Recent content by sgledhill

Ah, of course (parden the pun) instead of going thinner, go fatter! Genius, thanks!

Hi, I am converting my garage into a room and will be building a dwarf cavity wall (9 courses) with a window above it on the existing concrete slab. Building control have given me the OK to do this as the slab is quite deep. Instead of keying in the new brickwork I plan to recess it back half...

Thanks to both for replying. I feared option 1 would be preferred! Quite like the idea of covering it with plastic but it would look nicer with brick... One concern I do have with option 1 is that because the two skins are literally touching each other, if I were to remove the courses and fit...

Hi, I am converting my garage and have a fairly odd situation with regards to lintels... As the photo shows, my garage protrudes slightly out from the main face of the house and has it's own mini sloping roof. The front face of the garage has two skins which are touching each other rather...