brick

I'm replacing the kitchen in my old 1830's house and upon removing the existing units, discovered that there is a large hole in the brick wall. From what I can tell, the walls are constructed of two layers of sandstone with rubble between. This is an external wall. The hole is around 600 mm x...

Hi all, My first post here but just wanted some advice on a project I've started. I'm doing our hall, stairs and landing at the moment (at last after 19 years in the house), taking off the old woodchip has resulted in much of the plaster coming away as well, it was the original crumbly lime...

Anyone have any idea on whether it would be safe to cut out a section of the front wall in an archway to insert one of these letterbox options? Veritcal: http://www.lettasafe.co.uk/16/LS17/highway-through-wall-letter-chute/product.php Horizontal...

Hi, I'm new to the site and am desperately seeking opinions on which brick colour to chose. It must be a traditional red multi as the house is going to look period/Victorian style.

Hi, New to the forum, so be patient. Since the rain has been non-stop for the last 3-4 months, the ground floor of the gable end of the house has started to develop damp patches at roughly head height at sporadic areas. This is pretty frustrating due to the fact we recently put a new kitchen...

Hi, I am taking the walls back to brick at the weekend in the living room as they are all blown, I am also removing the door frames as they are totally wrecked and need replacing, my question is what should the order of jobs be, I think I am partially right but unsure, could anyone help? I need...

Property is projected from the adjoining terrace property by a brick course or so. see pics. what is going on here, especially since the property has had some previous repair. 1950 3 bed http://postimg.org/gallery/1bo6ui4vc/