I have had the house 3 years and finally got round to this job, I have been avoiding it and now it's time to sort it.
the house is approx 27 years old and the 2 concrete lintels that support the inner and outer skin of the front of the house is in my opinion very inadequately supported.
I have access to as many acro's and strongboys etc as required and I have some building skills, enough to do what's required once I know exactly what material to use etc.
what is the recommended ratio to use, I have been advised a 3:1 and also a 4:1 mix.
my question is what is the best brick to rebuild this pillar in ?
I have supported the lintels and removed the thermolite blocks that weren't tied into anything but have left in the regular breeze blocks that are tied onto the 150mm thermolite block wall to the right of the column and also removed the bricks on the left of the column which were tied in to the single skin and there are plenty of points that I can interlock the bricks from the column in to.
i intend on sorting the most urgent column out( left) then checking the one on the right that i think may just require a pad stone on top of the breezeblocks but if it needs more I will do whatever it takes to make it right.
thankyou in advance guys
Regards
Rich.