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By a quasi-semi, do you mean end-of terrace? Normally, the middle of the party wall is the boundary, but there are exceptions. If there is no clear and obvious indication that the fence is on your land, then I would forget about the ownership of the fence & concentrate on the nuisance caused...

I would be wary of going to law over fence ownership, or any boundary dispute, first offer to seek arbitration, or you may end up paying. I wouldn't set too much store by the ownership of the fence either...

Don't think I'll quite go to those extremes, prob chuck it from 6' away & see what sticks. Or use a grinder & finger trowel, haven't decided which. The problem with this building is general maintenance & the use of soft reds sub dpc which is about 2'6" from ground.

Are you going to cast it in situ? Is it to match existing cills?

I used lime putty on various elevations & never had a problem, except for sparrows pecking at it where there was a wire to perch on. On an exposed gable near me its been sat happily for years with no visible deterioration. I do use a pozzolan where necessary and have re-used the old lime mortar...

Personally, I'd go for it mate. If your render is sound and given a decent coat of paint, I don't think you'll have too much to worry about. I'd put a couple of courses of engineering brick below dpc, looks better & keeps the damp out.

I'm a bit perplexed by these issues which your builder referred to, were there such issues which you knew of ? Did you actually tell your builder to stop certain operations, and he continued regardless? Why should he do that? Was it bad communication or were there other reasons? You seem to...

Any extras reasonably charged for necessary work which could not realistically be foreseen, eg: groundwork must form a part of the contract and be paid for as such. Any oversight by the builder should not be, that is his fault and his responsibility. You mention sub-contractors, were these...

You use the term "variations" not extras, is this because these items were not deemed necessary by you or the BI, but at the builders behest? Did you agree to them? Any work of any kind may be subject to unforseeable deviation from the initial contract and for numerous reasons. Were there...

The fireback generally sits flush, so as to be snug with the fireplace. But I can't think of a reason why it shouldn't sit back slightly. (No doubt there are plenty & we will shortly be advised) Why should you want it to sit back?

I'm actually going to try Hydraulic lime instead of lime putty. It's a bit of daring deviation from the norm, but what the hell? Must move forward into this brave new century, may even try one of those new "cordless" telephonic devices. My quote was nearer £35 plus add ons for reveals, arches...

Hi again all, Just put in a price for re-pointing in proper lime mortar and wondering how my price compares with the going rate wheresoever you are? -Using own tower scaff. On an unrelated thread-- Hired a digger for long weekend & it piffed down the entire day yesterday- first real...

I agree with Woodys appreciation of the approach of the plumbing fraternity to anything structural,and his assertions as to the loading of the wall. But there is in fact not a deal of wall for the "diagonal thrust" to rely upon. If you doubt this, then why don't you knock out the remaining...

It looks like your plumber has made a bad job of an awful nib. The wall should really have been taken back & the nib rebuilt instead of the chopped out bit of cavity that is left. I think you need to get both your builder & plumber back & have them fight it out, because they're both culpable...

Went to Wickes & got a load of "good idea" leaflets. Then bought a trowel & a ball pein hammer & Bobs yer uncle!!

Dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike

I found food in france very expensive & supermarket veg poor quality. Didn't have the time to find local markets. Building mats I was led to believe were costly & diesel was similar to here. Hourly rates are certainly more expensive than over here. On the lifestyle front, there was an article...

This being a dormer style house , could it be that the snow just fell off? Is your roof pitch a bit on the steep side?--Just a thought :)

Jeez Wrecked! thats an impressive graphic.

Panorama did the right thing- that's what sets us apart from FIFA, Russia & the rest. We don't need a load of corrupt freeloaders, changing our taxation system to feed our national esteem. To hell with FIFA & its poxy overated corrupt prima-donna-fest. We had the world cup once, I remember it...