Recent content by fergus13

Thanks guys, its not easy with the bricks being bonded on 5 sides, I was hoping to reclaim them but think i should be grateful if i get any. Breaker sounds like a good option.

Hi guys, I am trying to knock down an internal wall, it is a two leaf wall without a cavity, it has the hardest cement i have ever come accross and it is also between the two leafs, when i try to use a sledge hammer nothing moves, it just smashes the fronts of the pre war brick,is there a better...

Should be fine on starting, does the original motor turn freely, if its overheating with little load it might just need bearings replacing in motor or elsewhere. Brook crompton are pretty good motors.

Hello all, I need to lift a 200kg universal beam into place to drop the ground floor section of a load bearing wall. The wall supports the first floor and is built up to the attic (not supporting roof). My idea is to use a chain block suspended from 200x200timber packers through a hole in the...