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Hi all, I've been surfing the net trying to find answers but am not getting anywhere. Can you give me general advice about using Thermalite blocks. I understand that before I can rest structural timber on them they need to have a course of concrete commons. Is that right? It makes sense to...

Reg sez the ventilation brick in the room containing a solid fuel appliance need be 50% free space of the throat area of the appliance/fire. I'm hoping I'm right here! What, please, is considered the throat? In addition, can the 'airbrick' be put directly at the back of the...

Hi everyone, Please can anyone recommend a product that would help to seal/weatherproof old imperial bricks? I realise there are several products on the market but are there any that really stand out as being miles better? I have cleaned over 9,000 of the old bricks from our old house...

Hi, Before I make a total idiot by asking this of my Building Control Bod. Is there any way to build an outside skin of bricks with stetchers and half brick headers to make it look like a 9" wall. I realise it would be inherently unstable but wondered if there is an established way...

Hi. Please can someone tell me the correct way to install 110mm, long radius bend sewer pipes from inside (bottom of stack) to outside. Am I right in thinking they have to be 'sleeved' and precisely what does this mean please? I was going to cement them into the two skins of wall and...

Hi there, I have built a retaining wall. It has 6" hollows at the back and tied to it on the front is local stone. The local stone is pretty soft and 'shailey'. In the summer, I want to put a curved rustic looking (not too rustic!) concrete cap on it to shed the rain. Should the...

Hi to everyone. Please could you help me? I need to order some brick specials and one of the measurements on the specials will be the thickness of render over 7n blockwork. How thick is standard, to building regs, render coat please. I can't seem to find this in the Building Construction...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and am doing a self build that involves using the old bricks from the property. They are covered in the old lime mortar, most of which luckily is quite soft. Can anyone advise me on a good way to clean these bricks as the thought of going at each of them with a bolster...