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A lintel is not always nesacery but to be sure I would fit one. The type of lintel Noseall has advised is called an "L" shape lintel, it's cheap, easy to install and ideal for the job. A upvc door is obviously made from plastic and doesn't have a great deal of load bearing properties so a...

As a general rule, 1 tonne of sand will build about 18 square meters of 4" brickwork. Thats 1000 bricks and 12 bags of 25kg cement. No matter the bond or thickness, 1 tonne of sand = 1000 bricks = 12 opc. If the brick has a very shallow, or no frog at all then you may get a few more bricks...

It sounds like the builder didn't prep the wall properly before applying the new render. Personally I would put the presure on. :evil: Tell him you are looking into getting a building inspector round to check the work.

I don't think the whole wall needs re-jointing by any means, maybe just the damp course.

Come to think about it, since the damp is so low down you might need to re-point just the damp course. Thats the only direct route through the wall. Do you know if the floor boards are getting damp too.

It looks like your house is built with a semi enginering brick which is very hard and certainly wont allow water penetration. Unless you can actually see holes in the jointing I would say it's just due to cold damp weather and shouldn't cause to much damage.

Right up to the 60's asbestos was mixed with artex, some plasters and a few other things. This is probably what they mean. Like Noseall said as long as you do not disturb the asbestos you'll be fine.

Ok, you have a 13" solid build. This wall is going o be cold !! and condesation may be the problem. Alternativley, during the time your house was built cement dust was very expensive. It's probable you house was built using a mix of sand and lime then a sand, lime and cement mix was only used...

You shouldn't be getting damp thats for sure. Something is wrong and I would contact the builder.

do you know how old the house is? Also do you know if the wall is north facing? Generaly speaking you should have a cavity wall, which means a skin of brick work, then a cavity, and a skin of blockwork. If water is bridging the cavity it could mean you have a problem. End of terrace walls...

Should be around £40 or £50 each linear meter. If the perimeter of your house is 20 meters then. £800 to £1000. Haggle & Cash :wink:

I just ran a quick whois on his domain and his status is ok. The domain doesn't expire until 13 Sept 2010, but there was an update on the 30th Sept 2008. Maybe he's closed up for web maintainance. :?

Have you put a straight edge up the wall to determine how far out of plumb it actually is, if so how much is it? And weather it gets better or worse as you move along the wall. Unfortunatley no house is perfect but most mister meaners aren't even noticed till you take a good look. You only...

Unfortunatley I can't help with your sourcing, but can say the finished product looks very nice indeed. I've seen some new build properties with this type of drive and it looks lovely. Not so sure if I would like to lay the stuff myself, good luck.

I need to replace my old fuse box and a sparky told me I might need to have it placed low on the wall. Due to new regs regarding wheelchair users the new box should be only 1 meter from the floor. I'm a little concerned as I have two young children and the last thing I want them fiddling with...

250mm seems quite alot, the highest point of concrete should be at the back of the garage, oposite the car entrance. I was expecting about 75mm. If you have 250mm at this point then floor insulation would work well. Jabalite floor insulation is quite cheap, it comes 2400 x 1200 and needs to be...

What are you doing about heating inside the room? Insulation under the screed may be a problem if the original garage floor is on a slight gradient. You don't want the screed to come up above the damp course on the garage.

Thanks for all the help lads. If they spot the bricks I'll act dumb, I'm pretty good at that :D

Yes it's a self build. More embaressing I'm a brcikie :oops:

Many thanks Woody, I'll sleep well tonite. :D