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    Cleaning ivy off bricks

    I've cleaned this off a house before with brushes and lots of elbow grease and then used a wire brush and even a small palm sander where it was really tough to get off. Only thing I would say is that on a Victorian property you may end up taking off some of the brick faces doing this so you'd...
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    Replacing pocketed floor joists

    Thanks a lot Alastair, do you think this would give enough strength? The joists are 175mm deep by 50mm wide.
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    Replacing pocketed floor joists

    Hi, I'm refurbing the galley kitchen in our Victorian terrace (solid brick walls, no cavity). Three of ceiling joists (which are the floor joists of the bathroom above) need replacing completely (they can't be sistered) but are pocketed into the brick walls on both sides. One of those walls is...
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