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  1. Stiart

    RSJ into single skin wall

    Hi, couldnt find the answer to this anywhere...please dont answer 'structural engineer' since i can work that one out myself but before i get to (do that i want to know if its even feasible for my planning and hope someone can help since ive been scoring the internet for an hour and i find...
    • Stiart
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    • lintel rsj single-skin
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Building
  2. A

    Damp Single Brick Solid wall

    Hi, my house is 1900 Victoria terrace with a ground floor passage ginnel on one side. I have a tiny single brick room on the second floor. The brick is old stock I think and is very soft. The mortar is lime and the original plaster was lime. Someone has skimmed over the plaster with a cement...
    • arc5
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    • breathable membrane condensation damp insualtion lime plaster plasterboard render single-skin
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Building
  3. E

    French drain required...?

    Hi all, I've got loads of useful info from this forum but this is my first post. I'm looking for some advice regarding drainage around my house. It's a 1911 build, single-skinned semi detached and we've had damp issues since we bought it back in November 2014. Initially we were told that a...
    • eddie_ed
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    • damp drainage lime render plastering single-skin
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Building
  4. M

    Is a Damp Proof Course DPC required for a new window in a single skin garage wall

    Hello. I am hoping someone can advise me. I am fitting a [Wickes] uPVC window into my garage wall. It is a single skin red brick wall and I have opened up the wall and fitted a lintel. All ok. Question: Do I need to add a Damp Proof Course and, if so, where and how? The DPC at the foot of...
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