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Hi Woody, Thanks for your feedback and advice. I have spent the last 1.5 months in getting quotes from 4-5 builders and the costs have varied from 1.5k to 10k. I'm based in Bedfordshire if that helps. I'm not sure why the high costs were quoted but it may be because most builders are busy...

Hello Woody, Thank you for the advice. It looks like the 'builder' I have is a contractor who sub-contracts out various bits of the work to other professionals. He got two other contractors in today who specialise in brick work. Both said that a 'L' shaped lintel needs to be installed after...

The lintel on two of my windows has become loose. Photo below. I have hired a builder to fix this and they are recommending simple repointing to fix the issue. However, someone else has recommended that we use helical bars (https://www.permagard.co.uk/advice/lintel-repair-guide) to make the...

He is a structural engineer although not chartered. Here's his signature text. BSc(Hons) CEng MICE MIStructE Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer Should I check with him again or try to find a Chartered Structural Engineer? The property is a maisonette above a shop.

Thanks Footprints. That's a sigh of relief. Would simple re-pointing fix the outside cracks and how do we go about tackling the cracked brick?

I have noticed that cracks have gradually been appearing throughout my 1960's maisonette since last year. Initially, I thought it's normal wear and tear but to be 100% sure, I got a structural survey done in January this year. Nothing major came up and the surveyor told me that these are normal...