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    Mortor cracks above archway

    Our upvc front door has been sticking for a while and i noticed a crack in the mortor joints above the brick archway above. I have filled it in for now to prevent moistyre from gwtting in but hiw should i go about gwtting this fixed properly please? Do i need a surveyor and BC, or just a...
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    Frosted bricks

    I know it's been freezing cold recently but is it normal for brick to frost over like this on a new extension? It's north facing.
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    Brick spall

    Our new extension was built using 1930s bricks but i've noticed that some of the brick faces have fractures in them. Not sure whether they were like this anyway or it's happened since the building has dried out. Is this a problem with the mortar mix used?And would it be worth applying a...
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    New extension floor and walls still damp

    Had a new single story extension built. It's got a concrete floor and block inner wall. It was made watertight at the beginning of March and heating installed at the start of April. It had DPM and insulation installed and passed off by BC. The floor is still very damp in places and the...
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    Damp hearth

    The damp patch on the floor is the hearth of the old fireplace which was left in by the builders and thd over. To the left is the wooden suspended floor of the original house and to the right is the new concrete floor. What's the best solution please? 1. Dig the whole hearth out - with all the...
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    Is this ok?

    Is it acceptable to build ext. wall on upturned blocks like this to get them up to the right height? They are laid on the foundations. Dont want structural problems down the line.
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