Recent content by RySmiff

Thats a good good idea. Cheers

Thanks Tony, will look into it and see if i can find a local suppler to contact

Yes I was a bit surprised by the "extreme load" version too. I'm just getting into it at the moment but the garage has a facing brick exterior so I need something where the lintels/steels are hidden on the outer leaf

Thanks for the info Woody. As you say, I will get in touch with the manufacturer's tech team. I guess If needs be I could also build the piers out the the bottom to spread the load a bit more

Hi Everyone, I got a single story brick garage that needs the lintel replacing. It has a old cast in situ concrete lintel that's also supports 2 purlins resting on the brick pillars. At some point this has sagged and caused the brickwork to drop but it hasn't changed for the last 10 years that...

Cheers Woody

Hi Woody, Thanks for the reply. So just patch it up you think? I was thinking that a vapour barrier or concrete layer might reduce any moisture that may be coming out the ground but at the same time didn't was to create a problem that was not already there

Hello All, I've recently lifted the floorboards on my 1950's house to reveal some damp in the timbers. The damp was coming from 5 completely blocked air bricks and the raised ground level outside. Both have since been rectified and I also intend to insulate between the joists The ground in the...