Recent content by SemiDeranged

I see! This is a lot lighter (and cheaper) than the stuff they put in the loft - was a serious I beam welded from plate steel, I'd guess about 8mm of it on the flanges. Was heavy. Thanks a lot, again. That is right, yes. You can see the blocked up doorway on the outer course - which is breeze...

Cheers for the help, N7 (y) Someone else mentioned using steel angle or a rolled I-beam joist when I posted this on Reddit. The idea of supporting it with brackets occurred to me - seems it would spread the load further but would somewhat weaken the masonary due to the drilled bolt holes. This...

Thanks for the responses, guys. Herts P&D, the overflow was leaking, yes - I fixed it, and found the pointing was wanting externally (as seen). That was when I decided to investigate the other side, where there was bubbling paintwork, and found the crack. Notch7, by "portal" I just meant the...

Supplement: External pointing where continuous runoff from cistern had been running down the brickwork.

Dear all, hope you're good. Also hoping you might be able to give me some advice here! About 5 years ago I bought two adjoining 1930s semis. I knew the previous owner, who had passed away. The kitchens are at the rear external corners of the building. One of them was converted by the previous...