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What is the cables on the wall?
Hi, I own a flat with a multicables installed on a wall. I have no idea what the cables are for. I have attached photos of the cables. I would appreciate for your input. Thank you.
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How to seal gap between gutter and flashing?
Hi all, I need your advice on the covering the gap between the gutter and the flashing. Today, I have patched it with a tape as temporary measure. I see this as a possibility of water trickle into the flashing and leak to the brick wall that cause water ingress. To prevent water trickle into the flashing, I have an option…
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How to redirect water into gutter?
Hi all, I have a slope roof with edge rods (pic) where the rain water would flow along the rods (outside) towards another building (as marked with red dash lines) and splashing the door/entrance. I thought of using blue tac (marked in blue circle) which will block the rain water and redirect the flow downward (marked in…
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How to fix metal sheet coming off concrete wall?
Hi all, I need your advice on refixing the metal sheet back to the concrete wall. There were 2 nails holding the metal sheet to the wall. However, the remaining nail is coming off which caused the metal sheet to detach from the wall. I have bought the Selleys' Flexi Seal but unsure the type of nails to hold the sheet onto…
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How to stop water ingress in concrete block wall?
First post here. I have a bedroom interior wall showing marks of water ingress. No issue from the ground as the unit is on 1st floor. The unit was built in the late 60'. Please see attached images. The red line boundary marks the exterior wall of the affected bedroom wallAffected interior bedroom wall Early this year, the…
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Should I add a downpipe to fix overflow?
Hi all, I have a water overflowing issue at my flat. At the other end of the block (30m away from my flat), the water in the gutter flows down thru the downpipe straight to the storm drain. Whereas there is no downpipe from my flat's gutter. This cause an overflow of rain water. Is it a good idea to add a new downpipe from…