Hi Guys, Any issues with placing 50mm xps insulation slabs externally in the trench below dpc/ground level before backfill? To help with...
Hi Guys, I will be filling my cavity as per title over the weekend prior to backfilling and compacting the ground. I know i need to use 8 part...
Hi All, We have had someone round to check an opening for PVCu doors and he recommended we take the course of bricks down a level. The builder...
Good evening I am after a bit of advice regarding patio replacement and ground level if anyone would be kind enough to share their thoughts. I...
Single leaf breeze (not supporting). I dug a 100sq test hole in the ctr and found conc. below the screed so I figure using conc. blocks will be...
The airbricks (2) at the front of the house are sightly above ground level. When it rains heavily it smells slightly musty in living room by the...
Hello I'm hoping to get any advice on new patio level and the DPC As shown in pictures the existing concrete patio sits 17cm below the DPC....
Hi, I'm a new member but have been reading a lot of the great advice on here. I'm struggling to find information to help me move forward with my...
Please, please help, clever and knowledgeable people. Sorry for the long story..in brief: Can you lower block and beam around an extension built...
My first question is, my architect has not included a level threshold detail for my bifold doors. Can I differ from the drawing without having it...
We are converting our garage into a living space, the floor construction is DPC, 2inch insulation and 10inch slab. We need to make up the floor...
I’m building a rear extension on my bungalow. The block and beam floor has been designed so that the beams run parallel with the rear facing wall....
Is a cavity required below a bifold door? My architect has sent me drawings and it’s showing a cavity tray with weep holes below the bifold, I’m...
Good evening all! I'm shortly looking to put up a new fence *above an existing wall* in our front garden. -BACKGROUND INFO- The (single brick)...
Hi all, My home has an issue that during its many years of life, number of very questionable building choices have prior to my moving there The...
Hi all, I've got to lower the ground level of my stone walled house to below the DPC. Digging out itself is relatively trivial - most of it is...
Hi there all, I bought a semi detached 1930s house about 1 y and a half ago. In the living r room there used to be a fireplace breast on the party...
I've dug out a hearth and would like some advice on installing some joists. Please see photos. As you can see the hearth has left a gap. The...
I would like some advice about mould coming through a newly laid laminate flooring. The house was built in the 1920s. We have undertaken some...
As you can see from this first picture, we are having a massive infiltration problem around the chimney breast. [IMG] To give some general...
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