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I would use it provided I was happy that the wall won't be affected by penetrating damp. The proper cavity stuff is coated with something to repel water. Otherwise it's probably slightly less thermally efficient but that won't be an issue.

That tape stuff will stick the polythene to the brickwork for about a week, then any rain running down the wall will get behind it. Just get rid of the concrete, do your stones and sort out the pointing. If more water is penetrating in the area around the drain have a dig around to check it.

If you have deep drains it could be the top of a drop shaft/backdrop arrangement (they aren't always inside an IC) but should have some kind of access arrangement - nice cover or old paving slab. I have one in a flower bed.

Far better fitting it along the top of bed 1, especially if the separating wall is masonry. Hang the door the other way. Need about 0.9 x 2.4 for an ensuite shower.

Don't you have a couple of trestles to lift it onto?

It doesn't stick - the mortar bed is just to level up the timber. The weight of the joist and floor will keep it in place.

You have my sympathy - I have a VW Touran with a similar sounding knock - it's passed 2 MOTs without even an advisory. I've been underneath levering and waggling but can't find anything. I've now classified it as wear and tear to be monitored for further deterioration and increased the volume on...

Mine was just the same, a single plasterboard in an "L" shape around the door on each side made mine sufficiently rigid but you could put ply or OSB on first.

My MOT place(which doesn't sell tyres) is very strict on wear on the edges and chucks out advisories for fun - I tend to keep close eye on them afterwards. If you subscribe to the theory that worn tyres are more likely to get a puncture it's a potential gamble if the wife (or modern man) can't...

Generally cheaper fake SUV type things that have black rather than body coloured lower panels. Or you can buy protective clear film to stick on.

If it was that critical I'd have a few goes till I felt a bed in the outer skin.

Mine pushed away up to 5mm at top and bottom, even after leaving it the specified time before applying board to wall - I'd use no nails. (presumably your using 9.5mm board).

Or it's keyed in to provide lateral support to the block wall itself. Ive done the same swap in my house - failed due to only tied in above the door frame at the other end - the door action literally shook the wall to bits.

The inside doesn't seem to much of an issue, what's going on outside?

Half a meter is the minimum order for some barrow mix places. I would have struggled to buy the materials for what I paid for my last lot. Otherwise I'd definitely hire (or borrow) a mixer.