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You mean something like: http://www.cavitytrays.co.uk/pdf/damp_proofing/Type%20X.pdf That'll be a job and a half to install on the existing house. :|

Thanks for you posts so far guys. Wouldn't the following dimensions have made more sense and be easier to build? The entire wall is 20mm wider than the original plan. Click on image below: The more I think about the original question the more I think it was daft to ask it in the...

Can you tell me how you came to that figure? Will the window and door be located correctly with minimum disruption to stretcher bond? The std UK brick is 215mm long and mortar joints are approx. 10mm.

Hello jbonding & tawelfryn et al, You're the resident experts on bricklaying so I was wondering if you could please give me some idea how you'd go about building the front wall with the given dimensions. My architect has chosen peculier dimensions for the front of my extension. I can see...

Well chaps I started this topic, no offence was meant :shock: I don't want to get personal, I'll say this I think this forum is a great place for discussion and answering queries. Trouble is, it worries me when even the 'pros' argue about what you should do! I think it boils down to there...

The new extension's brickwork will be gauged with that of the existing. But what do you do when the brick coursework varies by 33mm from front to back . I've double checked this with a laser level. All I can imagine is the house wasn't built exactly level. If I gauge the brickwork at the...

Hi Mick, Just been reading posts on your selfbuild, looks like you've done an excellent job. I'm at the planning approval stage but intend to do as much as I can myself. Do you have any tips you can share? I tried to contact you off forum via your MSN account with some specific...

Have a look at http://www.ebay.co.uk Item number 4470645024 for an alternative to the Bricky tool. I own neither tools so can't vouch for there usefulness as an aid to laying bricks or one for gathering dust. :wink:

What do your plans say? The architect drew the courses on my extension plans using the DPC as a base line. Is the builder using the existing brickwork as a gauge for the new, how do they compare? When employing a builder it's natural to assume they'll do a neat and tidy job. But some...

Hi Basecoat, How's your selfbuild extension going, do you have any plans you could upload, and any tips so far? I'm in the process of getting the plans approved. Serendipity struck today when my neighbour opposite let me know he needs 18 tonnes of top soil. He was more than pleased...

Yes, that very thought had crossed my mind. Trouble is I've lost all faith in finding a good builder, 5 colleagues at work and all the neighbours say don't use theirs. There must be good ones but finding one you trust is another matter. A knew a few brickies when I used to work on...

Just watched the DVD on bricklaying from: http://www.ableskills-dvd.co.uk/bricklaying-dvd.htm If the DVD is a anything to gauge the quality of the course by I'd say definately don't go to ableskills! All they appear to do is build a garden wall all week! On the other hand I've been...

The minimum depth of concrete for a garage floor should be 100mm / 4" so you will need approx 2 cubic metres of concrete based on your dimensions. Not sure what the going rate for readymix is. You'll also need a hardcore subbase. Have a look at these websites it may give you some...

[/url] Is it a simple case of using a 'disc cutter' or angle grinder to cut a line through the wall you are building into, approximately central to the cavity of the new adjoining wall for the full height of the building? A DPC is then inserted into the gap.

The http://www.bricky.com website states:- "Bricky is the biggest selling single brand hand tool in the world today, over 14 million units are sold to date (April 2006). " The DVD shows Noel Marshall (the inventor) living in a bog-standard semi not the mansion you'd expect after 14 million...

I think the architect simply used multiples of the std metric brick dimension of 215mm + 10mm mortar e.g 4377.5= 19.5 bricks (225mm each brick)-10mm mortar Judging by the way my ex council house was built it could be a nightmare gauging old and new bricks. i.e. There's anything upto an...

I will tie-in the new extension wall with something similar to the above picture. What I'm wondering is when an external wall becomes an internal you can get bridging/damp ingress. So how exactly do you install a vertical DPC without punturing it when tieing in? Sorry if this question...

Has anyone been on a bricklaying course, and would they recommend one? Here are a few examples: http://www.goldtrowel.org/bricktutorial14.htm http://www.ableskills.co.uk/ http://www.steptotraining.co.uk/construction/bricklaying.shtml#1week...

I've just watched the 96 min DVD http://brickytool.com/html/other.htm I think it's well worth the £4.95 for an insight on building a small dwelling from marking out, digging foundations to putting on the roof. Funnily enough it mentions the actual BRICKY tool very little!! As for the...

Have a look at Table 3.1 http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/content/BPL_Images/Content_store/Sample_chapter/1405110554/BY032-03_p37-80.pdf You need to give more information for a qualified reply!