I have moved my toilet upstairs to another location. The external soil stack is now basically useless. I still want to be able to connect my 40mm basin and shower waste. Can i run these down straight to IC on ground floor or do i still need the external soil pipe. I want to get rid of this bulky pip...
I am removing a section of structural 215mm solid wall of 1930 house built in ******* area for a beam to sit on. The structural engineer has asked to rebuild the end section of this wall in engineering bricks. My issue is : The bonding used to build this side wall of the house is flemish bond. It us...
Thamks WB. So you are saying if I drill both sides of a 9" solid wall end with a wall starter kit ,and build a pillar around it will be fine. Just wondering what to do with the foundation. If I am digging for wall foundation at a 1mtr depth around the wall,is it possible to put concrete at the ...
I have a cast iron SVP. I am trying to buy a closed cistern toilet and get rid of the open hopper. 1. Can i cut a section of cast iron and slip some kind of coupling and connect a plastic pipe for a CC toilet. I have seen the project on diydoctor. 2. How toget rid of the open hopper and join it in S...
I have been told to reinforce half brick L shaped wall inside my house. What is the best way to do this.
I understand I have to tie in a pillar at the end. Do i just use wall starter kit at one end and make it 9" wide or will just a pillar be enought. Wall is 1.5 metre long and 2.4 metre high.
1930 end terrace house. Want to remove HALF of kitchen and dining room wall. 1x (9x3 inch) beam/joist sitting on this wall. Nothing above this wall. Is it safe to remove or I will still need RSJ. If I do what will it support. Please see pictures on photobucket as they were too large to attach. Any h...
Hi, Please see the picture.. I would like to extend my current patio door in my 1930's built house.I have 2 problems.Please advice how to resolve these.I am really confused and frustrated. 1.I want to extend this room by 1 meter only, to make a passage to the kitchen which is already extended(The ki...
Hi everyone, Newbie here.My name is Ray.I have purchased a 1930 end terrace house and wish to tackle some diy jobs which include couple of brick walls about a metre high in the garden. Is there any tool to get a brick wall straight except string line.How does one mark points so that the wall is perf...
