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http://www.buildbase.co.uk/ do a material estimating service.

Approx. 60 bricks per sq Metre for stretcher bond.

Yes (and it would appear I took no notice! :oops: but I know where I went wrong). If you look closely at the 1st course you will see a queen closer. The 2nd course should have had the two parallel strecher bricks inset into the pier. The wall was generally one big cock up, so in the end I...

Too late, the whole thing was torn down shortly after this picture was taken in preparation for our pier and flemmish bond wall. (In the end I concentrated on the pier and left the wall) Piers are good practice for plumb, level and square. I managed to keep the diagonals the same (620mm)...

Like I said I need lots more practice, if I was paying someone to build what I did I'd tell them to start again. The 3/4 bats in the middle was a silly lack of concentration at the end of a day of hard graft! I learned a lot by my mistakes, if I was to build the wall now it would be a lot...

Hi Chaps, Recently finished my "House Construction" bricklaying course with www.tradeskills4u.co.uk near Gatwick. I had a great time and was able to construct a small 'dwelling' with cavity wall+insulation, window and Catnic lintel. The image below shows I'll need a LOT more practice but...

Yes, I was thinking a well known brand might be easier to sell on. The Belle it is. Cheers

I'm after a Cement Mixer for a oneoff job for my extension and then looking to sell on. Anyone had experience of these? http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=cement+mixer £150 http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=16177&ts=00339 £200

Thanks Just found out from an Old-timer in the village that it was a disreputable local builder who modernised all the drains and pipework on the street in the early 1970s. The council never asked them to do work for them again.

The electricity supply to the garage is fed via an RCD so hopefuly if there was a problem the power would shut off before too much harm. Thanks

The Pipe has BS-1972 which is followed by an inverted triangle with a squiggle in it followed by Class C. I'll take a trip to a one of the companies you mention with the pipe. Cheers

I'm a bit confused :? I've just had the digital calipers on my black pipe and measure 21.5mm od and 15.5mm id. Why am I confused? 1/2"=12.7mm not 15.5mm or do imperial measurments for pipework use the internal rather than external diameter for the gauge? Anyway I've had look at the...

I more knowledgable Plumb Center employee said my black pipe was Class C. What does the class refer to, is it wall thickness?

You're not kidding! I asked for a compression joint and the woman behind the counter said "What's a compression joint?" I kid you not!!! :roll: Thanks for the reply.

I'd like to connect an old black Alkathene water main (22mm or 7/8" od) to MPDE blue pipe (od 25mm). I went to Plumb Centre and they told me they don't make connectors! (I know they do as I've seen the Water board use them). So how do I connect them?

According to Brickwork for Apprentices http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0750667524 One of the mixes they suggest is a 1:3 cement:Builders sand

Probably. £1000 per square metre is a rough ballpark figure, more if you're in the southeast. Don't forget to read forum rule 9a, even in some cases it's a tad draconian.

Oh alright MAY be the footings, Mr Clevercloggs! :roll: Before the concrete footings became common place 1920s onward, brick footings such as those described were very common. My mother-in-laws are just like it.

DONT'T remove the stepped bricks! :shock: They are the footings for the house. My mother-in-law's neighbour did as you are proposing and caused subsidence in her house. (Her's is a victorian terrace)

It doesn't sound like a hard job as Nige F describes. Well within the reach of an ethusiastic and competent DIYer.