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Hi I am going to be removing this old pebble dash from between 2 Bay windows. Can anyone help in where I can find a replacement for it? Thanks

Hi We are in the process of making a false chimney using metal studs. This chimney is for a wood burning stove, however, i am not sure what the dimensions need to be ie depth from wall, width of the breast and dimensions of the opening. I would appreciate if someone could help us out even a...

Hi We purchased a edwardian house which has a cellar approx 1.5m height. There seems to be damp in the ground floor above the cellar in odd places. The house has been locked for approx 8 years and maybe this is the cause of the damp etc. I am starting to renovate and am not sure if I need to...

Hi Does the cavity lintel length need to be same length as cast stone head for windows on a new extension? Is there anything else required like weep vents etc? Thanks

Hello The brick dimensions i am using are 215 x 102 x 73mm for the extension. I want to use these same bricks for the soldier course above window, however I am not sure if this is possible, can anyone advise?

I just want to know if I should have put a dpc at the bottom 150mm above the ground as you can see in the picture. I know there will be one going in on the top as that will be close to my floor level for the timber joists. Advice appreciated. Is more than 1 dpc ok as my builder has not done it.

Hi we are currently having an extension done, the bricks we are using are 73mm, I intend to have above the windows on the lintels vertical bricks going across maybe at the bottom too, is it possible to use these 73mm bricks or do I need to choose a different size?

I have just been given a price from a brickie for my double storey side extension and single storey side extension. He said £650 per 1000 bricks (external) and £1.40 per block (internal). Seems quite expensive to me. Can someone advise if this is the going rate in the north east please?

Basically my house is higher than my garden by approx 1.5m The house has a basement of approx height 1.5m I have a sump pump fitted in the basement due to the house been on high water table area. I want to know if i put some sort of drainage under the driveway that connects to the main drains if...

Hi i have a basement in a property i have just purchased. On inspecting i noticed that i have a hole dug out in one of the areas of the basement and a pump installed in it. It was quite ful so i switched the pump on to expel the water from the hole. I noticed immediately that it was filling up...

As you can see from the above pictures the front and rear of my house. I am planning on having my loft done through building regs and was wondering in any good ideas and how to keep my costs down. The small window at the front is my box bedroom which i will have to lose for my staircase...

Hi i just want to know if i can attach a water tank/cylinder to my baxi 105he combi boiler. The reason for this is because if someone downstairs uses the water then the water being used upstairs stops for quite a while. We live in a very large house and maybe this is one of the reasons for...

Hi I purchased my house about a year and a half ago. Just realised that the garage is only single brick and that it is 3 metres in height and 5 metres in lenght. It has a long steel beam going across it and has wooden joists going across the beam. The garage is also detached from the house...

Hi I recently replaced some of my radiators because the bottoms of them were not warming even though we had got someone to do a power flush on them. After replacing them with some brand new ones we are still getting the same problem. Its only 4 of them. The rest of them are fine. It seems...

Hi I have a problem with my air bricks because the concrete floor has covered nearly half of the air bricks. I dont know if there is any product I can buy to rectify this or if anyone else has had this same problem then please share your views. I have attached pictures. Thanks