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I want to replace a single brick wall which holds up the roof to my utility. The wall is non external, as next doors extension runs the length of the current wall. I’m not sure of the age of the current wall (house is 1930s), but I want to raise the roof by 2ft (so matches the flat roof of my garage...

mataus

forgot to add this picture. Shows a gap at the sill around a brick deep and is the same both side of the wall/frame.

mataus

Thanks for the advice, it worked out great.

mataus

Hi, I've started refurbishing a rear bedroom of my house that I purchased a year ago. I've removed loose plaster around a bay window frame, but loose bricks and chunks of mortar fell out from the side of the frame. I'm not planning on replacing the windows until next year, but I need to find the bes...

mataus

Hi all, this is my first post, so hope someone can advise me. I have never plastered before, but I always like to try something first before knowing whether to give up. I have plaster boarded all walls and ceiling in a bedroom (all old plaster and ceiling removed) and had my first attempt at skimmin...

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