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There are are chemical injection products that can strengthen and stabilise masonry and mortar. These are typically used for conservation of old walls and friable stone. I understand it is different to crack repair resin, and more like damp proof injection. But whether this is possible in this...

From a Chartered Surveyor too! :rolleyes: Whether he was acting dumb or if it was not really an act is open for debate :unsure:

Looking at the new photo, I can't see why grips can't grip them stubs

The house clearly has a defect and does not conform to the standards it should have been built to. That's not debatable. Whether it may or may not be OK, is debatable. But no qualified professional person is going to certify that and support any assertion that the mortar is acceptable now or...

That's right. Otherwise the brickwork will become saturated with the risk of frost damage and salt staining.

Yes, it's an incestuous relationship between the members and the governors. The rules and specification are biased and beneficial towards the builder members - who bizarrely are the ones who fund the NHBC in the first place. The public are led to believe that the NHBC look after their...

A warm roof had the vapour barrier above the deck, not at the ceiling level. Fitting one at ceiling level when there is another above it can create damp issues not prevent them. Likewise, fitting a vapour barrier to a masonry wall is a complete waste of time. "VCL" is a generic term for the...

Bang it in with a hammer and punch.

It's a latent defect, any claim will succeed. A claim against the builder, the inspector and the NHBC as joint defendants will unlikely proceed past the initial letters as it they would want to settle it first. Damages, costs and remedial works would be agreed. Don't accept any remedy...

Chicken wire is standard. A builder who's not heard of it is non-standard. You could instead, potentially upgrade the floor deck with a layer of mdf.

My Huepar 360 is better than my Bosch. More functions, cheaper and just as accurate. Plus it has pulse mode so works with a detector.

No, it turned out I never had the need to buy that specific blade for any job, as i had other options

BTW, this would be a better way of forming the joints for load transfer.

4x2 will span 1200 centres for the main fixing no problem, and then just put a wall plug half way for stability. The support timber could also run past the studs to give you your 1500mm. You could do away with one layer of the bench board and put another 4x2 across the front edge to transfer...

Stales are normally pre-formed at the head aren't they? If not - A spokeshave, chisel or a knife to form the head. Sandpaper to get a nice finish Cut a slot approximately half the depth of the hammer head or more if the hole taper is deeper. Tap the head on - hit the bottom of the stale to do...

Any ground adjacent to the thing you are building, not the original house.

Yes, a verge projection is required, and its functional. However for aesthetics, you could possibly use slate or clay tiles instead of undercloak if that fits better with the building age.

No better than a Henry for filtering. TBH, all the main brands are equal on filtering, but differ on other criteria. For me, noise would be a main criteria and when I looked at some recently, Mirka was the quietest by some 10db. I did like the power take off/bluetooth control though and the...

The Brighouse Whooping Cough Choir and the Richmond Rhinitis Orchestra could perform in that house, no problem.

This is good if you want an all in one. Two settings and a nice diffused white light which removes lots of shadows Erbauer Rechargeable LED Work Light with Power Bank 3000lm - Screwfix https://share.google/qUuDUl6OESFO6FpEb This one from ryobi is my favourite. Equivalent to 100w bulb, but...