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    Correct drainage

    Hello (again) - This is a question about drainage. This is the front view of my semi detached. Total surface area of the tiled roof (on this side.of the house) is approx 50m2 There is a single drainpipe (white middle.of picture) that terminates in the ground. As you can imagine the ground...
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    Loft Boarding

    Hello, I know there have been a few threads on loft boarding, but I couldn't find much in terms of diagrams or anything specific to my loft so I thought Id ask. The intention is to board part of the loft for storage, without loading the existing ceiling joists too much. Aiming for 300mm of...
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    Removing bricks from wall - what's safe

    Hello, My gas supply has been moved and whilst the hole is dug I'm also going to swap the old steel water pipe to a new MDPE pipe, Id like to repair the brick work by "toothing in" the new bricks. Is it safe to remove the old damaged bricks without any additional support for the bricks above...
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    Replacement MDPE water main advice

    Hello The internal stop cock in my house is seized, it's connected (internally) to the other end of the rusty steel pipe in the picture, I decided to replace it and I had a couple of questions before I started. Q1 -what is the appropriate way to install the replacement mdpe pipe? should It...
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    Advice request: External cracked brick & mortar lines

    Hello, Hello, I was clearing out my front garden earlier and I noticed these cracks in the mortar and also 1 crack through the centre of a brick (see blue image, crack is highlighted between parallel orange lines) - Should these cracks be of any alarm, in particular the cracked / snapped...
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    Large root growing into foundation

    Hi, I've got this root from a rose/bramble bush growing into the foundations of this house, its cracked the mortar and appears to have cracked a brick in half (this is visible in the right hand side of the photo. Cut it out asap I assume?> thanks Will
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