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Yeah - we didn't think it had CWI until the plumber drilled through and found solid foam in the cavity. Upon closer inspection it's like this throughout the house. I'll have to check all the air bricks - that's the only one I can get access to at the moment

Thanks for the advice, I thought that would be the case. The builder said the same and that's why he advised I do the foam once the mortar has dried. I just wanted to check there were no absolute no-nos to using standard expanding foam in the cavity.

Yeah it looks like it (visible from outside at this position) Should have mentioned - central heating is new install and pipes will be lagged next week.

Hi all We've recently purchased a three bed 1930s semi. The property has suspended timber floors and cavity walls which seem to be filled with PU foam. We've just had an external doorway bricked up, and as such, there's now a void between the inner and outer leaf. I've read online and can't...

Thanks for the info both - I meant to say I was going to move the RH door slightly forward to create a tad more space in the bathroom, hence the removal of it. It sounds like this could be a lot of mess & fuss so may not bother? Out comes the grinder!

Hi all, after a bit of advice... I've just removed a breeze block wall in our 1930s semi that separated the toilet and main bathroom. The idea now is to remove the second door (pictured to the right below) and put a stud wall in it's place. The question I have is what is the best way to...

Hi all, We are in the process of buying a property, I am however a little concerned over some old cracks in the external walls (Lower bottom left window, lower right upper right window). They have been filled with mortar at some point in the past but thought it may be worth sharing on here to...