Repairs & Maintenance
195 sources in the library on repairs & maintenance, 36 on this page cited in a published note. Each one says what the document covers and what it is good for. Name a source to see which document it is and where to read it. One at a time. Page 3 of 5.
- fair RN-31VUQG cited
Financial Ombudsman Service
The Financial Ombudsman Service's guide to home insurance complaints, explaining that policies commonly exclude damage that happens gradually.
Cited in Cavity Wall Tie Failure: Signs & Repair.
- fair RN-JO5BJ0 cited
Financial Ombudsman Service
Financial Ombudsman Service guidance on storm damage claims. It notes that many home insurance policies exclude wear and tear and gradual deterioration, and that the ombudsman looks at whether the storm or the property's condition was the main cause.
Cited in Leaking Roof: Causes, Costs & Fixes.
- fair RN-W2BY99 cited
Financial Ombudsman Service
The Financial Ombudsman Service's guide to ground movement claims. It defines settlement as downward movement from the building's own weight compressing the soil within ten years of construction.
Cited in Cracks in Walls: When to Worry.
- fair RN-MWB1MQ cited
HomeOwners Alliance
A consumer body's guide to survey types, stating that a RICS Level 3 building survey typically costs £630 to £1,500 or more and a Level 2 £400 to £1,000.
Cited in Damp Survey: Cost & What to Expect.
- fair RN-9W5S6N cited
HomeOwners Alliance
A consumer body's 2026 guide to survey costs, giving the typical price of a specialist damp survey as £150 to £300.
Cited in Building Surveys: Level 1, 2 & 3 Explained & Cost, Damp Survey: Cost & What to Expect, Damp Walls: Diagnosing the Type, Fixing Doors That Stick or Drop and 3 more.
- fair RN-RHJS1I cited
Thames Water
Thames Water's customer advice on fats, oils and grease. It says hot water does not melt grease because the water cools further down the drain and the fat hardens and sticks.
Cited in Blocked Drains: Causes & Clearing Costs.
- fair RN-30HGMT cited
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
SPAB technical advice on repairing old plasterwork. It says the cause of any defect, including damp, must be dealt with before the plaster is repaired.
Cited in Fixing Blown or Cracked Plaster.
- fair RN-5VU39S cited
Water UK
Water UK's statement for the water industry that only poo, pee and toilet paper should be flushed, and that products sold as flushable still cause sewer blockages.
Cited in Blocked Drains: Causes & Clearing Costs.
- fair RN-0AV3J0 cited
WaterSafe
WaterSafe's own About page describes the register as a free search facility funded by the water industry to help customers find competent, qualified plumbers approved under the water fittings rules. Not yet on the allowlist; tier 4 as an industry-funded consumer service.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet.
- fair RN-X0ZE7X cited
WaterSafe
A WaterSafe article by Thames Water's water efficiency project manager says a toilet constantly leaking from the cistern into the pan wastes around 200 to 400 litres a day and could add around £300 a year to the water bill. WaterSafe is the water industry's national register of approved plumbers; not yet on the allowlist.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet.
- fair RN-DWPNHA cited
Which?
Which? consumer guide to subsidence; it gives 3 mm as the width above which a crack may indicate subsidence.
Cited in Subsidence: Signs, Causes & What to Do.
- supplier figure RN-FVCJCE cited
B&Q
B&Q's product page for a 12-piece drain rod set (ten 920 mm rods, plunger and worm) priced at £27.54 including VAT, inside the note's £15 to £40 range for a basic set.
Cited in Blocked Drains: Causes & Clearing Costs.
- supplier figure RN-OQRLBL cited
Helifix
Helifix's product page for a remedial wall tie made in grade 304 or 316 stainless steel.
Cited in Cavity Wall Tie Failure: Signs & Repair.
- supplier figure RN-IOSH7W cited
Helifix
Helifix's page on replacing cavity wall ties, giving hole sizes for its driven (about 6 mm), RetroTie and resin-bonded (10 mm) systems.
Cited in Cavity Wall Tie Failure: Signs & Repair, Cavity Wall Ties: Types, Spacing & Replacement.
- supplier figure RN-HVMTXV cited
Ideal Heating
Ideal Heating's homeowner troubleshooting guide for the Logic Combi. It gives the 1 to 2 bar installation pressure and explains what a falling pressure means.
