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I just read this answer from a previous post - Woodster66 Is the stench pipe Still used??? if it is, then what ever you do do not cover it over as this vents your sewer, without it you will have trouble when it comes to flushing a toilet or emptying the bath etc the old rusty thing on the top...

Hi I have a drain in our garden which I was going to block up, I cleared it all out and found that it branches off to the right, my wife used a tap in the kitchen and I could hear water trickling through to the right where I think the main drain pipes are - the pipes run down the length of...

We got a builder round yesterday who had a look, he said he feels that it isn't a manhole drain access because the sides are too thin (not brick) also he feels that it is too small for an old septic tank, to be honest I am no wiser. I was told that it is not in use and does not seem to be...

When we purchased a house last April I always had the intention to break up some concrete bays and dig down to the clay. I am wanting a garden so I am trying to prepare the area ready for top soil to be delivered. The house is approx 200 years old and a long time ago there used to be out...

We have spoken with and received letters from the Solicitor and after mailing him some more pics we got this reply. We intend to fence the land off as soon as we get a gate made. Thanks again to those that replied & UKMICKY you would make a good solicitor. Thank you for yours of 17th...

Hi Andy I have no experience at inserting lintels or using acro/strongboy's but I have seen different types of lintel when visiting a builders yard. There is the metal/steel type and the concrete ones, looking at your picture I am unsure if you would be taking out more then you have too -...

Once again thanks UKMICKY I will bring this up with the solicitor and arrange a meeting this week if possible, if this is the case then it would be good news for us. Thanks - I will let you know when we hear anything from him.

Andy I wish our brickwork was really good as I prefer that look, unfortunately some areas were a mess - looking back I made some mistakes. The fireproof boards were cut down so they would fit in the car because the weather was that bad that they would not deliver, although I used 2 coats of...

Hi Mike Some people level up soil and throw slabs straight down but it isn't the best way. I would say usually sand and gravel would be used with a plastic membrane to stop weeds, then slabs on top with blobs of cement under to level up and then point up between slabs (this is the way I...

oops - my spelling, Chicken Wire (Sorry) Not sure if its an age thing or my eye sight :wink:

Hi Andy How will your finished article look? We did something similar in our last house, but luckily none of the arch bricks dropped down, we opened up the fireplace which had bricks to the sides and rear - It was just a matter of us wire brushing the bricks by hand and with a drill disc...

I might be tempted to to try and make a mould from chicken wife and use paper mache to make the profile to fill the gaps. You could then cut out a profile from plasterboard as said & glue the plaster board to the paper mache mould. You could then plaster over this and it should look really...

UKMICKY the blue on the plan was something which I put in - I purchased the plans online for approx £4 each. CE178718 is of our boundary in red with the land sold off in green. (I added in the blue just as an example) CE190755 is of the boundary next door in Red, the small green square...

Sorry LooPrEvil Sometimes I don't explain things so well, we are now in contact with the owner via the letting agent. The owner addressed her letter so we can contact her direct now. She did offer to purchase or rent the land but we just want to claim our boundary and use it as part of...

I can't see the problem with the proposals in the pictures above. The area needs tidying up and the shrubs are way too big so stripping them back would make more room, no-one seems to own that section of land so if they are removed they would have a decent pathway left. I had been verbally...

Thanks guys for the reply's With this property we had a previous owner from around 35 years ago view it with us on the 3rd viewing (to tell us of the changes from when they owned it) They had the property for 10 years. They opened up the back with a digger for access using a car, my wife...

UKMICKY thanks for replying to this post, I will try and add some more info to the situation at a later date. Today we received a letter from the owner of the property next door, I think I am going to have to go to a solicitor with this now unfortunately. Basically the shop/flat next door...

Hi We purchased a property last April and were shown the boundary through the land registry on the HIP pack, as the Neighbor drives over a section of our land to get to his back garden we thought we would ask the solicitor to look into any agreements which might be in place preventing us from...

We managed to get the fire working and are now warm at last. We just need to paint the front now. As you can see there is a crack where the two boards meet - I wish I had got them delivered but due to the bad weather I had to use my own vehicle and have them cut down to fit in the back...

Thanks a lot for the replies, there was no air brick on the wall around or under the sink. Unfortunately I am at work now (12 hr shifts) so I can't get round there to check anything else. I will give my wife a ring later when I get chance of using an outside line. Sorry but I have no...