the AAv opening cause the smell?

I’ve had a leak under my boiler for 7 days before Ive noticed it. the water has run under the walls and under the tiles on my floor( coming up through grout) Should I be concerned about mould behind the walls? Will I need to replace skirting boards they are soaked. Any tips on getting the place to dry out? cheers

Anyone have any idea why when I flush my toilet, my utility room stinks of sewage. This only happens for a few mins and then the smell disappears again. I have a washing machine in there and a boxed in soil pipe that’s unused was supposed to be for an ensuite. could the washing machine trap be getting sucked out? when I check the trap it’s got water in it though.

Wow that’s very good for DIY secondary glazing. I am very impressed. so I didn’t get round to doing it yet but it’s on my mind every night. My only concern with it is my house only has the trickle vents for ventilation , so I’m afraid I might cause an increase in humidity.

Yea it’s Soudal fix all. I used a Fugi tool and baby wipes. Always leaves a professional finish. I once paid a mastic man to seal my shower he was very expensive so I decided it was time to learn the craft. I agree with the smell was surprising considering it claims no Odour. I painted over it too and the paint keeps cracking.

Just incase anyone wondered about the workability of soudal fix all for sealing the internal window frame. I wouldn’t recommend it as it’s difficult to tool. Also I think caulk blends in nicer.