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The cavity is there as yes I may render the outside. There are metal wall ties, picture attached. For drainage I have backfilled 12 inches of aggregate and in there is a 110mm drainage pipe which outlets through the bottom of the wall. I also put in 1m3 of soakaway for good measure.

Hi, I'm after some comments on my plan. I have had a retaining wall built in the garden, it is double skinned. Length is about 15m x 4m return with a depth of about 1m. It is there to level off a sloping garden. The spoil from the foundations has been levelled off and I've had a builder (he...

Hi, I am fitting a freestanding bath and because it is freestanding I need a flexible pipe at some point so I can connect it all before lowering the bath down. The bath I bought provided this waste pipe: Which screw nicely onto the bath waste, however what do I do with the other end? It...

About 90cm.

Ah ok, I guess one side would be more than that, the other side would be close. However The neighbours are not very close so I don't think that would be an issue I will get appropriate permission in advance. Now, back to my original question, in terms of digging foundations is there anything to...

Perhaps, what are the rules?

Hi, I have a back garden which slopes away from the house, at most it is about 1.5m drop for every 6m away from the house. We have an existing patio which is a narrow (2.6m x 7m) platform. I'd like to make a larger patio are and have been thinking about getting a retaining wall built and then...

Hi, I'm tiling my shower area which is three sided two sides are internal block wall with a plaster bonding coat followed by a skim (no plasterboard. The other wall is a small partition I have put up and lined with 12mm aquapanel. I have some Travertine tiles 12mm x 305mm x 600mm which weigh...

Thanks! I think I'll switch to solvent weld all the way.

Hi, I have an existing 32mm pushfit waste and I need to connect to that with 40mm solder weld. The pipework is going to be under a shower tray so not accesible in the future without a big effort. I'm keen to get a good joint that will last a long time. I know solvent weld is best but reusing...

I'll check the inspection is done properly for the CWI. The plaster is in pretty good nick tbh. Perhaps the skim is slightly blown in a few spots. Ht seller didn;t declare any issues on the document. I don't think it is a big issue. I just want to make sure CWI doesn't make it worse.

Thanks for the replies. the wooden bits either side are the legs of my desk, there's not much more to see if I pull it back. I have two rads in the room, and a fire opening. This is a ground floor room - the main living room. The reason I was asking is I am actually planning on having...

Hi, I've got this patch on the inside of the house, on an external cavity wall. When we moved in the previous owner said it was down to lack of air circulation as they had a large bookcase in front of it. We don't have a bookcase there but we have a desk. The patch was previously more...

Slightly off topic, but a portion of my draughts are coming from the cavity, e.g. around window frames where the plaster doesn't quite meet the window or it has cracked away. Clearly in this situation if there is no air movement in the cavity there will be no draught from it. Easily remedied I...