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Is there any dampness at the base of the wall? If no damp, then i agree with the above. If damp is present, you could use off-cuts of 15mm copper pipe to create spacers, and drill & plug the wall, & screw thro the spacers.

1.Is this a rear gable elevation ie. the brickwork goes up to a pediment point? Perhaps post a pic of the rear elevation? 2. There are a number of round holes bored at the perp to bed junctures, perhaps from: a. previous investigations of the horizontal bed business? b. opening up of...

Good luck to you Gregory and your family, 1. If possible, dont live on site. 2. Communicate, communicate, communicate with your partner. 3. Come here or to the Building Forum & ask for advice before doing whatever - not after the fact. 4. Safety: if in doubt, dont do it. Its the...

The above advice to use paraffin is a dangerous suggestion. Paraffin fumes in an enclosed space is an invisible bomb waiting for a light switch to go on, or a match to be lit, and the whole room will flash over with an intense flame. I was told of a tiler who ran from a white cleaning...

OP, Slow down, dont be so impulsive. You have come on here for advice - so, if you dont mind me saying so, take it. Dont go jumping in, report back with what you've revealed and take further advice. Be cautious and selective with what is offered in the thread. I say the above because...

You will have to sort out an agreement with your neighbour(s) ref inspecting access, and what next if any work is required. It could be that expensive scaffold work and render is required Just because it looks OK to a lay person's eyes doesn't mean it will pass muster with a professional...

Just fill any spalled patches with whatever you have at hand - S&C or browning or one coat, but not finish. Bring them to level of surface. As "skimmers" suggested, PVA 50:50 with water, first coat with a roller and wide brush, when it sets, PVA again and start skimming when it goes tacky...

Bagging has a different meaning round here but i think you mean what i would call a very tight scratch coat. PVA is not used on exterior work. SBR (google it) is the thing to use as a bonding agent. What you intend as a final coat? Do you intend to use S&L or C, or a synthetic...

Does your garage have a ridge? Is there a window centred in the wall? 1. You could cut the brickwork with a hired Stihl cutter. Your new door frame would determine dimensions. 2. Or, you could tooth out the brick work and bed back in all the halves. Your new frame width would have to...

Bit of a bewildering post. 1. You wish to completely remove all your c/breasts and chimney stack? 2. The neighbours have a "protrusion", possibly a c/breast, in their bath room? How wide is this "protrusion"? 3. Is the neighbour's bathroom in their loft or first floor? Have the...

I agree with the above. You would have to re-jig the falls of the guttering to drain to the new RWP position. Locate the IC or manhole to which your gulley drains, and then estimate the path for any new gulley drainage. Its often possible to tie in to the old gulley ground drain.

Post your pics please, in detail & of the general situation. Most cracking is not too serious, so dont be alarmed. Which room is this - lounge, bedroom etc ? Any cracking on the exterior? Is the exterior plain brickwork or render etc. ? Are the walls cavity or solid. It might pay...

How is your existing bathroom tied into your new extension? Is the steel a lintel, or taking the weight of joistings? You would do yourself a favour if you posted pics of the new floor and the remaining "wet rot". Any kind of fungal damage needs to be removed or treated.

Good point - my reading of "adding a new connection" was just that, but i didn't know! Its not "a very bad way" but you will have more control if you bump into a "now what" situation. We, typically, drop a plumb line for the stack rest bend inlet, & then trench to the connection. Now...

What am i looking at in the pic? Dash that you've knocked off, or dash and render thats "fallen" off? If it sounds hollow and if there's any movement or flex, then the house requires a renderer, with a ladder, to inspect it. Perhaps skimmers, or roy c, will come along and give opinions...

I agree with the above. However, is this an interior or an exterior wall? Perhaps more investigations before doing anything else. If you can locate screws or fixings perhaps pull one of the boards & investigate. Or, removing the skirting often tells a tale

Difficult to see the hearth clearly - the images keep flipping, can you stabilise them? However, typically hearths were cast in place but rarely protruded below the joists. Your trimming seems to have quite a bit of filler off-cuts. The poured hearth was held in place by ledgers tacked on...

1. Yes, thats fine. 2. Let the grinder do the work, allow it to drop thro the cuts. 3. Dont try to cut the whole circumference in one go - cut to your marks and then open up a pocket, or window, for the tool to get in and nibble away. 4. Use an RCD fixed outlet or an RCD adaptor. 5...

In fairness to whom? Every householder who pays for water and drainage will pay to treat any surface water that gets intentionally or unintentionally mixed with the sewage. The above case is not significant but i've seen an architect direct an established stream into a sewage pipe (post BCO...

ivixor, That a smart idea and possible solution, it had certainly never occurred to me to lift & shift the slab. The thing is, the slab surface should finish up well diminished in area - its too wide, for example, stepping into the neighbour's driveway. Plus, i assume that the OP's idea...