footing foundation brickwork

It seems so be a common thing now for the foundation depth to be checked before removing a load bearing wall. We have plans created by an engineer to remove the wall between our kitchen and dining space and need to have the builders check the foundation depth but having contacted several...

Hi, Just wanting to get an idea of what is required foundation wise. I am not a builder but have a builder coming to speak about the work and I'd like to have a general idea. I have an internal garage which I plan to install a door (910mm wide) and windows (1350mm wide). Garage span is about...

Hi all, long time guest user but first post here. We are currently having a single storey extension built. There are various private and public sewers that run under the extension with a man hole having been removed. The next obstacle is bridging this pipework for the foundations, because of...

A garden wall that’s only 2m long And 2m high it’s 9 inch brickwork. Butted up to side of garage with expansion joint. I noticed the mastic had crack and the vertical joint all way up has widened To 25mm. I dug down and the footings 500 deep but it’s only 50mm wider either side and stops...