Recent content by Phil0884

To save time I've had a builder come in to put 50mm insulation boards under the subfloor. They've used 2 x 25mm boards to make up the thickness but they do not sit flush with the top of the joists. Even though the insulation benefits will be negligible I was thinking of topping up the gaps with...

Wall section is approx 10m, builder who looked at it reckoned it was around 50 years old judging by the blocks used. No expansion/movement joints though it does change from block to brick either side of this 10m section. Crack is wider at the top (about 3mm). I did wonder whether is had been...

Hello, first time poster but long time reader. In the last month a vertical crack appeared in my garden boundary wall. The crack spans the complete width of the wall so you can see the crack on both sides of the wall. The wall borders an alleyway and is 6ft high so I wanted it investigated, a...