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Hi what do you mean Barings? Also what do you mean bake at 200 degrees? Thanks for the answers

Thanks. Can you buy the top of the accrue support separately? I have 1 support I can use in the garage but need the top attachment. Do you think 1 suport would be ok or would I need 2 or 3? Can you hire them? Thanks again

Was that supposed to be funny? It made me laugh anyway but advice on actually how to cut the bricks so they still over lap would be good

Hi I am currently building my garden wall but I am now stuck as there is a 135 degrees turn in the wall as seen in the photos. I really dont know how to do this as the bricks should still overlap I know to explain what I should do will be hard in words but could someone please try?

Hi I want to put in a new lintil above the door so I can change the frame of the door. But as you can see it looks like the current door frame supports the brick work above it. How can I put a lintil in without all the brick work collapsing?

Loads of various work

ps the reason they are building a column is for the support of the beam but this will cause a lot of modifications to the cellar steps.

We had a quote from 2 other builders and they were the same price. I am just concerned because the builders we have gone with have overlooked 2 major problems. 1 they have sorted out but with regards to the stair case they still dont know?!?! If they have given us a written quote then will they...

took away link. i only put link on to show how it looks like a decent company

We have a company Broadbent and Sons part of this: . They are going to knock down a structural wall in our house between our kitchen and our dining room. They came round first and gave us a quote for 1k. When the guy came back again we pointed out that where he was going to put one side of the...

I basically bought the house off a relative and the kitchen is a bit dodgy to say the least. Around the work surface it is tiled but it has 3 layers of tiles and at the end of the worktop where the tiles end he has tried to blend the raised surface of 3 layers of tiles by grout. The sink has...

Hi I am wanting to knock down 2 structural load bearing walls in my house. Apart from getting a quotation from a builder what else do I need to do? Who do I contact regarding legalities and getting drawings etc? Many thanks