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Yeah...why...most buildings in this are date around this time and most are 4inch outer -cavity-9 inch inner.

Ok first off ...where i am if the porch has a toilet is is then an extention so requires building regs and or planning application. Do you mean a Manhole or inspection hole. .... i have seen it done i dont know what the regulations are. From what i have read in the past you can ...as long as...

Myself i hate building anything with thermalite block...they are prone to cracking. i would use the 7n 100mm concrete block, and insulte the cavity. Look on ebay for block 20pack delivered thats 1440 block for 875 quid. about 60p each. Item number: 300378262616 Ive used this bloke...

Hi...we have just build two rotunda's on a shopping centre, in ceramic glazed brick. the problems laying them in the winter were so bad our company bought in brickmat. Before we used it we were getting 3 - 4 course a day laid before the mortar beds sunk, when we used it we could lay a full...

http://www.cube6.co.uk/beam-and-pot.htm try this

any help please....!

I agree but i work for our areas largest brickwork company, he is buyin work to keep me in employment and the other 60 guys who work for him...the other 200+ he has had to let go ....quite a few over the last week or so...we have taken pay cuts and alsorts to help out.....yet i see the much...

Doing it atm on a house built in 1837 for air brick as the customer dont want to hire a diamond cutter..takes time through a 18" +CAVITY WALL but thats what the customers payin for.

i agree...7 days is what we usually ask people before the pour...less if its at dpm and cavity filled.

Sorry my bad...didnt notice the typo...100mmx140x1200...anything but span lite... and the other point i was making was..if your a diy'er prop the lot....yes i would do like you and just prop what i need to...but if youve never attempted this before be safe and cautious

Most good builders suppliers have them or can get themm to order...why

yeah its what i thought they were...!

I agree. prop any ceilings around the doorway...see if you spot the direction of the joists above....any joists that run onto that wall.....that ceiling must be propped. stitch drill a hole so a strongboy will fit in the centre of the doorway...just above where you are cutting out for the...

heres an idea. is the wall solid.....or cavity.....you can buy a long masonary drill bit and "stitch drill" a hole. by this i mean take your drill and drill a hole the size you need one drill hole at a time....lime stone isnt that hard to drill through but it will still take a while. So if...

Hi i.ve never worked out a square metre price...we often do conservatory bases and shells for extensions as brickies....mainly done on a day work basis at a weekend as we have jobs during the week but for a 2 and 1 labour only its gone from 360 to 280 a day, a conservatory base in brick and...

have you tried screw fix...thats where i got my last s/s hangers from.

Go on enlighten me...i may be surprised....or i may just not know the name for them as i dont work with timber....after all i am a bricky...sorry

It should dry out eventually.

OK guys ....thanks matt maybe you can help me some more on this....its all working now.....but .....this boiler turning on and off......the house is cold because of it.....the boiler heat setting is full...the house is 17.5oC the rf stat is calling for heat but after so long the boiler turns...

Are you looking at doing it your self...its a lot of work for a novice...and could be dangerous if you have never done anything like it.