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by pyramid
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:24 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

I have made progress with the joists. Because there is no such size as 4 inches by 2 inches (apparently), even though the wood is sold as 4b2! I have painted the brickwork for the wood to lay on with a bitumen, then I have laid a new DPC and then I have had to lay down two layers of slate to make up...
by pyramid
Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

one more thing, there is loads and i meen loads of rubble mixed in with the insulation in the cavity wall. I have started at one end and removed the lowest brick possible (one brick above the dpc) to get my hand in to clear it out. I can only think of doing this all the way along the wall in order t...
by pyramid
Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:33 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

New problems have now arised......... hopefully I can miss work again next week, I have been staying fairly optimistic about the challenges ahead of me. It has now become aparent that the floor joists need replacing in the entire hallway (I haven't even checked the stairs yet and don't know if I wan...
by pyramid
Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:21 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

Ok so if you have looked at the pics you can see where I have knoked off the plaster 1.5 metres high. I have now decided to knock the rest of the plaster work off, not by choice though but above the window is really bad so it will have to come down. I will then attach metal studding to the brickwork...
by pyramid
Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:51 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

thanks Stoney, the thought hadnt crossed my mind. Does anybody know a good product to fill the holes which were created in the brickwork? for the cables to come through
by pyramid
Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

Hi Perry and Stoneybot thanks for the info. Just as I got stuck into this the work came flooding back in so not much progress yet. I pulled the socket out of the wall tho and a tv aerial located close by...... it was soaking and the sparkies left the bricks they bashed out in the cavity wall. so the...
by pyramid
Sat May 30, 2009 10:26 am
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!
Replies: 12
Views: 11787

Damp, Air Vent and Chimney.... Ooh what fun!

Hi all, I have recently purchased a property which has a number of problems. Firstly there is [color=red]damp in the front room[/color] running across the wall facing the outside. In the middle of the wall is the window, directly below the window under floorboards is the original air vent. just belo...
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