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I will get more opinions thanks however, Im contemplating making application for building regs to get involved.. not so much because of the wall problem but I want to concrete the whole floor inside the property and dont want any comeback... however, I am very nervous about doing this because Im...

Thanks guys, I got a builder down like you advised and they said the walls are not a problem in that theyre not going to fall down... they said you cannot expect anything level on these types of houses.. I guess due to their age and how they were built initially. They think that the wall will...

Hi all, Ive ripped up all the wooden floor in an old terraced house which was badly affected with dry rot and would like to replace it with a concrete floor. Firstly, can anyone tell me do I need planning permission before going ahead with the work? Then, if I go down the root of building...

At a guess so far I will have from the base of foundation around 18" to bottom of 5x2 joist.. any suggestions on how to build the walls.. what blocks/bricks to use.. i want to keep it simple... but obviously effective enough to have good air flow etc...

Ok thanks for that stuart45, I will not make it too wet then...

Sorry Im a complete beginner with this..! what is opc? and i take it that the ballast is ready mixed.. so all i do is add one part cement? also, can you give me some idea of what texture of the mixed content should be when water is added ..? Ive read that if this is not right then cracking can occur

Hi all, Dug two footings 18"w x 12"d x 3.8m each. for sleeper walls to support 5x2 joists for new floating floor. Got my hands on a cement mixer and ready to go... I was going to use 20mm aggregate with a mix of 4 aggregate x 2 sharp sand x 1 cement for the footings... is this right, or should...

Thanks guys, took the measurements - and the differences between top of wall and bottom are: kitchen 57mm. Bedroom above kitchen 33mm. Extension 27mm. The bedroom has been drylined on one wall and the opposite wall is out of plumb around 22mm so it would make that wall 55mm out of plumb. do you...

Maybe its difficult to see on pics but the wall is bulged out around 2.3m from floor level then goes the opposite way up to the roof... but i will do some measuring tmrw internally... Thanks woody

Thanks for your post bobasd... Im real sorry but i don't understand a lot of your terminology though :( ie flank wall, outriggers, frame openings, etc... Im just a diyer...! I will get a structural engineer to look over the property though...

Heres a couple more pics.. first is of upstairs front wall (at right angle to the wall out of plumb) i guess this wall is supporting it from falling out further. second pic shows extension wall and where the block wall was simply floating with no ground support. Ive checked both neighbors and...

Ok... Heres a bit more info... and a few more pics.. I checked the flat roof and above the ceiling in the kitchen and the roof/floor joists have moved back away from the outer wall in extension around 3/4" However the joists in the kitchen are up to 6" from the end of the void in wall, just...

Sorry guys for lack of info... where woody has indicated I would think thats plumb.. however i would have to check that. if you take it as plum then you can see the difference from there. The problem is on where the other drain pipe is behind. its out of plumb around 2 to 2. 1/2" from the...

Anyone got advice regarding external wall out of plumb? (hopefully you can see on pic) It is roughly two - two and a half inch out from pavement to top of flat roof on extension Im guessing it was caused by lintel above window rotten and dropped (cracks in mortar joints above window) also in the...

Thanks again, I will take your advice and leave it for the moment..

Thanks a lot for reply Blagard, The area was severly flooded not so long back, also almost all buildings here are built on a flood plain (i estimate the building is around 1870sh) Would a good/easy solution be to readjust the footing to drop the staircase back to level then fill in the whole gf...

Hi all, I viewed a 3 bed terraced property yesterday The staircase leading to the first floor seems to have moved up in the middle around 2" (see pics) also the first floor going into the bedroom is bowed along the same line as the stair case. I cannot see any other signs of movement ie...

OK, thanks a lot... i am quite concerned about installing this floor because i have been to quite a few building and flooring places locally and they are advising against installing the wooden floor floating over concrete... and are telling me that it will buckle and possibly crack... is there...

Ok, thanks for the information and your help... Much appreciated..! Forgive my ignorance... im an absolute novice.. :oops:

I don't know what the wood was for originally.. i think it was flooring out of an old school... i am buying it from a company that specialize in reclaimed wood.. but my main concerns are will it be hard enough.. and buckling or cracking due to temp/moister changes after I install it...