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Hi I am planning to extend my 2m long extension to 5m. Walls on the old extension are 9" brick with no cavity. My question is do I need to demolish existing walls and start fresh building up the cavity wall or can I retain these and simply continue on new concrete footing with 9" brick...

Good morning, I have moved a bathroom wall to enlarge the bathroom. Previously the door was swinging outside and there was a small area in front of it. I have moved the wall bringing it closer to the staircase that is coming from the ground floor but with the door swinging inwards now. My friend...

Good evening, I am doing a single story house extension. Builders I have hired have demolished ouside wall to connect an existing house with new extension. They have installed steel beam according to the plans. My worry is that looking at the support it doesn't seem very stable as they have in...

Good afternoon, After watching bunch of youtube videos I have decided to use Kerdi boards for my shower. One thing I don't understand is that they refer in those videos to unmodified thinset mortar and modified thinset mortar. After reading few previous treads it seems that modified mortar is S2...

Good morning, We are doing a loft conversion. Structural engineer has designed timber beams over existing windows below to carry the load of rafters and transfer it away from window lintels. In order to install this beam and achieve correct level for rafters, we will have to match the top side...

Good afternoon, We have started loft conversion today. Sadly after builders uncovered the roof they discovered that unlike structural engineer's assumption existing joists are not resting on the wall but are attached to rafters which then take the load to the wall which is much lower. I have...