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This stuff is hard to break!

Building Control visited and approved the 600mm fill. I specifically pointed out that the finished floor level of the extension would match the existing house floor level. I don’t think I’ll be ripping it out; instead, I’ll look at ways to rectify the issue.

Building Control is involved and has approved a 600mm concrete pour. It appears that the neighbour's trench is approximately 400mm deep.

500-600mm wide and deep This is a 6m × 6m single-storey extension with one beam in the middle, while the original rear wall will remain in place.

This is the current state of my footings. How do I make the surface smooth for brickwork?

It has already lowered by approximately 15 cm. I will wash the footings to get clear pictures of the uneven surface.

My builder poured too much concrete for the footings, and the surface ended up higher than the floor level of my existing house. Because of this, there wasn't enough room to lay even a single course of engineering bricks. We started breaking out some of the concrete using a Titan breaker to...

The leak has now stopped. It appears the cause was the gutters overflowing.

I checked the gutter and it was completely blocked and overflowing. It hadn’t been cleaned for years, so that may have caused the leak. I’ve now cleared it and will post an update here in a few days.

I’ve messed around with something I probably shouldn’t have, and now I’m trying to work out the cause of water dripping from above a window (see attached photos). The area was damp, so I opened it up to check for a leaking pipe. Instead, I found metal mesh supporting concrete. I also used an...