General Construction Issues

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1. Horizontal hairline cracks in 45x190 joists.

   By Jawbkk, July 27, 2024
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   • joe90
   • July 28, 2024

2. Notch underside of joist?

   By Sparrowhawk, July 26, 2024
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   • Sparrowhawk
   • July 26, 2024

3. Micro cement.

   By matt58k, July 22, 2024
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   • AppleDown
   • July 25, 2024

4. Who inspects lintels?

   By Sparrowhawk, June 28, 2024
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   • RandyPeters
   • July 24, 2024

5. Fitting coping stones to a parapet wall

   By goodbyegti, July 5, 2024
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   • goodbyegti
   • July 18, 2024

6. size of excavator for baseworks?

   By sunflower, February 10, 2024
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   • scottishjohn
   • July 13, 2024

7. Blown Render on Stone Wall

   By Gone West, July 9, 2024
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   • Gone West
   • July 9, 2024

8. Replacing timber floor with insulation and screed

   By Del-inquent, July 8, 2024
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   • Del-inquent
   • July 9, 2024

9. Drill hole in Screed to Investigate Damp Underneath

   By stevela, July 8, 2024
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   • saveasteading
   • July 8, 2024

10. Timber or Casoline type ceiling void

    By Mr Blobby, July 4, 2024
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • July 5, 2024

11. Suspended ceiling grid in the way

    By bmj1, June 25, 2024
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    • bmj1
    • June 26, 2024

12. Stone and Rubble Wall. Structurally Sound?

    By RobertG, June 19, 2024
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    • RobertG
    • June 24, 2024

13. JCT Intermediate: temporary protection ?

    By bmj1, June 23, 2024
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    • Jilly
    • June 23, 2024

14. Prelim Air test

    By crispy_wafer, June 21, 2024
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    • crispy_wafer
    • June 23, 2024

15. Breaking out concrete with minimum mess?

    By Sparrowhawk, June 19, 2024
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    • Sparrowhawk
    • June 20, 2024

16. Brick mould/fungus issue

    By flakeybricks, June 17, 2024
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    • Mike
    • June 18, 2024

17. Fixing compacfoam

    By LiamJones, June 15, 2024
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    • LiamJones
    • June 16, 2024

18. Squeaking Joist / Noggin / don't know what

    By MortarThePoint, June 10, 2024
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    • Gone West
    • June 11, 2024

19. Low transmittance glass for skylight

    By Bancroft, June 6, 2024
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    • Bancroft
    • June 10, 2024

20. Gable end conundrum

    By john0wingnut, June 8, 2024
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    • john0wingnut
    • June 8, 2024

21. Block and beam over ground beam

    By AdaminCymru, May 31, 2024
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    • AdaminCymru
    • June 1, 2024

22. Experience…. 1 2 3 4

    By G and J, May 22, 2024
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    • scottishjohn
    • May 29, 2024

23. Fire / smoke alarm placement 1 2

    By Pocster, January 3, 2024
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    • Will A
    • May 29, 2024

24. Insulation Partial cavity fill do you still use cavity trays.

    By Jeffb, May 25, 2024
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    • Jeffb
    • May 27, 2024

25. Stone and Rubble Wall Question

    By RobertG, May 25, 2024
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    • Mike
    • May 25, 2024