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Hi Folks (sorry for re-format, easier to read) My Victorian (3-floor) terraced house has solid (no cavity) brickwork walls, and a cellar under the front half of the property which opens directly onto the street. Inside, the front elevation in the cellar has a 1m high 'bench' of brick that...

Hi Folks My Victorian (3-floor) terraced house has solid (no cavity) brickwork walls, and a cellar under the front half of the property which opens directly onto the street. Inside, the front elevation in the cellar has a 1m high 'bench' of brick that is about 1m wide, and two parallel...

Hi Always Learning Thanks for some good/useful tips there. I should say the 'curve' I mention is part of the shape in plan view, though the original did have a curve as you suggest in cross-section. The step is surrounded by brick walls (incl door!) on three sides, and bridges a large cavity...

Hi Folks My Victorian terraced house opens directly onto the street, at a 15deg turn in the road, with 3 steps from (incl) road level up to the front door level (incl), set in a brick porch. During recent building work, the fella managed to crack the large curved central step, that is...

Hi Folks I am having a great deal of difficulty with the cement my local supplier is now providing which I am using to make a lime mortar. I am using this as I have a Victorian terraced house which largely seems to have stayed standing largely due to the 'flexibility'/accomodation of such a...