Hi guys, I’m building a single skin, 4 courses solid engineering brick retaining wall to retain a small garden lawn. I’ve left weep holes every...
I am trying to drill a hole to insert a fibre extension cable from the outside to the inside of a brick wall. This wall is part of an extension...
Afternoon guys, I am opening up an old chimney breast that was blocked up years ago. The reason is twofold - ventilation (it wasnt vented!) And...
Hello, We've got a damaged brick at the corner of our house, which was recently made worse when my 5 year old started picking at it with a...
Hi, I recently bought a late Victorian house in North Cornwall. The prevailing wind has been racing in off the Atlantic and has for years been...
I am having beams installed to support a chimney stack. I noticed that whilst this beam was being installed the rear wall which the beam was to...
Hi there, I had my roof done last year and chimney flashing replaced on both sides - the house is a terraced and our neighbours had theirs done at...
Hello, We just had some brick work done to fill a small hole left by an old gas extractor fan. Should I be worried that within 12 hours of this...
Hi all, Just bought a Victorian terraced house and in the process of trying to expose the chimney breast wall. Having taken off some of the...
Hi, I'm currently doing some work on the front garden to take the ground level below Dpc level and have removed paving slabs from the whole area....
Hi all, me and the wife are buying our first home. We have found the perfect home, and on a viewing I noticed a crack running down between the...
Hi, I have long going dampness issue on one of my garage wall as big part of it is under the ground level as it makes border with my neighbour who...
Hello, Hopefully a straightforward question (and hopefully I'm posting this in the right place), I have little to no DIY skills, but I'm working...
I have a low garden wall that has lost a few bricks because the mortar has failed. It's not a particularly high quality wall and I am considering...
Hi all, first time posting. I’m wanting to extend my bathroom into a walk in cupboard that the spare bedroom has. The wall I’ll be taking out is...
Hello, my property was built in 1900 an end terrace, I have seen some penetrating damp patches on my inside wall and checked outside and found...
Hi, I have built a wall in garden from cheap modern bricks. They are orange with random brown patches, but I wanted an "older" looking finish. I...
I'm removing my small chimney breast on a solis wall 9 inch as per attached photos. I left the long brick coming from the exterior face. What...
[ATTACH] Hello, Confused between Bristol orange and Crofters medley. Have been to TP in addition to looking online. Any advice would be...
I need to put a hole through the external wall for a kitchen extractor and there's already a couple of other holes in the vicinity. I can't find...
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