Cited in Boiler Problems & Common Faults.
- supplier figure RN-DJA7TL cited
JELD-WEN
A door maker's specification sheet for a 35 mm FD30 internal fire door. It shows 30-minute fire doors are made at the standard 35 mm thickness.
Cited in Fixing Doors That Stick or Drop.
- supplier figure RN-S63YXX cited
K Rend
Maker's product page for K Rend Silicone K1, a through-coloured one-coat render, giving a nominal 16–20mm thickness when applied direct to blockwork.
Cited in Repairing & Renewing Render.
- supplier figure RN-U2YS8E cited
K Rend
Maker's page for K Rend Silicone TC 15, a 1.5mm-grain thin-coat topcoat applied over a base coat and primer to the thickness of its largest grain.
Cited in Repairing & Renewing Render.
- supplier figure RN-HS6Q8U cited
Kingfisher Building Products
A remedial wall tie maker's technical manual summarising BRE findings: tie corrosion can affect all cavity-walled buildings built before 1981.
Cited in Cavity Wall Tie Failure: Signs & Repair, Cavity Wall Ties: Types, Spacing & Replacement.
- supplier figure RN-HFGYHD cited
Marley
Roof tile maker's maintenance guidance, reporting the Roof Tile Association's advice that scraping moss or lichen off tiles can break them, and Marley's own advice against pressure washing clay tiles.
Cited in How to Remove Moss From a Roof: Should You Pressure Wash?.
- supplier figure RN-UNLKHD cited
Pyrotek Noise Control
Maker's product page for Soundlag acoustic pipe lagging, a mass-loaded vinyl barrier bonded to a decoupling layer. It gives the barrier weights (3 to 8 kg/m²) the product is sold in.
Cited in Soundproofing Noisy Pipes & Soil Stacks.
- supplier figure RN-QZW9RX cited
Rainclear Systems
Rainclear Systems (an agent of Alumasc) product page for a primed cast iron half-round gutter length. It lists £47.37; the site states all prices exclude VAT, so about £31 per metre with VAT.
Cited in Guttering Repair & Cleaning.
- supplier figure RN-353D21 cited
Rainclear Systems
Rainclear Systems product page for a 3 m aluminium half-round gutter length. It lists £78.63; the site states prices exclude VAT, so about £31 per metre with VAT.
Cited in Guttering Repair & Cleaning.
- supplier figure RN-RTQML4 cited
Ronseal
The maker's product page for a widely sold DIY woodworm treatment. Its technical specification gives three coats at two-hour intervals.
Cited in Woodworm & Timber Treatment.
- supplier figure RN-3FNPPL cited
Screwfix
A national merchant's product page carrying the maker's description of Stormdry. It says the cream cures to a colourless finish lasting over 25 years and that only one application is needed.
Cited in How to Prevent Damp In Your Home.
- supplier figure RN-KN21V6 cited
The Building Conservation Directory
A conservation-practice article on gypsum plaster in old buildings. It explains that modern bagged gypsum plasters are too hard and brittle to move with an old building.
Cited in Fixing Blown or Cracked Plaster.
- supplier figure RN-AGH2KJ cited
Toolstation
Toolstation product page for a basic Armitage Shanks ceramic basin; it gives the retail price including VAT, within the note's £50–£120 supply range for a basic basin.
Cited in How to Fix Cracked Sink.
- supplier figure RN-UWFWVV cited
Toolstation
Merchant product page for a 1-1/2 inch close-coupling doughnut washer, the cistern-to-pan seal on close-coupled toilets, priced at £2.19 including VAT. Supply-only merchant price, tier 5.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet.
- supplier figure RN-BJOJGV cited
Toolstation
Toolstation product page for the Cramer kitchen and bath repair kit; it shows one filler kit is made for porcelain, enamelled steel, cast iron and acrylic alike.
Cited in How to Fix Cracked Sink.
- supplier figure RN-R7VUVH cited
Toolstation
Merchant product page for the replacement seal of a common Fluidmaster dual-flush push-button flush valve, priced at £3.15 including VAT. Supply-only merchant price, tier 5 by the price rule.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet.
- supplier figure RN-LEV27V cited
Toolstation
A national merchant's product page for Stormdry 5 L. It shows £124.99 including VAT, coverage of 5 m2 per litre, a single coat, high vapour permeability and a 25-year effective lifetime.
