wall

Just moved in to a 1950 build house and was hoping someone could give some advice. I’m a long time reader of the forum but this is my first post! I’ve started working on a room in the house which I believe used to be the garage - which has been converted into a room attached to the house at...

Is a cavity required below a bifold door? My architect has sent me drawings and it’s showing a cavity tray with weep holes below the bifold, I’m presuming it may be there to send any water that goes through the frame/sill to the outside (he’s currently away) here’s the part of the drawing...

I'm looking to wall mount a tablet (probably Android) to run Action Tiles so it will show CCTV & various sensor status. The wall mount part is straight forward as there appear to be plenty of universal holders on eBay that will mount it against the wall. I was thinking to sink a double back...

I made a booboo. I've not put wall ties on every course around doors and windows. Our building regs wants them in. The drill-in types are horrifically expensive. That leaves me with angle grinding mortar out to slide them in and repoint OR bending the ties and screw at an angle. Do I have any...

We're buying a house with a 2nd story extension above the garage. The wall of the extension protrudes above the roof which is odd as other properties in the road have had a similar extension without the wall protruding above the roof line. Does anyone have any idea why the wall has been made...

Hi! I have had a little patch, about the size of a large coin on my exterior kitchen wall, then keeps pushing outwards/cracking/splitting. If I repair it with filler, it’s fine for about a month, then gradually happens again. Any ideas? Photos attached.

Hi folks, I need advice for my master thesis regarding the construction of walls of one-storey buildings with a floor area of 100 m2. There are only a few questions left, I can not answer myself (standard method, required manhours, # of workers needed). I would really appreciate it, if some...

I'm in the process of a knock through and also stud wall removal to create an open plan layout in my late 90's house. I've removed most of the stud wall and have got to the point where I need to remove a radiator to allow me to remove the timer frame work. I'm used to working with copper pipe...

Hi people, I have started to remove an internal, non-load bearing wall, on the first floor (only the loft above it). Where the internal wall meets the external wall there are staggered blocks that were part of the internal wall. Makes sense; so you couldn't just push the internal wall down, I...

I'm not sure this is in the right topic but I've recently had extensive work carried out in my garden. New retaining wall, steps, patio and fence. In the gap I've had a much needed 8x4 shed. The shed was delivered and the installers said you should put a mini flow guttering on as the shed is...

Hi, I've built my garden planters from 7n concrete dense blocks with the help of bricklayer friend - not sure what i need to do next -pls can someone advise? 1. What steps do i need to take to get it rendered? 2. Do i use K-Render or Sand/Cement + Paint (on the inside and outside) 3. Once it...

Hi there, grateful for some advice on this query. We purchased our house in 2016, with a little conservatory on the back. Apparently this was built before previous owners bought in 2007, and no building regs in place so We purchased indemnity insurance instead in order to get mortgage agreed...

Hi, Trying to determine whether I should use 6mm or 8mm bars to create a lintel repair above a patio door. I had thought 8mm, but since read that thicker isn't always better for crack stitching because of flexibility. The house I bought 4 years ago has two cracks at the back, one stepped crack...

Have a garage. Corrugated steel external wall is rotting. Need to clad it with weather proof cladding that won't rot. Here been to GAP plastics. They recommend 2.4 m x 1.2 m, 3 mm thick white uPVC sheeting. This would certainly keep the weather off and preserve the steel corrugation, but would...

I've stud walled a door way and theres big gaps round the edge, especially where the old door frame had wooden wedges. can I just use expanding foam? Can foam be cut back and then taped and plastered over by a plasterer? Thanks

I feel like I've written about this a million times, but here goes.... When I moved in my property 8 years ago, I had tha bathroom retiled and the bathroom wall replastered. It's an exterior brick wall in a victorian house. It then transpired the tiles were fixed directly to the plaster, with...

I feel like I've written about this a million times, but here goes.... When I moved in my property 8 years ago, I had tha bathroom retiled and the bathroom wall replastered. It's an exterior brick wall in a victorian house. It then transpired the tiles were fixed directly to the plaster, with...

Hi, i've repaired this section of wall and built up with sand/cement.. i need to bring up as a finish filling a depth of around 2.5cm and then paint same as rest of the wall... whats the best method? Thanks in advance!

Hi, What would be the best way (or is there a tool) to remove the wood paneling from the bathroom wall, please? Stuff like knives and wall-paper strippers just bend, if I get any leverage, and my crowbar is too thick to get in behind each panel. I'm presuming it was glued on. I can't see any...

I'm designing a bookcase to be fit into a bungalow as the image attached. The entire thing is made from MDF and weights collectively 180KG. There is a base cabinet sat on the floor, end panels sat on the floor, 25mm thick worktop sat on the end panels and cabinet and battens all around the...