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I dont think they were even 150mm from the old drive surface i removed. They are 1 brick under the DPC at the back corner of the house. Look at picture 3. I started breaking it up thinking it was the old path underneath the tarmac only find clay underneath the concrete and no more bricks The...

The foundations depth are only about 75 - 100mm i think (1 brick thick). So when i dig down next to them by 250mm i will be exposing all the foundation. Could this not disturb them or cause problems? Anyone have any suggestions about the driveway?

Hi I bought a 1930 house last year. The driveway down the side of the house was just below the DPC and at the back corner it was just over. Causing rain to splash over the DPC. After looking at multiple threads of similar problems the solution is dig the drive down and replace so it finishes...