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    Garden Room Base - on top of existing paving or new concrete base?

    I am planing on constructing a garden room (2.5 x 4m) at the back of my garden in an existing paved area. The room is a timber kit from Garden Buildings Direct. I am going back and forth on what to do about the base - the proposed area has existing paving which is not completely level as...
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    What is the name of this brickwork feature?

    Hi, Can anyone tell me the name of the brickwork feature shown below? The best I can come up with is a "corner pier", but searching for examples yields few results. Image source: https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/51942-how-would-you-model-this-corner-pier/ Thank you in...
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    Cavity opening after removing doors

    I’m hoping someone can help or offer advice. We have recently had an extension built on the back of our house (1940s). French doors were removed to open it up to the extension (they used to lead to outside). When the old doors were removed to reveal the cavity, concrete had been used to fill...
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    Cold Garage Conversion

    Hello all! We bought our house with the garage already converted many years prior to our purchase in 2018. The garage was originally a double garage, half of the garage was converted to a room in 2003. Room is 5.46m by 2.55m The partition wall looks like breeze block, out side normal red...
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    Water running underneath shed - Need help with Blockage or Channeling

    I have a problem with the drainage on my concrete base. It wasn't built with correct drainage slope. The damage inside is getting worse. I need to stop the water soon. With a quick look online, I've found few solutions but not sure what would be the best considering the surface material...
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    Removing Efflorescence( Salt on Brick) Sand Blasting or muriatic acid ?

    I'm keen to hear your views on removing the stubborn salt on bricks. I've left it unattended for year and it has become an ugly scene. Would you recommend I use Muriatic acid , £55 for 5 litre Scrub https://universealsealants.co.uk/shop/outdoors/efflor-treat-efflorescence-remover/# (I...
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    Appeal? Can we take it any further? (Ed.)

    Hi All - I'll try & keep it as sort and sweet as possible as our journey has been long and very uneasy! Long and short of it is we were granted full planning permission to convert one of my husbands old farm sheds. The conversion was like for like in size etc so no different in terms of...
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    How to know how much to straighten wall when boarding out?

    Hi all, Sure this is a standard-practice bit of info but I’m at a loss after searching online and YouTube for exactly what I need. We have a corner in a room that’s out by anything between 5-10cm, and we’ll soon be installing some base units against one of those walls. The dishwasher needs to...
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    Brick Matching Help

    Good afternoon all. We have recently moved in to a 1950s house in SE London and have two upcoming jobs. 1. Boiler has just packed up so replacing this which will also mean replacing the flue 2. There is already a reasonable sized hole in the same wall which I would love to make good For this...
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    Can I replace those bottom bricks and add a brand new rubber DPC? Or could this collapse?

    The previous rendered plinth was swollen and has been removed. It appears the ground has been raised with concrete by previous owners to create a slope away from the house and the original victorian DPC (some sort of tar) is now only about 2 inches above the ground. There is no particular damp...
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    Lowering airing cupboard floor

    Hi, We're converting our airing cupboard space into an enclosed shower. We currently have headroom inside it (floor board to ceiling) of 1900mm. We want to bring this up to 2000 or even 2100 if possible. We cannot move the ceiling upwards since joist in the loft run right above it. So we...
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    Difference in Wall plate height.

    I cannot get my head around how I’m going to do this! Ideally I want the wall plate sat back so it isn’t exposed too low. Structural engineer said I can do it either way, sit on top of shorter beam coming out of extension or sat on the post, I can’t see how it would work on picture one? Can...
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    Render cracks on external wall, no crack on internal walls

    Looking for some advice on a property. Cracks in render are where extension (circa. 1970s/1980s) meets original building (circa. 1920s). Survey came back to say there’s potential progressive movement. There are no render cracks on the ground elevation, damp cause is fine and there’s no rising or...
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    Leaking extension roof (Ed.)

    Single story extension is leaking in heavy rain - we have a flat ceiling inside and in heavy rain both spotlights are dripping heavily with water. One towards the back of the extension wall and one towards the front. We’ve also got 2 other wet patches. We’ve been on the roof and inspected the...
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    Studs on partition wall sticking out of plasterboard and causing shadows

    Hello, I’m currently in the process of redecorating a property I’ve had for less than 6 months and decided to tackle the lounge. One of the outside-facing walls has a partition made and after I’ve painted it white I’ve noticed that the studs behind seem to be pushing through and causing the...
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    uPVC window - gap in material beneath sill

    Been cleaning/restoring our uPVC window frames. Noticed that the sill was loose so removed it to give it a proper clean. Underneath is a gap in the capping whcih doesn’t look right to me. Imagined that this should run right underneath. The seams of the window frames/seals were sealed with...
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    Internal wall removal?

    We've started renovating our kitchen and we're wondering whether we can safety remove an internal wall The wall itself does not appear to be supporting anything and runs in line with the joists above and there is no wall that runs directly in line above. We have blocked the side door In the...
  18. Twtiger89

    Opinion: How Best to Close?

    We purchased a house with an attached garage that opens to the back garden, however its not been completely closed off. We’d like to close the garage as when it rains water comes in but also to protect any stored items. Whats the best way? I’d like to put in a uPVC door with glass to allow...
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    Final check before ordering - garage conversion

    Hi all, Had loads of really useful help on here, special thanks to Woody on that front. Just wanted to list out everything i'm getting before putting quite an expensive order in (that I can't afford to get wrong). Plus it may help someone seeing this level of detail. I've spoke to building...
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    Level step riser

    I need to make a step flush in my new extension as shown in the attached dodgy sketch. The recess is about 40mm deep, 700mm wide and the step about 150mm high (I need to measure). I plan to use c24 timber to make it level but my question is what to fix it with? Engineered flooring is going on...
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