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There is defiantly not a feed into the waste pipe - my only concern was it was from some other place (eg the neighboughs - but I think that's unlikely I will clear the gully and check for leaks. I think rebuilding the footing is the only way to go - If I want some solid ground to build the...

I'm pretty sure the pipe is not in use it used to lead to a sewer but was filled in when the guys repaired the other drain. I'm not sure what it's use was, it could well be an old toilet that was on the ground floor but is no longer there, the room is now a kitchen extension. If I collapse...

I have been digging a trench to alleviate a rising damp problem. While excavating I have found a old unused soil pipe running through the brick footing. There is no lintel and one side of the bricks are slumping down. The idea I had was dig out the area a bit more without affecting...

I'd like to do it properly, however I think I'm limited by aesthetics and the shear scale of earth to remove. If I don't go right next to the footing and I going to be ok?

Ok good advice. I was planning to leave it open to dry out, from what you have said that might not be such a good idea. The membrane I was planning on using was a geotextile one, like they use for landscaping. This should hopefully block sediment but allow water to freely pas though, into the...

I am after some advice, our Victorian house extension suffers from damp, there is no sign of an original DPC, it is not a suspended floor - just a concrete floor and brick foundations/footings We had a damp survey done on the house and it revealed that the concrete slab level at the back of...

Here is an update guys on the hearth situation I was able to remove - photos available here http://www.ourdiyblog.co.uk/building-work/the-second-hearth-removing-an-upstairs-concrete-hearth/ Thanks for the advice! Rob

Your absolutely right and I am being very careful with this. The pine was already split on the left side and while lifting this it split the front part further. The mattress idea is great I really don't want this thing cashing down as you say, it would put a hole in the floor. We don't...

Ok so on closer inspection. The thing moves - this scares the crap out of me I have fitted a retaining bar across and I think im going to chip away at it to remove - then when safe remove the retaining bar