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Hi. We had a blocked toilet on a recently installed new bathroom and I've been out to look at the soil pipe. It had overflowed into the gutter. I could see that the blockage was sitting on a waste pipe that spans almost the entire width of the soil pipe. It was effectively forming a shelf for...

Using concrete blocks to edge some soil but 2 full blocks would be to high. I'm using 440x215x100mm. Can i cut length ways & mortar them on top to finish it off? Would it be ok & look ok like that?

Hello all, I am new to these forums. I’ll get straight to my query. I have had calculations done for three beams. One UC with two UB’s bolting to it perpendicular from each side (see attached) I need to build blockwork piers under each end of beam and tooth them into existing walls. One of...

Hello all, I am new to these forums. I’ll get straight to my query. I have had calculations done for three beams. One UC with two UB’s bolting to it perpendicular from each side (see attached) I need to build blockwork piers under each end of beam and tooth them into existing walls. One of...

Before you read on.. join me in laughter at my awful attempt of a “drawing” obviously my architectural skills are flawless. I hope this makes sense. It does in my head but that’s not always a helpful thing Initially we were repairing a wall going down into the basement. The wall has a 2...

I need to add a board to cover this hole in the 1st floor floor. The rest of the floor is 18mm tongue and groove, and there are joist on the edge of the hole. I need to fit a board to cover the hole and need to install battens? (not sure the name) to the walls to screw the new board to. I'd...

Hello all, I have Internal aerated concrete blocks (aac) that have been painted. I've read https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/wet-plastering-aerated-lightweight-blocks.177624/ And I'm undecided on what I need to do. 1. Do I render? Then skim? (What's difference between plaster) 2. Originally...

Hiya, please can you help me? These grey blocks are on the inner-side, with red brick on the outside, of a house built in 1987. I'm trying to find out what they're called? Many thanks in advance!

Hi, we have had some works done on our building after a car crashed into it, the blockwork on the building exterior was damaged. A contractor has since been (although has not yet been paid) and done the work seen in the photos. It looks terrible in my opinion and really devalues the property...

Hi, I have a thick & reinforced hardstanding that is going to be used to build a garden room within the permitted development. It was originally intended as a brick garage years ago but was never built. The hardstanding is NOT coming up or being drilled out.... The sub-base for the garden room...

Hello! I found this forum from other "purlin nightmare" threads which had really good ideas. The roof section in question is an extension around 3m wide (completed around 15y ago) which is partly separated from the main attic by the old gable end, the main roof is built using trusses in the...

I have a small outbuilding built around 10x10ft in single skin medium density block. I have a 4% pitch roof and want the high point of the beams to sit within the wall to keep the roof blocked from the close fencing as its within the boundary. So my idea was a wooden 2x5 wall plate (runner)...

Hi All... Possibly a stupid question, but here goes - how much weight can a concrete block (7.3N) and a Thermalite or Fibotherm (3.6N) actually support before it crushes? Reason for asking is that I have 4m lintel (Catnic extra heavy duty) going in above some bi-fold doors - its a single...

Hi everyone. I've to build a cavity block wall 8 courses high & 11m long. The block Laying etc is no problem,my question is how do I do tidy piers? I could do 4" solids ,2 flat,2 upright but I think that will be very chunky. How can I put piers in the middle of the wall so both sides looks...

So, we have 3 chimney breasts that are blocked off and are on the party wall - they are all papered over and I presume plasterboard/wood or similar has been used to block the gap. These are not vented at the bottom, which I thought had to happen. (Please note that I'd prefer not to have a vent...

I am installing a new bathroom which will have a 5.5m run of soil pipe from the toilet to the stack. I am planning to turn the pipe 45 degrees immediately after the toilet, then a first run of 1m, followed by another 45 degrees, then the remaining 4.5m to the stack. This will all be with...

When extending cables in the ceiling, with a connector block inside a chocbox, do I have to leave access to this new junction? Thank you Dain

Hi Guys, I will be filling my cavity as per title over the weekend prior to backfilling and compacting the ground. I know i need to use 8 part balast to 1 part cement gfor the mix...but i have read conflicting messages about the consistency of the mix....should it be wet or dry? Also i have...

Hi Guys, going to be building up to DPC for my project this week. There will be 2 bridges for water and electric supplies to run under the blocks... what size/rating lintel will i need (assumng i need 4 lintels also)? Thanks

Single leaf breeze (not supporting). I dug a 100sq test hole in the ctr and found conc. below the screed so I figure using conc. blocks will be ok. Do internal walls require a dpc? I'm assuming it would be good practice to dig out a channel in the screed and block up off the concrete below...