Cited in How to Prevent Damp In Your Home.
- supplier figure RN-SNOHUT cited
Toolstation
Merchant product page for a standard 127 mm siphon diaphragm washer, the part that fails in older siphon cisterns, priced at £1.89 including VAT. Supply-only merchant price, tier 5 by the price rule.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet, Replace Toilet Syphon Cost: 2026 UK Price Guide.
- supplier figure RN-MYYJEW cited
Toolstation
Merchant product page for a basic bottom-entry WC fill valve with a brass shank, priced at £11.95 including VAT, which sets the low end of the note's £10–£30 range. Supply-only merchant price, tier 5.
Cited in Fixing a Running or Leaking Toilet.
- supplier figure RN-8IAM2C cited
Wickes
Wickes product page for a 4 m length of FloPlast 112 mm half-round uPVC gutter. It lists the retail price of £10.50, which Wickes shows as £2.63 per metre.
Cited in Guttering Repair & Cleaning.
- supplier figure RN-RA7TOA cited
Worcester Bosch
Worcester Bosch's homeowner leaflet on frozen condensate pipes. It sets out how an external condensate pipe should be run, including insulation, fall and a minimum 32 mm diameter.
Cited in Boiler Problems & Common Faults.
- supplier figure RN-EUQFDE cited
Worcester Bosch
Worcester Bosch's homeowner advice page on frozen condensate pipes. It explains how to thaw the pipe safely with warm water and then reset the boiler.
Cited in Boiler Problems & Common Faults.
- very strong RN-JHFWQB
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Published 15 October 2009, ISBN 9789289041737, the health-based benchmark for night-time noise that a soundproofing or acoustic glazing note can cite for what level of quiet is worth achieving. Using Lnight,outside as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC, it sets an Lnight,outside of 40 dB as the target of the night noise guideline to protect the public including the most vulnerable groups, named as children, the chronically ill and the elderly. It recommends an Lnight,outside of 55 dB as an interim target for countries that cannot achieve the guideline in the short term and adopt a stepwise approach. The guidelines were agreed by a working group of experts with industry, government and non-governmental stakeholders in December 2006, and extend and update the WHO Guidelines for community noise of 1999.
- very strong RN-BPHKK9
Cadw, Welsh Government
WALES, and it imposes a documentary requirement England does not. A heritage impact statement MUST be submitted with every Welsh listed building consent application alongside detailed plans. Consent is administered by local planning authorities and may be needed for relatively minor work such as replacing an external door, painting or repainting the exterior or interior, or even cleaning. Replacement of traditional windows with UPVC will not normally be acceptable. Routine or like-for-like repairs do not normally need consent, but the criteria are exacting, and demolition always needs consent. Where the authority is minded to grant consent Cadw is normally notified and assesses whether the authority had proper regard to preservation, rather than the merits. The framework is Managing Change to Listed Buildings in Wales, which supplements Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note 24: The Historic Environment, alongside Cadw's Conservation Principles.
- very strong RN-XHXJR2
Cadw, Welsh Government
WALES. It is a criminal offence to demolish, alter or extend a listed building in any way that affects its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest without listed building consent. Like-for-like repairs such as replacing roof slates with the same size and type of slate do not normally need consent, but cleaning stonework or replacing windows is likely to. A certificate of immunity from listing can be applied for from Cadw and prevents listing for FIVE YEARS from issue, during which a local planning authority may not serve a building preservation notice. A building preservation notice protects an unlisted building as if listed for up to six months while Cadw assesses it, with compensation potentially payable for loss caused by interim protection if it is not listed. Delisting proposals are consulted on with the owner, occupier, local planning authority and other interested parties, allowing 28 days for written responses. Authorities can carry out urgent works to preserve a listed building and recover the cost from the owner, issue a repairs notice, and ultimately pursue compulsory purchase.
- very strong RN-ZX4MYZ
GOV.UK
The official route for household pests, and the correction to the assumption that pest control is always a private purchase. It directs the householder to their local council to find out whether it provides pest control services, naming wasps, rats, mice and bedbugs as the pests covered, with a postcode lookup to find the council. The service is available in England and Wales only, so a note aimed at Scottish or Northern Irish readers needs a different signpost. Use it to support the point that councils vary: some treat rats and mice free, others charge, and the decision sits with the local authority rather than a national standard.