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    23vc replied to the thread Cold flat roof to EWI.
    ? Vertical upstand is presumably battened off the wall for airflow Then I guess the render needs hacking back further up, to allow all...
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    23vc replied to the thread Chimney in loft.
    It’s corbelled and will be toothed into the gable wall, doesn’t look any different to thousands of other houses unless I’m missing...
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    23vc reacted to noseall's post in the thread Are these bricks rejects? with Thanks Thanks.
    Have a read up on solid Staffy best blues and educate yourself. Or don’t bother and keep guessing. Keep trolling.
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    23vc replied to the thread Are these bricks rejects?.
    Very non porous and the no frost protection laid horizontally doesn’t sound likely
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    23vc reacted to stuart45's post in the thread Are these bricks rejects? with Like Like.
    As you suspect there's very little suction with them. They are also quite heavy, so with a wetter bed they are more likely to float and...
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    23vc replied to the thread Are these bricks rejects?.
    Most recent ones I did were my front wall, whole thing in blues, but top course flat rather than on edge. Easier for me to do, not to...
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    23vc replied to the thread Cracks under Steel Beam.
    Doubt BC can check them that thoroughly as they aren’t SEs themselves … they’ve always just requested them to be “on file” whenever I’ve...
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    23vc replied to the thread Can I chop out this area of brickwork?.
    Won’t this mean the new door won’t open? Aren’t the jambs only a couple of inches? But again very much doubt it’s an issue structurally
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    23vc replied to the thread Can I chop out this area of brickwork?.
    Pretty sure fine, guess only slight possibility is the oak’s bearing a really big load from the roof and by taking out half of the bit...
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    23vc replied to the thread Are these bricks rejects?.
    I’ve deffo laid recent blue class Bs with cracks on the “good” face like your pic, and not batted an eyelid (rightly or wrongly). But...
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    23vc replied to the thread Water filled foundation trench.
    you can hire pumps for this which kick in when needed
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    23vc replied to the thread Cut DPM External Threashold.
    Off the shelf cavity closers give you your vertical dpc if fitted correctly so shouldn’t need anything additional to it. Can’t see any...
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    23vc replied to the thread Cut DPM External Threashold.
    Apart from the door, is the rest of the screed dry? If the insulation is supported by something solid and doesn’t just push down, I’d...
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    23vc replied to the thread Removing brickwork safely..
    Probably, but go very gentle to try and keep the plinth bricks as they are, pointing colour/style will inevitably not quite match, so be...
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    23vc replied to the thread Do I need a garage lintel Q.
    So the door has a (small) gable above it, like in the pic? What’s the gable made of? If it’s just some cladding, then yeah just frame it...
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