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i triple posted as it covered so many trades and none specific thanks all!!

it looks like its been there a long time so theres no way i want to move it. im very tempted with the sleeving idea its the simplest way. thanks

yes thanks i think your right should def box it in maybe with a lintel on top

hi. in my front garden i have just knocked down an old concrete block shed due to bad cracking and poor build quality. my plan was to dig good foundations and rebuild. it is only a small structure, 6ft wide by 3ft deep and 5ft tall. whilst digging i discovered the incoming water supply...

hi. in my front garden i have just knocked down an old concrete block shed due to bad cracking and poor build quality. my plan was to dig good foundations and rebuild. it is only a small structure, 6ft wide by 3ft deep and 5ft tall. whilst digging i discovered the incoming water supply...

hi. in my front garden i have just knocked down an old concrete block shed due to bad cracking and poor build quality. my plan was to dig good foundations and rebuild. it is only a small structure, 6ft wide by 3ft deep and 5ft tall. whilst digging i discovered the incoming water supply...

another question ive thought of is how much depth should i allow for the render so that the walls match up?

Thanks thats pretty much answered my questions for now!! much appreciated...

hello i'm about to embark on a small building project and would be grateful of any advice. Currently we have a small shed like structure attached to the house built out of concrete block (about 6ft widex3ft deepx5ft tall). Unfortunately it is badly built and whilst i am redoing the garden i...

hi we have victorian style ground floor converted flat that we have renovated. In the bedroom we have no ventilation and built in wardrobes on an exterior wall that covers an old fireplace. We are pretty sure now we have condensation but there is a particulary damp and mouldy spot directly...

too late he's gone like the wind!

We have had a shower fitted above the bath and the area around the bath has been tiled. The shower arm is 14" and it comes straight out of the wall and it has a large shower head (8") that holds a lot of water even when turned off. The problem is that the shower droops at quite an angle and...

your right but how do we know where the break is without putting a camera up the soil pipe.

we have been renovating for several months and have had new bathroom with tiled floors etc all finished. i had floorboards up in adjacent room and noticed a damp patch in the ground near the toilet area and a bit of a smell ( sewer smell) Studiply i ignored the problem and thought/hoped it would...