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Hi, I'm looking for some tips on how to join decking boards end on. The deck is approximately 3.3m by 9m and built using 4.8m pressure treated boards. We decided it would look better with the boards running parallel to the 9m length so will need to butt join the ends somehow. I've...

That's great, thanks! Do you have any recommendations for what to cover/size the filled areas with before papering? Thanks

I have a few questions about putting up lining paper for painting over. I am a complete novice, having never used lining paper or wallpaper before so any advice would be great but the main questions are: Firstly - I have filled cracks/imperfections using Toupret filler and sanded these down...

It's beyond my knowledge, but if you have any additional questions you think I should ask him about it that would be great? He initially left me a voicemail and his words relating to the crack were: "I'm quite comfortable about that, it looks long term, old expansion cracking. It's the...

I spoke to him specifically about this crack and he said that it is not subsidance. He said it is an expansion crack at the weakest point of the wall and it will expand and contract periodically so needs a flexible sealant otherwise it will keep cracking. He said he would be surprised to see a...

Just had the surveyors report: The main walls are formed of 300mm thick cavity brickwork. When originally constructed the walls will not have had a dry layer of insulation fitted, however, there are indications that this has been added subsequently. Legal advisers should confirm that...

I hadn't noticed that. Looking at the first picture it seems as though the weird bonding is only around the area of the crack. Does this mean it has been re-bricked then? You don't think they damaged the brickwork when fitting the new windows then?

Any "disturbance of finishes internally on the Gable?" Not that I could see and the house has been empty for about a year so no recent covering up jobs

Thanks for all of the advice ... clearly quite worrying then! Do you know how much I should expect to pay for a structural engineer investigation? Wondering whether to just pull out at this stage or pay out more on this... the house is ideal for us apart from this and good value but this...

Thanks We're getting a homebuyers survey tomorrow so will hopefully find out a bit more info It looks like there may have been some sort of work done sometime ago on the drains below the crack as it appears to have been re-concreted at some point Not sure if you can tell from this...

Hi, We are in the process of buying a house but I've noticed a couple of cracks in the external brick walls which are a bit concerning. The first is on the side wall of the house below a window. It is about 1.3m long and goes through bricks and mortar, it is about 4mm wide at the widest...