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You can test tw's hypothesis with minimal effort using a bit of bendy pipe and a jubilee clip. Then check back in a couple of weeks.

Could do with it just stopping raining for a bit though.

(Concrete is a brick bin shed)
(No air brick)

A few points to consider:
Hole through wall from condensing boiler is horizontal rather than sloping to exterior,
Hole through wall is not sealed, (suggestion sprayfoam as far 'in' as possible, with a goodly bead/surface of a quality sealant),
No insulation on condensate pipe,
Condensate pipe draining to brickwork,
Condensate pipe does not connect to foul water sewer,
All fixable, just time consuming.

So :
Was some spray foam around the pipe
File it back flush with wall?
Foam wrap plastic pipe?
Connect pipe to real drain pipe not one into the soil
?

I had to replace the leaking radiator valves on one of our bathroom towel rails today. Could I be arsed to turn off the water and drain the system? Could I fuck. Luckily the bathroom is fully tiled and 1bar isn’t that much pressure :D Actually it went surprisingly well.

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I’m looking for a super fine saw for cutting wood for canvas frame. I’ve done a bit of searching and found this. But can’t really tell how fine it is. Just searched fine saw.

https://www.workshopheaven.com/gyokucho-297-compact-dozuki-evagrip-180mm/

26tpi (teeth per inch) is pretty fine!

This one’s 40!!!

https://www.axminstertools.com/victor-razor-saw-910304

Boilers don’t produce that much condensate in reality.

One thing that really struck me when I was back in the UK is just how damp everything is. No wonder every survey mentions damp. The UK is one damp flannel. Endless battle sorting it.

Does anyone have any recommendations for whole house water filters? Primarily looking to remove limes scale

You need a water softener system. I think @Soul is the forum's water softener shill.

^ bet he'll post an affiliate link via his hot deals account.

Does anyone have any recommendations for whole house water filters?

There are models you can from Amazon that are self-fit. Same technology as the big brands. Cheaper - just get a plumber to fit it for you if you can't do it (it's not trivial...). They'll do just as shit a job as the plumbers who fit the big brands!

The actual machines should cost about £10 but they don't. It's a bit of a racket really.

Seems like there are some disadvantages relating metals in the pipes

We use a Kinetico, but also considered Ecowater.

Couldn't recommend it enough.

None of them are particularly complex to plumb in: your water intake goes through it and out the other side. Machine has an overflow which goes into the drain. The intake is also t-d off so that you can bypass the machine should you want need via stopcocks, then a separate hard water feed for drinking water/plants.

Right I’ll have a look into that one

We have an EcoWater softener and carbon filter thing.

It’s magic. Well worth every penny.

Floors are overrated

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Round windows and passage are so good.

@Airhead - you replied to one of my posts about oak edging trim darkening with some oil.

I know you can't give me an exact answer. But do you think some clear Danish oil would turn this:

Close to this:

?

I've struggled to find any fake stuff, and tbh it's actually quite hard finding short lengths anyway.

Great recent chat on this thread regarding setting out of floor finishes in rooms. Either centre of tile or cross junction of four tiles to avoid cutting sliver of tiles at wall junctions.

I centred parquet herringbone pattern to the fireplace. The border was a faff, but looks good around the fireplace, niches

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I’ve got some French doors around which we are seeing moisture ingress/damp. Inspection immediately reveals why. Am I right in thinking fill with some kind of expanding foam, cut back, mortar over the top? Gap is about 55mm deep, goes up to 8mm at its widest. My usual DIY approach is to pay someone to do things, please instruct me in the simplest possible terms.

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I'd have thought mastic over foam rather than mortar

Different use case but I used this stuff to patch a porch overhang: https://www.toupret.co.uk/professional-filler/product/exterior-surfaces/masonry-repair-filler

No max depth. So I don't think you'd need expanding foam. Just pack it in.

I guess there's also a wider question as to why this has occurred?