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I still don't understand why the same happened to the conservatory dwarf wall in the shaded area.

So, helibar and stitching would not offer a permanent solution?

@tell80 No survey at this stage.

Vertical crack going through brickwork, blah, blah, blah. Been requested to remove pics, thus thread has lost its context.

As someone who has gone through cancer twice and lost close family members to the condition, I hope for their sake they don't experience what its like to fight for every single intake of air. I don't go near any cutting, grinding or hole making machine these days without wearing masks, googles...

Lots of work for spaceman who take showers outdoors. On a more serious note, how is this going to be addressed and at what cost. Moreover, once that last tonne is removed, what is the next dangerous material to be identified and the whole process starts again? The point I was making in my last...

@23vc Many thanks. None of the properties in the street are finished with a box end. They all look the same as mine. @^woody^ Excellent, and yes all the plastics need a good clean down. It's on the growing list of things I don't want to do, but have no choice :( As a point of interest, two...

Can anyone advise on the following? Asbestos soffit at A covered with UPVC. There does not appear to be any fixings directly into the asbestos as the UPVC seems to be slotted into some form of wall clip. However, is B asbestos, and is the UPVC facia covering more asbestos at C. More...

Absolutely. This forms part of an ongoing discussion on another forum. It makes logical sense.

Woody There is no DPC where the mortar is falling out, or in any of the lower brickwork around the whole property. Also, what is going on with the course of bricks below: they're not bonded on the brick ends and are aligned in a stack bond?

I’d be grateful for any advice on the following: What is going on with this lower course of brickwork. 60s Det Bungalow with concrete pathway. The path has started to crack and sink, could it have taken the lower course of brickwork with it? If so, what has become of the foundations? Its...

That was my first thought, but I've never seen one with that depth. From memory sticks out around 35cm from the wall.

It is indeed a bungalow, but the conservatory is fitted on the gable end.