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Yeah I must admit to having reservations. Hopefully because he's not from a crack repair company he won't say that but you never know. I think he will just say "needs more inspection of the foundation." Which is no better off than I am now.

Thanks for the replies. I do have a hairline crack inside at the top but not outside. I think what worried me was the cracks are deep inside and out. The blocks are thermalite inside. I have an engineer coming next week. Will see what they say.

Hi, My property has an old extension circa 1985. It's a detached property 1930s and we have a diagonal crack inside with is a couple of mm thick but deep so it is in the brickwork. Outside there is a diagonal crack also in a different location. I've had a few builders and people say they...

Thanks for the reply princeofdarkness here is more info. Ok so the engineering bricks 3 high you can see from the outside and when I had walls completely damp from outside, it was lots of concrete under the soil round the edges that made the water run back towards the walls. The builder tool...

If I did the insulation for the walls and ceiling but left the floor and instead used tanking slurry for the floor. Would that suffice?

I think I have enough height to sacrifice here. I can check this out. In terms of ventilation what should I be looking at in addition to this?

Hi it was built on a concrete base. He dug down, hardcourt and then did the concrete base. Yes it seems my lack of knowledge stopped me asking the correct questions to the builder. An internal frame that is insulated, could you give me a few more pointers?

Hi, Thanks. The roof is constructed with joists I believe. It has a grey roof and covered with bitumen(spelling). It's a flat roof with a slight slope forward so water runs to a gutter collected in a water butt.

Hi all, So I got a builder to build me an outbuilding. I use it for a gym. It has a power rack in it and my gym plates. It also has my Mrs sofa from her old property. From what I gather I had 14x12ft concrete base and 2.5m height building. It has 2 French doors. Zero ventilation except for...