brickwork

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 stick! Photo attached. I can't imagine we'll be able to get a builder interested in fixing it as it's not worth their time, but I know a very good...

Hey guys, looking to buy this as my first home, and on the homebuyers report the surveyor mentioned; Some repairs are required to the wall surfaces including spalled brickwork and repairs are required. The property has been affected by past structural movement, evidenced by cracking to wall...

Hi All - first post on here, so hope I'm in the right place. I think I have a few issues with my external brickwork. I've been back to the contractor a few times on possible damp issues (see pics with damp line/green moss along bottom of brickwork), but I'm also seeing issues with white...

Just had a new door installed and an outside door in the arched doorway was removed. Not sure why people have 2 doors to be honest... As you can see from the photos the thin decorative bricks have been cut away to make way for the door which has since been removed and I would like to refurbish...

Afternoon all, I'm looking for some advice on how to increase the side of my fireplace. However looking up my chimney the stack takes a 45 ish angle towards the right. How would I go about raising the height of my fireplace opening? As I see it I'd be able to raise the front of the fireplace...

Hey guys - newbie here. Just started decorating the living room and since we moved in, there has always been a slight draught above the architraves. Decided today to pull the architraves off (we was just going to strip the paint and repaint) and all the sand and lime just fell to the floor as...

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 would be the best technique to tie it on the corner and make it stronger again? Many thanks

Hi Guys First post on this forum, looking for some advice and guidance. Currently tidying up the appearance of my parents house. It is an ex local authority semi detached house built in the 1930/40’s (i think). Most of the house is rendered apart from the lower section of wall where 5 rows...

Hi all, Hope someone here can help. We previously had cladding on our house which we have gotten rid off. However, even though we used muriatic acid there are still mortar stains in the texture. We used Liquidweather today and that only slightly helped. Can anyone advise what we can do? As we...

hi, I’ve got a house that has had some movement in the past, I’ve noticed a slight step in the brickwork, is it something I need to address ?

Heya guys, I'm trying to find info + solutions but being new to owning a house I am struggling getting the right info etc, maybe I'm searching for the wrong terms - hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction. I have recently purchased a ~1900s Victorian mid-terrace, the bay...

Hi all, I would like to extend my garage in width by approximately 0.8m to add much needed storage space inside. This extension would only be on one side of the garage, extending on top of the stone boundary wall that separates my elevated land from the neighbours. I have written agreement...

Hell everyone, I was wondering if there was anyone who could point me in the right direction with the job I'm planning. I've just bought my first home and the wall at the front of the property needs to be taken out and replaced with a gate to provide access for my motorbike. Its single skin...

Hi I have looked around the net and not been able to find an example of the situation I am in and would appreciate some advice. We decided to expose a boarded up fireplace in our house (Victorian terrace). Started by removing the skirting board and plaster in the (assumed) centre of the hole...

Hi I'm doing a small porch on my place. Can anyone advise on size of wall if my window is 1m and it's going to be joined to another window with a 90 degree corner support just can't get my head around it . Going to have a normal sill on aswell. Also it will have a lean to roof how do i fix to...

Hi All, We are in the process of buying a red brick Victorian mid-terrace house. The survey on the house we are looking to buy has identified frost damaged brickwork on the front of the property, most of the bricks are showing symptoms, +60%. How big a job is getting all those bricks replaced...

Currently trying to figure out what to do with the brickwork underneath an old bay front window. It's in a right state, as you can see in the photos. Someone has attempted to do some patchy repointing previously, obviously using the wrong mix and concrete all over the brickwork. My question...

Hi I currently have a small extension which is accessed via an opening in the side of the house with a span of 2.4m. I will be taking this small extension down and building a bigger extension in its place. I am going to stud and board the opening although i'm not sure how to protect the...

Hi all, planning a new kitchen and wondering about narrowing the back door so as to fit larger units onto the adjacent wall. Current door is 2134 x 915mm, solid wood, framed in brick work. Its a big door for the size of the kitchen, would actually prefer it to be smaller so it swings out less...

Hello everyone, just registered and have a big problem. I have a double glazing company remove a front door & brick up the opening, remove a window approx 9' x 6' and replace with a upvc door. Basically was swapping door over & getting rid of the window. Problem that was reported from day...