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Hi, andy, The point about the founds is a good one, I once dug down on a similar building and found it was built on bales of wool. good luck. not so much a job, more a way of life.

There are various types of inspection chambers, and that is what this sounds like. It's Never a good idea to build over them. get some advice from the local building control.

I think I detect a ripe gleaning ground for the Bretheren of the Wall here! The wall exists wether you believe in it or not! Not so much a religion, more a bunch of cults.

Hi, Bellboyz, If you plan on being a site sparky, you first need to practice getting a joiner to put a temporary door on a room to secure it, (to keep the wires and suff in) Then you send in an apprentice to put a temporary supply on to the room. Then, A kettle, Several comfy chairs, and a...

Hi, Doog, Bricklaying is the second oldest trade/profession, 5000 years at least, towns that old have been uncovered and it is still possible to see that the same bonds that are in use now were in use then. If you mean a spacer for venting the cavity or as a weep hole then those things are...

OK, Jag, you mean since they demolished their side? (I think) Whatever has been done since doesn't affect where the boundry is/was.

Yes, the builders had to put the piers one side or tother, It doesn't necessarily mean anything. you will have to look at your deeds and get measuring.

thermo, you sound like a potential recruit to the broderbond. Not so much a religion, more a bunch of cults.

Yes, think about bracing it with piers, (pillars) as well. If you're getting a bricky to build it get him on site for advice about the foundations as well, first.

Hmmm, I wouldn't have thought so if you dig them deep enough. you are looking at pressure against the wall which is a turning force. I wouldn't think it would be enough to push the wall over, particulaly if you brace it with piers, (on your side) 5-1 just means 5 parts soft sand to 1 part...

IMHO?

Hi, Stu, I suppose you should pull one up and 'ave a gander. I'm a brickie by trade, so my experience of these matters is slight. however 300 years is a long time and you can't apply modern building standards to houses built shortly after Sammy Pepys was writing about the Backgammon tables...

Hi, Delucks, Not the second coming of the returned one? Back from the wall, to save us all, Horay!! Exultations and hosannahs!! :) :D :lol:

Hi, Jag, Have a look at any fences or boundary walls associated with the garage, (I'm assuming for the sake of argument that the garages were built at the same time as the house). These will be deemed to be on the boundary line and you can make a good informed guess about the boundary and...

Hi, Vicky, Well, unless you want it to match the outside brickwork, I would consider just nailing it up from the outside and boarding over it inside. however if you want it back to as original, then you must remove it all, flaps and liners and all. Then cut out any part bricks and then go to...

Hi, Arvr, I'm not conversant with the damp proofing system to which you refer, however you may have other problems to contend with if you want to use the old flues for 'real' fires. I think the flues will have to be lined, or at least checked for suitability. The stacks may need some...

Hi, Lec, you need to be the master of the level not it's slave, Work down from the FFL and make your brick sub-walls finish at the height you want. It may mean you have to start with a split course or a course of half bricks on edge laid crosswise along the length of the wall. I would...

Potential converts to the broderbond then? the universe we see is just the atoms in a cherry pit at the base of the dry stone wall which surrounds the universe, only by going to the wall can we gain enlightenment.

Hi, Paul, The 9" wall with piers would be.(adequate) You could build the piers either inside or outside of the wall, (or equally either side. If you really wanted to be sure without going to the expense of calculations. Then a wall of concrete blocks laid flat in 5-1 mortar with a 4" skin of...

Hi, podgeylad, If the wall you propose is to be a boundary wall not a retaining one between two gardens, then you need to consider that the maximum height you may be allowed is 2mts from path. (although this is not alway rigourously monitored) It would be normal to build such a wall and a...