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Hi ban-all-sheds, the gap between the boiler flue and the window wall is 30cm and the gap between the centre hole of the 152mm vent hole, from the wall is 45cm. The conduit you can see is the power supply to the boiler. it terminates at a 3amp fused switch. I did not install that power...

Hi IJWS15, all the relevant photos are in my album: http://www.diynot.com/network/BigBoi86/albums/6212

I just wanted to thank Blagard and big-all for your help at putting my mind at rest! I would appreciate it if you guys could kindly advise me on how to cut through the steel bars before drilling. The core bit and drill is struggling and I was thinking of purchasing an angle grinder, but that...

Hi Big-all, I have removed the plaster and it looks like there are bricks supporting the concrete. I have uploaded the photos in the album. What would you suggest I should do now? Shall I drill all the way through or repair that area? Thanks.

Hi Blagard, upon closer inspection today, I have found that there is no "joist" behind the concrete! It is the concrete itself, the surface finish made it look like timber. So the thickness of the concrete is 15cm and the height is 23cm. The black material behind the concrete is a membrane...

I am so paranoid now, I wake up a few times at night just to check!!!!

I am 100% sure that there was not an opening there before, only that 1 window. All the houses in my row are identical. So are you saying if that lintel is bricked on both sides of the window, it would be okay to cut through it where I made the hole?

The outside wall is made from bricks, the wall is 30cm thick total. The dark material is behind the concrete, it is a membrane of some sort? There was never an opening, the wall always had that 1 window. All the houses on my row are identical. I drilled to a depth of 10cm, first 3cm is...

Hi, this is my first post. I decided to renovate my kitchen by installing new cabinets, doing some minor plumbing and electric works and installing a cooker extractor fan. A couple of days ago, I started to drill using a 152mm core drill, to create a vent outlet for the cooker hood. The first...