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Further to my previous posts. We've built up first section, 5m x 2m brick wall, brick face with block skin and piers tied in behind (rear of wall can't be seen) We now have a 1.8m high section to build to the right (this is a design afterthought, which is why we haven't left toothing on the...

Further to my question about my 2m high garden wall the other day - a couple more about the size of pillars We have the footings in for a 2m high section of wall, 5m long. At a future date it will be continued in one direction with a connected stone wall It's going to be one brick thick...

Half brick garden wall, 2m high, 6m length. Pillars how often, and how deep? Thanks Edited to say, same question for a 9" thick one brick wall, because on balance half brick is too narrow

I've laid a floor in reclaimed flooring bricks in my garage that I'm building. I was going to fill the irregular gaps with kiln dried sand, but in the hope of avoiding sand coming out and kicking around the garage, I've used a kiln dried sand/cement mix, in the hope that atmospheric moisture...

I've got an odd one. We have an ancient (around 25 years old) Vaillant LPG combi boiler, controlled by a Drayton Digistat remote thermostat/timer thingy. The boiler decided some time back that it would only provide hot water erratically. If the heating was programmed to come on, it did. But if...

I'm going to rebuild my 5.2m wide by 4.7m deep garage in blocks. Planning to support the rafters of the new shallowish pitch roof with a purlin at mid span on each side, on which the rafters will sit. Roof covering will be Sandtoft Rivius mock slate clay tiles. I was wondering about using Z...

My father has moved into a 1930s bungalow with cavity walls. Indoors, there is considerable damp low down on some walls. Outside, a concrete path goes round the house and is quite high. The strip alongside the wall is filled with gravel, but the gravel mostly bridges the damp course. I...

My father's new house has an internal cupboard containing the rising main, stop cock and water meter. There is loads of condensation on the pipes, which has been going on for so long that the fllorboards are wet. There is foam pipe lagging but it's not been zip tied and there are sharp bends in...

A friend rents out a smal Victorian terraced house, in which one of the bedrooms is over a storage space that was once a garage. He has a bee in his bonnet about the fire resistance of the ceiling of the storage space. I'd assumed it was lathe and plaster, but he thinks it might be cementitious...

Are there any Building Control or Planning issues in replacing tiles on a house using the existing battens? Roof is insulated to regs and will not be disturbed, other than changing the tiles, from grey/green concrete Redland 51 to Sandtoft Rivius antique slate. Thanks.

I am building the outbuilding pictured, in my garden. It's 4.8 x 3.2. It will have a 24 degree cut roof with the ridge running lengthways, with clay tiles. Can anyone suggest what size and material lintel I could put over the 2.6 door opening, to support the roof at that point? Around 4...

I'm building a 3m x 5m outbuilding. The back and one side (that won't be seen) will be in block. The front and one side (that will be seen) will be in brick. The bricks are reclaimed, and three courses are taller than a block. How do I bond the corners, where blocks meet bricks?

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced 230mm angle grinder with soft start, and a dead man's switch? I've looked at Toolstation's website and it's not clear which if any have the latter

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Is it possible to install a Velux window like this in a timber-clad, timber frame vertical wall? Velux by geraldthehamster posted 22 Jan 2019 at 12:35 PM Thanks Richard

I have a reproduction four panel pine door that someone has waxed with a dark wax. I wish to paint it. I've been all over the door with a belt sander, and hand sanded the panels, but there will inevitably be some residual wax, especially in the corners. What is recommended to remove the...

Is it safe to use one of these on 22mm Speedfit pipe in a central heating system, without damaging the pipe? https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p39855

I have a concrete floor that for various reasons won't be tiled for a couple of years. If I paint it in the interim with floor paint, am I making life difficult for when I come to tile it? Thanks

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