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by hora
Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:54 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
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Post-old gasfire removal- eitherside- old fire lining?

Our living room used to have a huge 70's style gasfire feature (eyesore)- I removed all this to leave a small opening 11inches across with two white 'concrete'? Blocks eitherside vertically within the wider large brick opening/surround. From what I gather this is to create a flue and is NOT usually ...
by hora
Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Leak/damp above hallway window -help
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Leak/damp above hallway window -help

With the heavy rain recently I noticed this under the wallpaper. With a section removed the damp is concentrated in a line: Above the window (inside) the top is a wooden lintel. Along this line is a crack (horizontal along) where damp is coming through and has spread up slightly by circa 15cm's. Not...
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