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How can you have damp proof injection if you have solid walls.Do you have round bays or rectangular bays in front of your house.

who advised for damp proofing.Did you check the cavity before injecting.Any chance of picture of front of your house.I have a similar house and had a full survey done.I have gathered a lot of knowledge through these forums and was able to sort my damp problems.

Thanks tony. Dishman: neighbours extension is setback from boundary line by 120mm. At present I have hip roof overhanging neighbours flat roof. I hope you het the picture. I only intend to bring wall upto the boundary line. The new roof will be pitched. I will again cover only half the...

Moderators:Please move to what ever section you feel its relevant.. For the last couple of weeks, I have been asking questions on this forum,due to lots of unknown new features in my old house.I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to all the people who helped. I have learned so much...

I have read lots of forums and gone through the booklet of Party wall Act.Though I do not want to be a law breaker, couple of things needs clarification.Would really appreciate if someone could explain in simple english. 1.If I start my brick wall 1/2 inches inside the boundary line(half of...

If you are end terraced,you are more likely to get cold flank walls,ie side of the house. Follow some of these and see if you still have damp problems. 1.Open you windows for few hours every other day. 2.Painting bricks does not mean you will get damp.All it means is that you are...

so looking at the picture,if I was to replace this upvc window with a mullion going all the way to the bottom of glass,would that suffice. If the tile creasing is only holding couple of courses of brickwork above would a concrete lintel be OTT, or a L shaped galavanised one would be ok...

Is it normal for outer skin for having no lintel. Unable to open the window. It seems stuck. Would a steel angle be sufficient or concrete one.

Where is lintel? Confused.

Thanks Ree.The windows were replaced with Upvc, before I purchased the house.Only issue is as you look at the window from outside,it looks like its bent in the middle a bit (not a lot but definitely not straight).Does this mean lintel is gone. The walls are pebble dashed, so difficult to see...

Above the Upvc windows of terraced houses build in 1930,there seems to be a tiles sandwiched with mortar. Just wondering what function do these serve.Are these substitute of lintel or is there a lintel above it.These tiles have a slight overhang as well. Thanks.

Gutter outside. Thames water refused to build over. 15" is what i have,before hitting gutter wall. Already tried appealing but refusal.

Thanks. No its a solid wall. Will a pier at the end of wall add stability. The slider is not smooth, and when closing hits the frame with a bit of force. Any other advice please for the solution.

I would like to extend my house rear by 15".Yes that's correct 15 inches. The width will be 3 metres.There is going to be a sliding door for the whole width.The floor is raised so wish to continue this on blue engineering bricks with 2x4 joists. The house is pre war era so not so deep...

You will need to lift the whole section. Cannot mix and match. Try ebay. Its not that expensive to buy new one. You can then flog your's to someone looking for small section, if you cannot find the length you are after.

Sealant will not last very long. Try using some sort of Hardner. Normally drain clips in each other. How long is the section. Can you not maybe buy a replacement and clip together to stop water ingress.

They will. Added cost 40£/ day. 😀😀 in addition to bricklayer.

Haha. Sorry could not resist it. If you go to your local Wickes at around 6.30-7am where you are,you will find group of european waiting to be picked up by contractors. Brickie cost £90. /day, if you are willing to do the donkey work yourself.

What you have there is an aco drain or similar.what is shown on your picture is a blocked gully with muck.What has possibly happened that all the mud has collected in the gully, which probally leads to a underground drain or soakaway.This is blocked and leading to water overspill Take a metal...

For God's sake whatever you do,do not invite any damp proofing company in the house.They will make the whole job look like it is a massive problem.Your best bet would be to ask a local builder to have a look at it and he might be able to guide you in the right direction.. You have lot of...