Hi all, I have two non load bearing concrete blockwork walls. One wall I am removing between the kitchen and living room. As you can see there is...
Hi all, I am looking to put in a single door in the back of my garage. Because of the level difference between inside and out. I am looking to...
The building is 1960s and I want to be armed with the correct type of drill bits. So I don’t blunt the wrong ones, I’d like opinions as to the...
Hi I’m wondering whether anyone could offer me any much needed advice. I’ve recently noticed these cracks after having ceiling plastered &...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all, I was after some advice, I am in the process of opening up an old fireplace on a the second...
Hello, I've bought a property and I'm looking on replacing the existing lintels, if there's any there. The surveyor has highlighted concerns...
Apologies if this is a stupid question, I'm not a qualified builder, I'm just doing some of the reno work on my property to save a bit of money....
Hi All, Today, with the cr@ppy weather, I have a drip coming from the lintel of a ground floor window. This lintel was already in need of...
Clueless DIYer here. I’m trying to put up Roman blinds in my living room, outside the window rather than inside. I’ve drilled through the first...
Is an off the shelf ANG catnic lintel that can support uniform distribution of up to 7kN of weight enough to support a stone head going in above...
I have installed a steel beam to support a small, load bearing wall, 1500 in length (with all SE calcs). The beam is in sitchu and supported with...
Hi, our builder has left a gap between the top of our window and the fascia. There is a lintel above the window supporting one course of blocks....
Hi all, another 'is this fireplace ok question'. Some context: After some fantastic advice on my other posts about the arch lintel etc. I have...
Hi folks 3 pictures attached of upstairs bathroom window in Victorian 3-bed terrace, built 1865. During bathroom refit, discovered that the...
I'm in the process of fitting blinds above a window alcove. This window is very wide (5m) and the exterior of the building is from the 20s/30s I...
Hi I've read a few posts about how to do this, and I'm hoping to get some feedback on my game plan to open up the fireplace in preparation for a...
Hi, I am removing this old fireplace from my back room. Behind the tiles is the fireback surrounded by loads of dirty rubble. Is this normal? Is...
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could provide some advice for me. I am aiming to insulate our house. It's an old victorian, solid wall...
Hey all, We are building a porch. We planned to have a triangular window above the front door, which is not part of the door frame. The front...
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