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Hi, Had a local electrician to add a new connection for a new cooker Friend who was visiting pointed out that all my earth connection are not correct. He is saying I need an earth rod as all my earth are connected to a small block on the right of pic. He is asking me to get one installed...

Not possible. This side of England,we have thieves who will even steal 1inch of land given the chance. Thats the reason to stick to boundaries. I had bad experience in past.

Yes the end of wall at the left of your picture. Raise it maybe by 3-4 courses and use capping. Then can obvoiusly form a gutter from lead and can hopefully avoild the water collecting. I understand its a bit ott but i have loads of lead and some blue staff bricks left.

Thanks freddy. Much appreciated. Bigall: I believe you mean the roof timbers. I am building it out of brick. I will keep it in mind. I intend to build a small parapet wall on the roof as shown on freddy's pic,and will also leave a bit of overhang on all sides at eaves. This way will be...

Thanks freddy. It will be a flat roof. Can you please direct me to a pic or something if possible. I tried to look it up, but no luck.

Wanted to build a small garden shed out of bricks at the end of garden. After clearing all the over grown ivy, i have got a problem with the shape of shed. Please can anyone advice what to do with the backwall of shed. Follow the line of plot,then you have problem with flat roof. Do not...

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Thanks for the suggestions Guys. Only one problem to everyone suggesting pet sitter. Very few people here in london trust their neighbours,let alone a stranger. Problem is you try to break off from the crowd and give your full trust to the person,and the same person breaks your trust...

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Freddy thanks. Problem is most catteries I have visited are in it for money. They promise that they will feed your cat good food but give them junk. Who is to know? Some cheeky ones even take food off you,and then distribute it among all others to keep their profit margin high. All i...

Thanks. I have arranged a visit.

Maybe the wrong forum to ask this. Dont know😟 I love my 2 cats to bits.Would like to travel so looking for a cattery. I have had some suggestions but the ones I went to had dogs there,who looked as if they were begging to get out. The people there also looked like they were...

The present ceiling joists have been notched from RSJ on a rear opening and sits on sliding patio door. The notched joist sits on the bottom flange thus making ceiling lower than room ceiling. How to raise the ceiling height at same level. What i was asking is,if it is possible to...

Anyone who could shed some light on this please.

Done. Thanks for replying.

My rear sliding door sits on a solid brick foundation in a wooden frame. Whoever did the ceiling in the past notched some joists on the rsj which rests on 2 piers. Problem is the joists are lower than room ceiling. Can i put a wall plate and join these ceiling joists to roof rafters in...

Can you please explain slab off. Is it a special slab or just slate tiles mortared. Wont it fail after few years. Air bricks ? Should these be above the roofline or inside the brickwork in loft. Will plastic airbrick do.

I have no chimney breasts in my house. Chimney stack is supported in loft. I have about 2 courses on stack which have fully blown bricks. Roofer wants to reduce height of stack and use some ridge tiles on mortar bed. This he says is for ventilation. Is this the right way. Are those pots...

Any views why this chimney stack is 2 bricks wide. It has 4 pots, only serves my house. Party wall is 215 mm wide solid. Were they made this way. Neighbour does not have chimney on this side, but bathroom and stairs. Its 1930 house.