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You think I should put the hole through higher, and so maybe build a step?

Thanks Tony, AI advised very much against removing the lowest brick currently on the slab. I assume it gathers this knowledge from nerds who talk Bricks online. It never takes the p155. As my lion is so tall, it looks like I can leave the bottom two courses intact and sit the catflap on 2nd...

Deadly serious. Our cat is fat, and that's that. I know about the 'triangle' load spreading voodoo, having removed lintels above fireplaces. Wondering if it would be very bad, for instance, to remove the lowest brick on the slab. The cat is old and wouldn't enjoy a catflap 3 bricks high.

Apologies for rubbish drawings.... TLDR- Single skin brick wall 2.15m wide x 1.05m tall, under some load, and on dubious slab/footings. Will cutting a catflap through it, say 1 brick above slab, weaken the wall significantly? I am thinking chain drill and gingerly knock out. Long form...

I suspect this is a psychological phenomenon akin to the autopilot (but with awareness) where a person relapses to drug or alcohol use. I can't square where the reward comes into the mix, (not that am I in throes of addiction), but I too rarely get away with 'just a bit' of Expanding foam...

I am so grateful. . Thank you My dad offered similar; that the tiles, if stable and intact do the work and the membrane is a more minor backstop. I imagine it will still shed water... Spot on also re the construction...The material is made of gossamer thin layers. These are coming apart. The...

Yes it's the breathable type. I will try to find the name. Nothing odd stored in the loft....

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Roof replaced maybe 10 years ago. As in tiles, battens, and this membrane. The membrane seems to be cracking. Anyone seen such before? Why does it do this?

No complaint made. I am not pleased. They are finished. Am also the last person to not kick up a fuss.... If I had read the contract I would have seen their blurb. Says they do not finish, just fill. As mentioned already, that actual blurb is word for word same as some regular big firms. But...

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I think this wraps up as a cautionary tale. Contract said 'reinstate' but small print T's and C's says "will fill any holes and level the surface but will not replace the original surface or construction. Redecoration or repair of damage needed after completion of our work is your...

It's got off really hard. It's consistent throughout/they didn't switch *to* it after running low on materials. They left site and presumably bought it mixed; it came in a pick up pre mixed and quite dry. They wacked the sub layer with what looked like type 1, then dry filled it, with floats...

I have heard of this concrete...yes.....but are you serious?

They did fit it. It looks like they had to go back into the pipework and undo their first fit of just a stopcock. Buggered if I know why they would do it in this way... But it's all done now.

Well, it's really weird. The water just falls straight through it. Like it's got no fines at all. Feels like it's been getting harder since about 6 pm.. so there's absolutely *no* wetting it up option. Anyone know what it is, if it matters etc. The quote says simply 'reinstate'... So...? I...