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Thanks. That sounds like a plan. Would there be any problem using 2 courses of blocks on their sides rather than bricks as it gives me the 215mm and would be quicker? The new floor height will be 70mm to match the adjoining room so the new wall will finish above floor level. At the party wall...

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Thanks Woody. Which of my two proposed solutions would you recommend? One leaf of bricks down the middle of the two existing leaves to rest the sole plate on or two leaves with an extra wide sole plate that rests on both? It is the outer leaf where the DPC doesn't match in height. There are...

I am converting my 1960s bungalow garage to a habitable space. I plan to build a timber frame infill wall to replace the door. I have removed wooden panels that were at either side of the opening to reveal a cavity wall with a 50mm, uninsulated cavity. The inside leaf is block and the outside...

I have searched high and low and not been able to find a solution to my problem. I want to convert my garage to a bedroom. It is the link between two bungalows with traditional pitched rooves. My problem is that the joists run at a right angles to the normal path of cross ventilation, across...