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Radders_23, noseall still doesn't understand that his original sweeping irresponsible claims were wrong - and he's been digging deeper ever since. He's constantly doing this kind of thing - talking nonsense one minute and denying it the next. His idea of a technical argument is to attempt to...

Yes, remove the apron and saw the nosing off.

If they were added later then how come we can see the top plates of both A & B? The ceiling would have been covering a later top plate. If A & B are accurate the plates are carrying joists?

dea81, No problem at all with that location - for erecting an alloy tower to safely cut and remove the stack - short section by short section from the top. That CI stack is rotten and great care will need to be taken in case whole sections shatter and collapse. The first floor WC connection can...

Then what's supporting the posts? A single length plate should be supporting the posts and all the weight they carry. Plates are not there to fill gaps. The lead colored plastic was an attempt at a cavity tray - but where is it draining to except underneath the rotting plates. The black membrane...

Towers are distinct from scaffs as you well know, and the names have been separate and distinct since i started in this game. I've never heard anyone, scaffolder's included, refer to say an alloy tower as a Scaffold Tower - the contract might, the literature might but no one on site. No...

If i may say so, i admire your ingenuity and determination, & all things being equal, the awning project should work out fine. However, previous to the PVC frames there would probably have been hefty wood frames supporting the wood plate and posts. You now have two separate cuts of plate over...

While you are doing this or that, you could possibly dislodge the lintel - so, why not simply remove the lintel - the brickwork above will be safe. Drop the lintel and remove the infill. If you dont want to do that then leave the centre brick alone, and remove the marked brick, the one next to...

OP, it would help if you posted a pic of the stack - a ground to eaves shot. Presume the stack is CI. Is the WC pan connection a CI hub? No scaffold necessary - is there access for a tower?

Load bearing walls will typically be of brick, and come up from the foundations. Partition walls are typically stud framing, and rise from floorboards to ceiling. OP, could you possibly draw & scan a rough plan view of the joists in the loft and the walls in question?

That pic changes things a bit. The filler obviously starts one brick in from the RH corner, and most of it can all be safely removed provided the right side of the lintel is jammed up - later, all the bits and bobs of brick can be removed and re-bedded neatly. Its probably possible to now remove...

stand back and pic the wall please.

Without a fixing instruction diagram for the awning I dont understand what you are proposing? Or where exactly you intend to position the awning? The framing and siding look to be in a poor condition - the plate seems to be unsuccessfully acting as a full length lintel. FWIW: where the bottom...

OP, You want to expose the original fireplace for any particular purpose? The original opening was wider and higher than the infill you show in your pic. There would have been a brick arch higher up above the lintel - perhaps the arch is still there? Why not remove the plaster for at least 500mm...

OP, you can do more or less anything in the building line to existing buildings - if you wish to pay for it. In your case, you wil be running a raised extension flat roof back into a bungalow, presumably, pitched roof. How the roof is raised is almost irrelevant - my point was that the...

OP, For what you are trying to achieve you will have inconvenience and expense that dont seem to be justified in terms of your proposal? At first glance at your post I'd suggest why not consider demolition, and re-build with a pitched roof if possible?

OP, just seen your last post - thats great you've solved the issue. Come back if you need any more help.

OP, If you can you post a pic I'll be able to help you better with your question? Is this in a bay? What kind of bit are you using? 10mm could be the plaster depth - & the plaster might have metal/meshing behind it? Did it feel like metal or something else?

Thank you for the new info and pics. The previous business about the Blackjack wont fly. I'd suggest that you leave it alone. You now have roughly three possibilities: 1. strip the roofing cover down to boards or even joists. 2. attempt a certain amount of destructive investigation on the roof...

As above, clear the drain hose and trap. Does the hose run high, and then drop to the trap spigot? A pic showing under the sink plumbing might help? Is the trap arm discharging thro the wall to a gulley or a Tee?