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I'll confess to not absorbing info about the finish on the other side of the wall, but if you're not worried about disturbing the plaster, then you could remove the whole brick, but personally, i'd just drill and chisel out what I needed to. Tom

You'd be amazed how many bricks you could remove from a wall before it failed; sinking in a few 47mm boxes isn't a problem and is common practice - even if they are a little deeper than the norm... Tom

Hi Tony, Thanks for your reply. I'm surprised by your reaction to the mesh idea. It was a bit out of left field I grant you, but with the roof holding the top of the wall, and the base unlikely ever to move, I though the aim of the piers was to stop the wall buckling - ie bending before...

You're welcome. Tom

100mm min I think, but most, including myself would have 150mm either side. Tom

Hi Tony/Woody, Thank you for your comments, and getting stuck in! The wall is very sheltered due to the proximity of the neighbours house, and the roof will be tiled with clay double romans and constructed from 200x50 rafters - so there is substantial weight. I'm struggling to see how...

If your house if old enough it would appear no one actually knows where the damn boundary is these days - by that I mean the 'line' not the physical one... Case in point, our land registry docs show our boundary as straight and is clearly kinks due to aerial pictures and boundaries beyond...

Hello, We're building an extension on a building notice, and expect to get to dpc on Tuesday after pouring the foundations this morning and planning to take the weekend off. Everything is going so well despite the rain while excavating! Part of the extension comprises of a single-skin...

All fixed guys! I popped around and set about removing the towel rail and once over the bath I discovered the valve at one end was not opening sufficiently. As it turns out these valves (new to me) are the type fully open when unscrewed only half way. They also have a lock nut and this was...

Hi, There is definitely no cylinder, just combi on the ground floor - he just confirmed via text. If the TR was plumbed into the feed to the hot tap it would get hot on occasions, but my friend is adamant it only got warm at the bottom, but did so every time the CH was on. This is until...

Hi, and thanks for your reply. The loose render revealed just stone, and no brick work. Interesting you'd use brick to build up the jambs. What is your opinion on shuttering and pouring concrete? I can borrow commercial shuttering and get hold of some rebar too... Assuming the...

Now i'm confused. A DIY plumber might of plumbed it into the HW pipes - that is what oldbuffer was getting at. I'm not experienced enough to check pump :( Cheers P

Thanks for your input Oldbuffer - much appreciated The TR got hot when bled BUT could be on hot water circuit!!!! Hmmmmmmm! Valves might be duff, but they're not thermostatic ones that i'd imagine are more prone to going belly up. I suppose he could disconnect and run a hose through it...

I understand, but if your finish is only 25mm (?) thick you're only going to be able to fit a very insignificant thickness of insulated plaster board, half of which is going to be pb itself... P

It sounds like you're drilling into a brick wall and the bricks have a hollow section. Google different bricks - there are loads of types. Red - brick white - mortar The depth of the hole does not matter if the drill bit selected was the correct size. The plug should fit snugly and not...

I'm quite sure insulated PB will only come in 2400 x 1200 (8'x4') and your local builders merchant will supply it. The width will determine how much insulation you gain, and how feasible it will be to just put a patch in; if you used a 40mm thick sheet you'd obviously find yourself with a...

16 views and no replies - no one care to take a guess or are ya too chicken? :lol: :wink: P

Personally, and I'm not a structural engineer, I don't like the sound of that. He shouldn't be removing any part of a shared stack without seeking advise or even asking you; stacks weigh a lot more than they appear to from ground level and can cause a lot of damage if they collapse! P

To remove the upstairs wall section: Are the 4 acros going to be sat on your first floor joists(!), or run through to the floor on ground level? What is the 'other side' - is it another room of the house with a ceiling/roof? I'm struggling to picture it! Sorry P

Chaps, I wonder if you can help please.. I visited a friend last weekend and topped up his combi after he bled the system to the extent the boiler lost all pressure. This came about when he tried to get some heat in a towel rail that previously had only ever got warm around its base...